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 meant 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?
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 also known as a heart attack?
coronary artery bypass graft
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 to 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?
phleb/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
balloon angioplasty
What procedure opens a partially blocked artery?