Heart

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  1. 2. A test or record that tracks the electrical activity of the heart over time.
  2. 5. A diagnostic tool that uses ultrasound waves to create images of the heart's structures.
  3. 7. A chronic disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder to pump blood to the body.
  4. 10. Common two-letter medical abbreviation for blood pressure.
  5. 13. Three-letter abbreviation for an electrocardiogram.
  6. 15. An inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves, usually caused by infection.
  7. 19. The fibrous, double-layered sac that encloses and protects the heart.
  8. 20. Tissue death caused by a local lack of oxygen, commonly occurring during a heart attack.
  9. 21. An X-ray or imaging view of blood vessels after injecting a special dye.
  10. 22. A root word or prefix derived from Greek that means heart.
  11. 23. Abbreviation for Myocardial Infarction, the medical term for a heart attack.
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  1. 1. A disease characterized by the narrowing of arteries due to plaque buildup.
  2. 3. An acoustic medical tool used to listen to internal bodily sounds like the heartbeat.
  3. 4. An instrument used clinically to measure arterial blood pressure.
  4. 6. The thin layer of cells that lines the inner surface of all blood vessels.
  5. 8. The thick, muscular middle layer of the heart wall responsible for pumping blood.
  6. 9. The smooth, inner membrane lining the chambers and valves of the heart.
  7. 11. A prefix or root word specifically meaning vein.
  8. 12. Abbreviation for Coronary Artery Disease.
  9. 14. The muscular wall that separates the right and left sides of the heart.
  10. 16. A medical suffix that means abnormal hardening of tissue.
  11. 17. A medical prefix or root word meaning blood or lymph vessel.
  12. 18. A suffix that means abnormal narrowing or stricture of a duct, vessel, or canal.
  13. 21. A localized, balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.
  14. 22. Abbreviation for Congestive Heart Failure.