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- 2. The muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
- 3. a suffix meaning surgical removal
- 6. A test that measures the electrical activity of the heart
- 9. A medical instrument used to listen to heartbeats and lung sounds
- 16. a disease where plaque builds up in the arteries leading to reduced blood flow
- 17. infarction a medical term for a heart attack, caused by blocked blood flow
- 20. Infarction) The medical abbreviation for a heart attack
- 21. An irregular heartbeat or abnormal heart rhythm
- 22. Tiny blood vessels where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs
- 23. Heart Failure A condition where the heart is unable to pump effectively,Angiogram to fluid buildup
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- 1. Heart Failure) A chronic condition where the heart does not pump blood as well as it should
- 2. A condition characterized by consistently high blood pressure
- 4. a prefix meaning vessel
- 5. An imaging test that uses x rays to see the blood vessels in the heart
- 7. The largest artery in the body which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body
- 8. a root word meaning blood
- 10. Pressure) The force of blood against the walls of the arteries
- 11. Pressure Monitor A device used to measure the pressure of blood in the arteries
- 12. Lipoprotein) Often referred to as good cholesterol which helps remove other forms of cholesterol from the bloodstream
- 13. A suffix indicating inflammation often used in medical terms
- 14. Blood vessels that return deoxygenated blood back to the heart
- 15. Blood vessels that carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart
- 18. a prefix meaning heart
- 19. Artery Disease) A condition caused by the narrowing arteries of the coronary arterys
