Combining forms
combining form that means blood
What is hem/o?
suffix that means study of
What is -logy
anti-
What is the prefix meaning against?
word meaning enlargement of the heart
What is cardiomegaly?
tip of the heart
What is the apex?
combining form that means body
What is corpor/o?
suffix meaning disease
What is -pathy?
prefix meaning excessive
What is hyper-?
phlebitis
What is vein inflammation?
right AV valve
What is the tricuspid valve?
combining form that means plug
What is embol/o?
suffix meaning pressure
What is -tension?
extra-
What prefix means outside of?
record of sound
What is sonogram?
heart chamber receiving deoxygenated blood returning to the heart
What is the right atrium?
combining form that means pulse
What is sphygm/o?
suffix meaning hardening
What is -sclerosis?
per-
What prefix means through?
a writing of the heart electricity
What is an electrocardiography?
natural pacemaker of the heart
What is the SA node?
2 combining forms that mean vein
What is ven/o and phleb/o?
suffix meaning rupture
What is -rrhexis?
2 prefixes that mean without
What is a- and de-?
sphygmomanometer
What is an instrument to measure pressure using the pulse?
wall between the right and left ventricles
What is interventricular septum?