Word Parts
cardi/o
What combining form means heart?
aorta
What is the largest of the arteries?
What is the largest artery?
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?
valvuloplasty
What procedure is the surgical repair of a heart valve?
palpatation
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 also known as a heart attack?
coronary artery bypass
What procedure involves implanting a piece of vein on the heart?
cholesterol
What fatty substance builds up on the walls of arteries?
-crasia
What suffix means a mixture or blending?
venae cavae
What large veins return blood the the heart?
phlebitis
What term means inflammation of a vein?
defibrillation
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm?
hemostasis
What term means to control bleeding?
phelb/o
What combining form means vein?
atria
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
embolus
What is a foreign object circulating in the blood?
electrocardiography
What test measures electrical activity of the myocardium?
balloon angioplasty
What procedure opens a partially blocked artery?