Unit 5 Medical Terminology Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. A condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 4. This abbreviation stands for implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- 8. This is the wall between the right and left ventricles
- 9. A prefix that means fast
- 13. A procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
- 15. This is what the bottom portion of the heart is called
- 19. This abbreviation stands for diabetes mellitus
- 20. A suffix that means an instrument to measure pressure
- 21. A test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 23. A condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow
- 25. A combining word that means plug or blockage
Down
- 1. This the wall between the right and left atria
- 3. These are swollen and dilated veins
- 5. It works with a network of blood vessels that includes arteries, veins, and capillaries
- 6. A disorder in which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- 7. A prefix that means slow
- 10. The heart wall has three layers, this one is the muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
- 11. In this test, a catheter is used to inject the dye into the vessels surrounding the heart
- 12. This abbreviation stands for coronary artery bypass graft
- 14. This abbreviation stands for point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
- 16. This test helps check heart rhythm and may diagnosis other heart issues
- 17. A test that measures certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
- 18. A suffix that means hardening
- 22. This abbreviation stands for vital signs stable
- 24. A condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon