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