Across
- 4. embolism, clot detachment which is life-threatening
- 6. abnormal or unusual heart sounds
- 10. heart failure, reflects weakening of the heart by clogging of coronary vessels with fatty build up
- 11. rapid heart rate
- 12. lack of an adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
- 15. bone marrow becomes cancerous and huge numbers of WBCs are turned out rapidly
- 16. a rapid uncoordinated shuddering of the heart muscle
- 17. small purplish blotches
- 19. abnormally high blood pressure
- 20. repeated bacterial infection of the endocardium
Down
- 1. inflammation of a vein that results when a clot forms
- 2. heredity bleeding disorders that result from lack of a factor needed for clotting
- 3. a clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel
- 5. an excessive or abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes
- 7. inflammation of the pericardium
- 8. veins, common in people who stand for long periods of time
- 9. when a thrombus breaks away from the vessel wall and floats
- 13. edema, condition caused by excess fluid to the lungs
- 14. insufficient number of circulating platelets
- 18. a decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood