Disease and Conditions

1. A disease in which the cartilage in the joints becomes inflamed and degenerates (14)
5. A condition in which part of the intestine protrudes through the wall of the abdomen (6)
6. A condition in which a blood clot forms within an intact blood vessel (10)
7. A condition that usually result form atherosclerosis, in which the heart has to work too hard, causing chest pain (6, 8)
9. A disease in which the walls of the arteries become damaged and thicken, and fats and calcium accumulate (15)

2. A condition in which the calcium - containing hard bone tissue is lost, making the bones brittle (12)
3. A condition in which the blood pressure is abnormally high over a long period. (12)
4. A swelling in part of the artery, caused by high blood pressure combined with weak artery walls (8)
8. The death of part of the heart muscle, (10, 10)
10. A condition which results in excess glucose in the blood (8, 8)

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