Combining Forms
Prefixes & Suffixes
Disease and Disorders
Surgical Terms
Diagnostic Terms
100
phleb/o
What is vein?
100
all, total
What is pan-?
100
hardening of fatty plaque
What is atherosclerosis?
100
surgical repair of a blood vessel
What is angioplasty?
100
radiographic image of the aorta (after an injection of contrast media)
What is aortogram?
200
cardi/o
What is heart?
200
-poiesis
What is formation?
200
inflammation of many (sites in the) arteries
What is polyarteritis?
200
incision in to a vein (with a needle to remove blood or to give blood or intravenous fluids)
What is phlebotomy?
200
record of the electrical activity of the heart
What is electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)?
300
thym/o
What is thymus gland?
300
removal
What is -apheresis?
300
abnormal condition of a (blood) clot
What is thrombosis?
300
surgical fixation of the spleen
What is splenopexy?
300
blood test used to determine the concentration of oxygen-carrying components (hemoglobin) in erythrocytes
What is hemoglobin (Hgb)?
400
angi/o
What is vessel (usually refers to blood)?
400
brady-
What is slow?
400
cardiac arrhythmia characterized by chaotic, rapid electrical impulses in the atria
What is atrial fibrillation (AFib)?
400
surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to heart muscle by detouring around blocked arteries
What is coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)?
400
blood test to measure the volume of erythrocytes. It is used in the diagnosis and evaluation of anemic patients.
What is hematocrit (HCT)?
500
arteri/o
What is artery?
500
-ac
What is pertaining to?
500
condition of thrombus in a deep vein of the body. Most often occurs in the lower extremities.
What is deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
500
procedure to aspirate a sample of the liquid portion of the bone marrow, usually from the ilium, for study; used to diagnose, stage, and monitor disease and condition of blood cells
What is bone marrow aspiration?
500
diagnostic procedure performed by passing a catheter into the heart through a blood vessel to examine the condition of the heart and surrounding blood vessels
What is cardiac catheterization?