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- 3. instrument with earphones and a tube with a flat metal disk at the end, that a doctor uses to listen to a patient's heart and lungs
- 5. abbreviation for "congestive heart failure"
- 6. muscular organ that by its rhythmic contraction acts as a force-pump maintaining the circulation of blood
- 8. A tissue covering the inside of the heart
- 9. A procedure to view blood vessels after injecting them with a dye that outlines them on x-ray
- 13. a medical device that controls a person's heartbeat, its implanted within the body
- 15. combining word, meaning clot
- 17. known as "high blood pressure", a condition in which the blood vessels have raised pressure
- 19. the use of ultrasound to examine the structure and functioning of the heart for abnormalities and disease
- 21. is the outermost layer of the heart wall
- 23. an abnormal swelling or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel
- 24. abbreviation for "shortness of breath"
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- 1. an inflammation of the 2 layers of the thin, sac-like membrane that surrounds the heart, the pericardium
- 2. abbreviation for "cardiopulmonary resuscitation"
- 3. also known as "blood pressure cuff", it's an instrument for measuring blood pressure and especially arterial blood pressure
- 4. Tube-like, branching, muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
- 7. prefix, meaning fast
- 10. combining word, meaning vein
- 11. Many blood vessels that convey blood from the capillaries to the heart
- 12. suffix, meaning narrowing
- 14. a buildup of cholesterol and fat that makes the arteries narrower so less blood can flow through
- 16. combining word, meaning heart
- 18. abbreviation for "implantable cardioverter defibrillator"
- 20. abnormally fast heart rate, above 100 bpm
- 22. abbreviation for "coronary artery bypass graft"