The Cardiovascular System

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Across
  1. 2. meaning "echocardiogram"
  2. 4. when the heart stops beating suddenly; sometimes temporary
  3. 5. root/connecting word referring to the "atrium"
  4. 6. a condition where the heart beats irregularly
  5. 8. major artery that carries blood from the heart to the head
  6. 11. a flexible tube placed into a body cavity to remove fluid
  7. 13. suffix referring to "growth"
  8. 14. an inflatable device placed into a body cavity to create space
  9. 16. when the pericardium is inflamed
  10. 18. a tubular support placed inside of a blood vessel, vein, or artery to relieve obstruction
  11. 21. an artery that has a weakened wall, causing enlargement of an artery
  12. 22. tiny blood vessels that connect arteries and veins
  13. 24. meaning "intravascular ultrasound"
Down
  1. 1. device used to listen to the heart and other organs, by placing it on the chest
  2. 3. a sudden blockage of blood flow to the heart, due to a blood clot in a coronary artery
  3. 7. prefix referring to "heart"
  4. 9. large vein that carries deoxygenated blood into the heart from the lower body
  5. 10. an xray that shows blood vessel and lymph vessels
  6. 11. meaning "coronary artery bypass graft"
  7. 12. the vital organ that pumps blood throughout the body
  8. 15. meaning "implantable cardioverter defibrillator"
  9. 17. meaning "optical coherence tomography imaging"
  10. 19. prefix referring to "middle"
  11. 20. one of the hearts layers; outer layer of the heart
  12. 23. prefix referring to "vessel"