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- 2. suffix meaning disease
- 3. is the narrowing or blockage of the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the legs
- 4. a thin wall of tissue that makes up the wall between the right and left ventricles
- 5. is an abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 9. is an abbreviation for blood
- 10. is an abbreviation for echocardiogram
- 11. is a chronic disease of the heart muscle
- 12. prefix meaning inner
- 13. a thin wall of tissue that makes up the wall between the right and left atria
- 16. is an instrument that measures blood pressure, aka blood pressure cuff
- 17. suffix meaning surgical removal/excision of
- 19. condition commonly referred to as a heart attack
- 21. is an abbreviation for cardiovascular
- 22. is a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
- 23. is a thin layer of connective tissue that is the outer layer of the heart
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- 1. is a test that uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a clot
- 5. is thin, smooth tissue that makes up the lining of the chambers and valves of the heart
- 6. is when an X-ray dye is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing or aneurysms as well as to look at any vessel
- 7. conditions that are present at birth and can affect the structure of a baby's heart and the way it works
- 8. which there is a narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart
- 14. is an abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resucitation
- 15. is a tool used to listen for the sounds of the heart, but also helps us listen to other body sounds
- 18. combining form meaning heart
- 19. is the middle, muscular layer of the heart that contracts to pump blood
- 20. combining form meaning vein