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 a radiographic study of blood vessels?
angiography
What fatty substance builds up on the walls of arteries?
cholesterol
What combining form means artery?
arteri/o
What term means red blood cells?
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 within 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?
CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
What term means to control bleeding?
hemostasis
What combining form means vein?
What are the lower chambers of the heart?
ventricles
What term means inflammation of a vein?
phlebitis
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm?
defibrillation
What term means lower than normal blood pressure?
hypotension
What suffix means a mixture or blending?
-crasia
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
atrium
What is a foreign object circulating in the blood?
embolus
What test measures electrical activity of the myocardium?
electrocardiogram
The term for abnormally fast resting heart rate.
Tachycardia