Across
- 4. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 9. suffix meaning the study of
- 10. prefix meaning pertaining to the heart
- 13. contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing or aneurysm
- 15. surgical procedure in which the patient’s heart is replaced with the heart from a donor
- 16. condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
- 17. abbreviation for chest pain
- 19. tubes that bring blood to the body from the heart
- 20. condition in which there is increased pressure in the blood vessels
- 21. a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat
- 22. records the electrical activity of the heart
Down
- 1. abbreviation for cardiovascular disease
- 2. to cut combining form
- 3. tissue that supports, protects, and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body
- 5. fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
- 6. abbreviation for peripheral vascular disease
- 7. instrument to measure pressure
- 8. swollen and dilated veins
- 11. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
- 12. dilated vein combining form
- 14. abbreviation for hypertension
- 18. tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body
- 20. muscular organ that pumps the blood
- 22. prefix meaning outer or outside of
- 23. abbreviation for arterial fibrillation