Multiple Choice
Match the medical words with their definitions.
-inability of the heart to maintain a steady beat
A) aneurysm
B) angina pectoris
C) arrest
D) arrhythmia
E) arterial biopsy
F) atherectomy
G) bruit
H) cardioversion
I) commissurotomy
J) diaphoresis
K) edema
L) embolism
M) hyperlipidemia
N) hypertension
O) incompetent
P) infarct
Q) ischemia
R) laser ablation
S) lipid panel
T) prophylaxis
U) statins
V) stent
W) thrombolysis
X) thrombus
Y) varices
Z) vegetations
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