Word Parts
What combining form means heart?
CARDI/O
What is the largest of the arteries?
aorta
What term means abnormal enlargement of the heart?
cardiomegaly
What procedure is an x-ray of blood vessels?
angiography
What term means inflammation of the heart?
carditis
What combining form means artery?
ARTERI/O
What term means red blood cells?
erythrocytes
What term means a balloon-like enlargement of an artery?
aneurysm
What procedure is the surgical repair of a heart valve?
valvuloplasty
What term means a pounding, racing heart?
palpitation
What combining form means white?
LEUK/O
What term means the lining of the heart?
endocardium
What term is also known as a heart attack?
myocardial infarction
What procedure involves implanting a piece of vein on the heart?
coronary artery bypass graft
What fatty substance builds up on the walls of arteries?
cholesterol
What suffix means a mixture or blending?
-CRASIA
What large veins return blood to the heart?
venae cavae
What term means inflammation of a vein?
phlebitis
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm?
defibrillation
What term means to control bleeding?
hemostasis
What combining form means vein?
PHLEB/O
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
atria
What is a foreign object circulating in the blood?
embolus
What test measures electrical activity of the myocardium?
electrocardiography
What procedure opens a partially blocked artery?
balloon angioplasty