Office ER Week 3 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. A condition caused by an abnormally large number of red blood cells (RBCs) in the blood.
  2. 7. Oxygen deficient; oxygen was removed.
  3. 9. Undifferentiated cells that can become specialized cells in the body.
  4. 10. Hemorrhage into the tissue.
  5. 11. Composed of or containing filaments or strands of a substance.
  6. 12. Tissue death.
  7. 16. A disease in which the arterial walls become thickened and lose their elasticity.
  8. 17. Excessive fluid in the intercellular spaces in the tissue
  9. 18. A simple sugar that is absorbed by the intestines and found in the blood. Used by cells for energy, and the extra is stored in the liver.
  10. 19. To contract or shrink.
Down
  1. 1. Inflammatory condition of a valve that results in valve stenosis and obstructed blood flow.
  2. 2. A waxy lesion, made up of cholesterol, fat, calcium, cells, and other substances, that builds up on the inner wall of an artery.
  3. 4. A pregnancy in which the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus
  4. 5. An air bubble, blood clot, or foreign body that travels through the bloodstream and blocks a blood vessel.
  5. 6. Also called regurgitation or incompetence; the valve does not close completely, and blood leaks backward across the valve into the prior chamber.
  6. 8. The recording of electrical impulses of the heart as wave deflections on an instrumen
  7. 9. A liquid that is able to dissolve other substances.
  8. 13. Occurs when the heart valve flaps are stiff or fused together, thus narrowing the valve.
  9. 14. A blood clot that blocks the flow of blood.
  10. 15. A reddish pigment that results from the breakdown of red blood cells in the liver.