Blood and Cardiovascular System Crossword

Inflammation of the pericardium.
Rapid, uncoordinated shuddering of the heart muscle.
Decrease in the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood.
Bone marrow becomes cancerous and huge numbers of WBCs are turned out.
Condition in which a blood clot in a vein causes inflammation and pain.
Chest pain caused because the myocardium is deprived of oxygen.
Gnarled, enlarged veins, most commonly appearing in the legs and feet.
Just one sickling gene present.
Abnormal or unusual heart sounds.
The abnormal hemoglobin formed becomes spiky and sharp.
Necrosis of myocardial tissue.
Progressive condition that reflects weakening of the heart by coronary atherosclerosis.
Inflammation of the endocardium.
Clot that develops and persists in an unbroken blood vessel.
Abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes.
Disease or inherited condition that causes a fault within the heart's natural pacemaker.
Thrombus that breaks free from the vessel wall and floats freely in the bloodstream.
Heart cells dying because they are oxygen-deprived.
Condition caused by excess fluid in the lungs.
Lack of an adequate blood supply to the heart muscle.