Cardiovascular System

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  1. 7. an x-ray of blood vessels
  2. 8. medicine used to reduce edema, or swelling
  3. 9. abnormal heart rhythm
  4. 10. combining form for blood clot
  5. 13. term for high blood pressure
  6. 15. narrowing of a blood vessel
  7. 17. an acronym for electrocardiogram
  8. 18. combining form for pericardium
  9. 20. heart rate is too fast
  10. 21. combining form for pulse
  11. 22. combining form for aorta
  12. 24. upper two chambers of the heart
  13. 25. combining form for heart
  14. 26. this is a contraction of a heart beat
  15. 27. Positron ____ tomography (PET) measures blood flow
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  1. 1. a fatal rupture or balloon like bulge in an artery wall
  2. 2. inner membranous lining for the chambers and valves of the heart
  3. 3. combining form for blood vessel
  4. 4. lower two chambers of the heart
  5. 5. Doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease
  6. 6. this is the relaxation of a heart beat
  7. 7. combining form for artery
  8. 10. these are used to dissolve blood clots in heart attack victims
  9. 11. term for low blood pressure
  10. 12. pulsations of the heart felt as thumping in the chest
  11. 14. buildup of fatty material deposited in the wall of an artery
  12. 16. small puncture of the skin made for the purpose of drawing blood
  13. 19. mass traveling through bloodstream causing blockage of the vessel
  14. 20. stationary blood clot, usually formed from elements of the blood
  15. 23. term for rapid but regular heartbeat