Prefixes
-ary
What is an example of a suffix meaning "pertaining to"?
tendency to
What does "-philia" mean?
Meaning blood vessel
What is vas/o?
Abnormal heart rhythms.
What are dysrhythmias?
an electrocardiogram
How is a record of the electrical activity of the heart called?
within, inside
What does "end-" mean?
-rrhexis
What suffix means "rupture"?
ather/o
Why is the combining for fatty substance?
Low blood pressure (90/60 mm Hg or lower)
What is hypotension?
an image of a blood vessel
What is an angiogram?
distant, over a distance
What does "tele-" mean?
narrowing
What does "-stenosis" mean?
embol/o
What combining form means "plug"?
An abnormal heart rhythm in which the heart muscle quivers.
What is fibrillation?
The surgical repair of a heart valve.
What is valvuloplasty?
peri-
What prefix means "around, surrounding"?
-stasis
What suffix means "controlled, leveled, stopped"?
clotting
What does coagul/o mean?
A bulging in the wall of an artery.
What is an aneurysm?
a CT scan that measures the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries.
What is a coronary calcium scan?
per-
What prefix means "by, through"?
-version
What is a suffix for "process of turning"?
pulse
What does sphygm/o mean?
The buildup of fatty deposits
What is plaque?
the prevention of blood clotting
What is anticoagulation?