Combining form
lymphaden/o
What is lymph node
The top 2 portions of the heart are called these
What are the atria
reduction in the number of erythrocytes
What is anemia
-prefix for slow
incision into a vein (venipuncture)
What is phlebotomy
cardi/o
What is heart
This is the liquid portion of the blood which cells are suspended
What is plasma
acute infection, caused by the Epstein-Barr virus
What is infectious mononucleosis
prefix for fast
What is tachy
Excision within the artery (removal of plaque from arterial wall)
What is an endarterectomy
phleb/o
What is vein
The phase of the cardiac cycle where the ventricles contract and eject lbood
What is systole
inherited bleeding disease most commonly caused by a deficiency in the coagulation factor VIII
What is hemophilia
suffix for decrease
What is penia
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the sac surrounding the heart (cardiac tamponade)
What is pericardiocentesis
thromb/o
What is clot
What vessel carries carbon dioxide and other waste products to the lungs
What is the pulmonary artery
death of the myocardium caused by lack of oxygen (heart attack)
What is myocardial infarction (MI)
suffix for hardening
what is sclerosis
surgical procedure to bring a new blood supply to heart muscle by detouring around blocked arteries
what is coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
isch/o
What is deficiency, blockage
This valve is between the left and the right ventricles
What is the mitral valve
cessation of cardiac output
What is cardiac arrest
suffix for removal
What is apheresis
procedure in which a balloon is advanced into a coronary artery to the area where plaque has formed, the balloon is inflated, the vessel wall expands, allowing blood to flow
What is percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty