MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

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Across
  1. 2. premature ventricular contraction
  2. 5. the process of recording vessels
  3. 6. atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  4. 7. have very thin walls so the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide can occur
  5. 10. have thinner walls and carry blood toward the heart
  6. 11. congestive heart failure
  7. 14. surgical removal/excision
  8. 15. have thick walls and carry blood away from the heart
  9. 17. the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  10. 18. state or condition of
  11. 21. catheterization
  12. 22. keep blood flowing in the right direction and don’t allow it to go backwards
  13. 23. nursing care plan
Down
  1. 1. across or through
  2. 2. uses electrical signals to change irregular heartbeats
  3. 3. coronary artery disease
  4. 4. process of cutting
  5. 7. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  6. 8. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  7. 9. artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon
  8. 12. its function is to pump blood to the rest of the body
  9. 13. high blood pressure
  10. 16. implantable cardioverter defibrillator
  11. 19. used to listen for the sounds of the heart
  12. 20. small