Med Terms Ch.5 Continued

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  1. 4. abnormal condition of having a clot
  2. 5. hardening and narrowing of the arteries, caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque on the interior walls of the arteries
  3. 8. abnormal increase in the number of platelets in the circulating blood
  4. 10. abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel
  5. 11. infarction heart attack
  6. 13. abnormally rapid resting heart rate
  7. 15. inflammation of the pericardium
  8. 17. restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen that is needed for cellular metabolism to keep tissue alive)
  9. 22. pounding or racing heartbeat with or without irregularity in rhythm
  10. 23. physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating abnormalities, diseases, and disorders of the blood and blood forming tissues
  11. 25. localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery
  12. 27. surgical repair of a heart valve
  13. 28. inflammation of a vein
  14. 29. failure chronic condition where the heart is unable to pump out all of the blood it receives due to being weakened
  15. 31. potentially life-threatening fast and irregular heartbeat
  16. 33. condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood
  17. 34. abnormally slow resting heart rate
Down
  1. 1. hardening of the arteries
  2. 2. flat line, complete lack of electrical activity of the heart
  3. 3. abnormal enlargement of the heart
  4. 6. foreign object such as a clot, quantity of air or gas, a bit of tissue or tumor that is circulating in the blood
  5. 7. clot-busting drug used to dissolve or break up a thrombus
  6. 9. to stop or control bleeding
  7. 12. lower-than-normal number of red blood cells in the blood
  8. 14. loss of the normal rhythm of the heartbeat
  9. 16. term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle
  10. 18. chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium
  11. 19. inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
  12. 20. inflammation of a blood vessel
  13. 21. sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
  14. 24. inflammation of the myocardium
  15. 26. inflammation of the heart
  16. 30. technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel
  17. 32. loss of a large amount of blood in a short time