Word Parts
Cardi/o
What combining form means heart?
aorta
what is the largest of the arteries?
Cardiomegaly
What term means abnormal enlargement of the heart?
angiography
What procedure is an x-ray of blood vessels?
carditis
What term means inflammation of the heart?
Arteri/o
What combining form means artery?
erythrocytes
What term means red blood cells?
aneurysm
What term means a balloon like enlargement of an artery?
valvuplasty
What procedure is the surgical repair of a heart valve?
palpitation
What term means a pounding, racing heart?
Leuk/o
What combining form means white?
endocardium
What term means the lining of the heart?
Myocardial Infarction
What term is known as a heart attack?
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
What procedure involves implanting a piece of a vein on the heart?
cholesterol
What fatty substance builds up in the walls of the arteries?
-crasia
What suffix means a mixture or blending?
venae cavae
What large vein returns blood to the heart?
Embolus
What term is a foreign object circulating in the blood?
Defibrillation
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm?
hemostasis
What term means to control bleeding?
Phleb/o
What combining form means vein?
atria
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
phlebitis
What term means inflammation of a vein?
electrocardiography
What test measures the electrical activity of the myocardium?
balloon angioplasty
What procedure opens a partially blocked artery?