Word Parts
Heart
Cardi/o or Coron/o
HTN
Hypertension
These allow a one-way flow of blood through the heart
Valves
The loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
Hemorrhage
Radiographic (X-ray) examination of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium into the bloodstream
Angiography
Blood
Hem/o or Hemat/o
AED
Automated External Defibrillator
This is the largest artery in the body
Aorta
Inflammation of the heart muscle
Myocarditis
Produces a recording of the electrical activity of the heart
Electrocardiography
Vein
Phleb/o
EKG or ECG
Electrocardiogram
The heart is enclosed in this membranous sac
Pericardium
A cardiac arrythmia that causes an irregular and quivering action of the atria
Atrial Fibrillation
Commonly called “blood thinners,” these drugs slow coagulation of the blood and prevent new clots from forming
Anticoagulants
White
Leuk/o
MI
Myocardial Infarction
This helps blood to clot after an injury
Thrombocytes
The condition that occurs when a weakened heart is unable to pump out all the blood is receives
Heart Failure
Drugs such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and streptokinase are administered to some patients having a heart attack or stroke to dissolve clots quickly and restore blood flow
Thrombolytic
Plaque or fatty substance
Ather/o
ICD
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
This heart valve consists of two cusps
Mitral Valve
A decrease in the number of disease-fighting white blood cells circulating in the blood
Leukopenia
A procedure to remove a plaque deposit that is clogging a carotid artery
Carotid Endarterectomy