Word Parts
What combining form means heart?
CARDI/O
What is the largest of the arteries?
aorta
What procedure is an x-ray of blood vessels?
angiography
What term means inflammation of the heart?
carditis
What term means abnormal enlargement of the heart?
cardiomegaly
What combining form means artery?
ARTERI/O
What term means red blood cells?
erythrocytes
What procedure is the surgical repair of a heart valve?
valvuloplasty
What term means a pounding, racing heart?
palpitation
What term means a balloon-like enlargement of an artery?
aneurysm
What combining form means white?
LEUK/O
What term means the lining of the heart?
endocardium
What procedure involves implanting a piece of vein on the heart?
coronary artery bypass graft
What fatty substance builds up on the walls of arteries?
cholesterol
What term is also known as a heart attack?
myocardial infarction
What combining form means vein?
PHLEB/O
What large veins return blood to the heart?
venae cavae
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm?
defibrillation
What term means to control bleeding?
hemostasis
What term means inflammation of a vein?
phlebitis
What suffix means a mixture or blending?
-CRASIA
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
atria
What test measures electrical activity of the myocardium?
electrocardiography
What procedure opens a partially blocked artery?
balloon angioplasty
What is a foreign object circulating in the blood?
embolus