Non Comm Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. A condition present at birth
  2. 3. the organ that secretes insulin
  3. 5. Arrest when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating unexpectedly
  4. 10. tumor that is cancerous
  5. 13. a disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls
  6. 14. the name for when cancer spreads
  7. 16. a small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms
  8. 18. non cancerous tumors
  9. 22. a treatment used to directly kill or shrink cancer cells
  10. 23. A cancer causing substance
  11. 24. removing a blood vessel from the chest, arms, or legs and using it to create a detour around a blockage near the heart
  12. 25. A trait or condition passed down through genetics
  13. 26. choices we change that can increase our risk of disease (letter abbreviation)
  14. 27. a sticky substance made mostly from bad cholesterol
Down
  1. 1. when oxygenated blood cannot get to the heart because of a blockage
  2. 4. Abnormally high pressure on the artery walls
  3. 6. The identification of an illness after examination
  4. 7. When strong chemicals are put into the body to kill cancer
  5. 8. a tubular support placed temporarily inside a blood vessel, canal, or duct to aid healing or relieve an obstruction
  6. 9. when the body attacks itself
  7. 11. a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat
  8. 12. when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked
  9. 15. relating to the brain or nervous system
  10. 17. an uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells
  11. 19. the name of the sugar that carbohydrates turn into when in the bloodstream
  12. 20. removal of a piece of tissue from the body
  13. 21. Releases the cells so glucose can be made into energy