Word Parts
cardi/o
What combining form means heart?
aorta
What is the largest of the arteries?
cardiomegaly
What term means abnormal enlargement of the heart?
EKG (electrocardiogram)
What is a record of electrical activity of myocardium?
carditis
What term means inflammation of the heart?
arteri/o
erythrocytes
What are red blood cells?
thrombus
What term means blood clot attached to a vein?
Holter Monitor
What is a portable EKG worn by ambulatory patients, monitors heart rate/rhythm?
hypertension
What term means elevated blood pressure?
leuk/o
What combining form means white?
myocardium
What term means heart muscle?
myocardial infarction
What term is also known as a heart attack?
Stress Test
What is monitoring with EKG while patient exercises on treadmill, or is injected with a chemical to increase the heart rate?
palpitation
What term means pounding/racing heart?
thromb/o
What combining form means clot?
vena cavae
What large veins return blood to the heart?
phlebitis
What term means inflammation of a vein?
Sphygmomanometer
What is a blood pressure cuff?
tachycardia
What term means rapid heart rate?
phleb/o
What combining form means vein?
atria
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
embolus
What is a foreign object circulating in the blood?
cardiac catheterization
What is the procedure where a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and guided into the heart?
Hypotension
What term means low blood pressure?