Word Parts
Anatomy
Pathology
Procedures
Hodge Podge
100

What combining form means heart?

cardi/o

100

What is the largest of the arteries?

aorta

100

What term means abnormal enlargement of the heart?

cardiomegaly

100
What procedure is a radiographic study of blood vessels?
angiography
100
What term means abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel?
angiostenosis
200

What combining form means artery?

arteri/o

200

What term means red blood cells?

erythrocytes

200
What term means a balloonlike enlargement of an artery?
aneurysm
200
What procedure is the surgical repair of a heart valve?
valvuloplasty
200
What term means a pounding, racing heart?
palpitation
300

What combining form means white?

leuk/o

300

What term means inflammation of the lining of the heart?

endocarditis

300
What term is also known as a heart attack?
myocardial infarction
300
What procedure involves implanting a piece of vein on the heart?
coronary artery bypass graft
300
What fatty substance builds up on the walls of arteries?
cholesterol
400

What suffix means a mixture or blend?

-crasia

400

What large veins return blood to the heart?

venae cavae

400
What term means inflammation of a vein?
phlebitis
400
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart/s normal rhythm?
defibrillation
400
What term means to control bleeding?
hemostasis
500

What combining form means vein?

phleb/o

500

What are the upper chambers of the heart?

atria

500
What is a foreign object circulating in the blood?
embolus
500
What test measures electrical activity of the myocardium?
electrocardiography
500
What procedure opens a partially blocked artery?
balloon angioplasty
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