Combining forms
cardi/o
What is heart?
Tachycardia
What is rapid heartbeat?
HTN
What is hypertension, high B/P?
arrhythmia
What is an irregular heartbeat?
angioplasty
surgical repair of of blood vessel
ather/o
What is fat/fatty plaque?
arteriosclerosis
What is hardening(fatty plaque build up) of the arteries?
MI
What is a myocardial infarction, heart attack, cardiac arrest?
Diaphoresis
What is profuse sweating?
sclerotherapy
What is injection of agent that hardens and destroys varicose veins?
arteriol/o
What is a small artery?
cardiomyopathy
What is disease of the muscle of the heart?
CAD
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Aneurysm
What is local dilation of a artery commonly located in the aorta, chest or brain?
Endarterectomy
What is removal of plaque from the carotid artery?
sphygm/o
What is pulse?
angiography
record radiographic image of the inside of a blood vessel
EKG or ECG
What is Electrocardiogram?
hyperlipidemia
What is excessively elevated fat levels in the blood?
Holter Monitor
What records electrical activity of the heart for 24-48 hours.?
phleb/o
What is a vein?
thrombolysis
What is the breaking apart of a clot-dissolving a clot?
ICD
What is implanted cardio defibrillator?
malaise
What is generally not feeling well?
Nitrates
What is given for "tightening" chest pain?