Cardiac Word Parts
This word part means "vessel" and refers often to blood or lymph
What is "angi/o"?
This word part refers to a lymph vessel
What is lymphangi/o?
Medical term for "chest pain"
What is angina?
Whis word part means "stomach"
what is "gastr"
The medical term for a broken bone
What is a fracture?
This word part refers to the heart, specifically the arteries of the heart.
What is "coron/o"?
This word part refers to a lymph gland
What is lymphaden/o?
The medical term for the widening of an artery caused by weakness in it's walls
What is an aneurysm?
this abbreviation means 4x/day
What is qid?
This medical condition is often treated with a CPAP machine at night
What is sleep apnea?
This word part refers to a blood clot
What is "thromb/o?
This word part means "safe" among other things
what is immun/o?
The medical condition who's hallmark sign is a butterfly-shaped rash across the face
What is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or SLE?
This word part means "black" and often refers to tissues
What is melan/o?
This skin condition is halmarked by thick, flakey, red patches covered with Silver Scales
what is psoriasis?
What is "vas/o"?
This word part references the largest organ in the lypmhatic system
What is splen/o?
This portable device measures a patient's heart electrical activity
What is a Holter Monitor?
The definition for the suffix "-sarcoma"
What is a malignant tumor of connective tissue?
This surgical technique is used to remove layers of cancer-containing skin
What is Moh's Surgery
This word part refers to "protection"
What is -phylaxis?
This word part refers to the largest endocrine gland in the body
What is thym/o?
This is abbreviated AICD
What is an Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator?
Give every stage of the assistance-level spectrum in order from most assistance needed to least assistance needed
What is Dependent, Max Assist, Mod Assist, Min Assist, CGA, SBA, I?
This test is commonly used to measure lung capacity
What is Spirometry?