Across
- 5. A condition of high blood pressure.
- 6. A suffix referring to blood conditions.
- 8. Pressure Monitor A device that checks the pressure of blood in the arteries.
- 9. An ultrasound test that shows the heart’s structure and function.
- 11. A disease where arteries become hard and narrow due to plaque.
- 13. Infarction Also known as a heart attack.
- 18. (ECG) A test that measures the electrical activity of the heart.
- 22. A disease that affects the heart muscle.
- 23. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram.
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- 1. The largest artery in the body that distributes blood from the heart.
- 2. Vessel that brings blood back to the heart.
- 3. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction (heart attack).
- 4. A special X-ray that shows blood vessels.
- 7. A root word meaning vessel.
- 8. Abbreviation for blood pressure.
- 10. A root word meaning heart.
- 12. An instrument used to listen to heart sounds.
- 14. An irregular heartbeat.
- 15. Tiny blood vessels where oxygen and nutrients exchange happen.
- 16. The muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.
- 17. A suffix meaning inflammation.
- 19. Abbreviation for congestive heart failure.
- 20. Vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
- 21. A prefix meaning blood vessels.
- 22. Abbreviation for coronary artery disease.