Word Parts
Anatomy
Pathology
Procedures
Hodge Podge
100
This combining form means "heart"
What is cardi/o
100
This vessel is the largest artery in the body
What is aorta
100
This term means an abnormal enlargement of the heart
What is cardiomegaly
100

This is a medication that slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming.

What is anticoagulant

100

This term means an abnormal reduction in white blood cells

What is leukopenia

200

This combining form means vein

What is phleb

200
This is the medical term for a red blood cell
What is erythrocyte
200
This term means a balloon-like enlargement of an artery
What is aneurysm
200
This procedure is the surgical repair of a heart valve
What is valvuloplasty
200

When the heart is unable to pump out all of the blood it receives resulting in fluid build-up

What is congestive heart failure

300
This combining form means "white"
What is leuk/o
300
This term refers to the inner lining of the heart
What is endocardium
300
This is the medical terminology for a heart attack
What is myocardial infarction
300

This test measures and graphs the electrical activity of the heart

What is electrocardiogram (ECG)

300

When the heart stops

What is cardiac arrest

400
This suffix means "bursting forth"
What is -rrhage
400
These vessels are the largest veins in the body and return blood to the heart
What is vena cavae
400
This term refers to inflammation of a vein
What is phlebitis
400
This procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm
What is defibrillation
400

This term means rupture of the heart

What is cardiorrhexis

500

This suffix means wall

What is pariet-

500
This term refers to the upper chambers of the heart
What is atria
500

This term refers to a foreign particle circulating in the bloodstream

What is embolus

500

This is also known as a clot-busting drug

What is thrombolytic

500

This is also known as flatline

What is asystole

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