suffix
The suffix that means movement is ________.
-kinesia
A prefix that means excessive is ________.
hyper-
) A combining form other than ven/o that means vein is ________.
phleb/o
Which of the following combining forms means a "dilated vein"?
A) vas/o
B) vascul/o
C) ven/o
D) varic/o
D) varic/o
Which term means "condition of blood being held back"?
A) Ischemia
B) Fibrillation
C) Infarct
D) Atherosclerosis
A) Ischemia
The suffix that means puncture to withdraw fluid is ________.
-centesis
A prefix that means slow is ________.
brady-
The combining form that means ventricle is ________.
ventricul/o
The inner lining of the heart is called the ________.
A) endocardium
B) epicardium
C) pericardium
D) myocardium
A) endocardium
) Which term means "pertaining to between the atria"?
A) Intraatrial
B) Interarterial
C) Interatrial
D) Transatrial
C) Interatrial
The suffix that means weakness is
-asthenia
tachy-
The combining form angi/o means
vessel
Which term means "enlarged heart"?
A) Cardiomegaly
B) Cardiodynia
C) Cardiospasm
D) Cardiorrhexis
A) Cardiomegaly
Which term means "hardening of an artery"?
A) Arteriosclerosis
B) Arteriostenosis
C) Angiosclerosis
D) Atherosclerosis
A) Arteriosclerosis
A suffix that means surgical fusing is
-desis
The prefix that means a repeated sound
echo-
) A combining form other than cardi/o that means heart is ________.
coron/o
The term pericardium means "pertaining to ________ the heart."
A) inside
B) around
C) under
D) within
B) around
A heart specialist would be called a ________.
A) cardiologist
B) phlebotomist
C) coronologist
D) hemangiologist
A) cardiologist
A suffix that means porous is ________.
-porosis
The prefix that means excess
ultra-
The combining form that means pulse is ________.
sphygm/o
Which term means "vessel inflammation with clots"?
A) Thrombogenic
B) Thromboangitis
C) Thrombophlebitis
D) Thrombovenitis
B) Thromboangitis
Which term means "process of recording a vessel"?
A) Angiogram
B) Arteriography
C) Electrocardiography
D) Angiography
D) Angiography