Terms
Which is a combining form for a vessel that carries blood away from the heart?
Arteri/o
Breathlessness or air hunger is
SOB.
A procedure to treat cardiac tamponade by aspirating fluid from the pericardium is
pericardiocentesis.
A drop in the blood pressure upon rising to a standing position is called
orthostatic hypotension.
The word component for the waste product of respiration is
capn/o.
Which is a combining form for a vessel that carries blood toward the heart?
Phleb/o
Fainting is
syncope.
Excision of hemorrhoids is
hemorrhoidectomy.
The term for chest pain is
angina pectoris.
A combining form for a structure in the lower respiratory system is
trache/o.
An inflammatory condition of a valve is
valvulitis.
An enlargement of the heart is
cardiomegaly.
Inflammation of the blood vessels is called
vasculitis.
Difficult and/or painful breathing is called
dyspnea.
This is a combining form for a structure in the upper respiratory system that is called the voice box
laryng/o.
An abnormally rapid heartbeat is
tachycardia.
Rapid, regular atrial rhythm is
atrial flutter.
Below-normal blood pressure is called
hypotension.
The condition of enlarged or swollen veins is called
venous distension.
The combining form for the space between the lungs is
mediastin/o.
An abnormal heartbeat is a/an
arrhythmia.
Inflammation of the lining of the heart and its valves is
endocarditis.
Inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart is called
pericarditis.
What is another name for a heart attack?
MI
A condition of excessive carbon dioxide in the blood is
hypercapnia.