| ANEURYSM | Sac formed by abnormal dilation of the wall of a blood vessel or heart ventricle, typically from disease or injury (8) |
| SHADES | Ghosts from Dis finally, and its Greek equivalent (6) |
| ANEURYSMS | Sacs formed by dilation of weakened walls of blood vessels (9) |
| DIASTOLE | The usual rhythmic dilation of the heart |
| STENOSIS | Abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel or other passage in the body, also known as stricture (8) |
| APOPLEXY | Rupture of a blood vessel or extreme anger (8) |
| HERNIA | Sac formed when an internal part of the body pushes through a weak spot (6) |
| CYST | Sac formed in the body, containing morbid matter? |
| CABG | Open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the |
| DIVERTICULUM | A sac or pouch formed by herniation of the wall of a tubular organ or part |
| RAMUS | Primary division of a nerve or blood vessel or a projecting part of a bone; Latin, 'branch' (5) |
| HAND | Measure of four inches used to determine the height of a horse, typically from the ground to the highest point of the withers (4) |
| RETE | From "net", a word for part of an astrolabe; or, a network or plexus of blood vessels or nerve cells (4) |
| ERYTHEMA | Abnormal redness of the skin, usually in patches, resulting from dilation of blood capillaries near its surface (8) |
| FRIEZE | The upper part of the wall of a room, below the cornice, especially one that is decorated (6) |
| MYOCARDIUM | Thick middle layer of the wall of the heart, composed primarily of muscle cells and fibroblasts (10) |
| DADO | A border of wood along the bottom of the walls of a room (4) |
| PLEXUS | A complex "woven" rete of nerves or "braid" of blood vessels; or, any intricate network or web (6) |
| HISTAMINE | Nitrogenous compound released by body tissues in allergic reactions, causing contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels (9) |
| CVA | A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to ox |
