Prefixes & suffixes
prefix meaning Slow
brady-
Prevents Clotting or coagulation of blood?
anticoagulants
surgical procedure that opens a blocked artery by inflating a small balloon to widen and restore bloodflow?
angioplasty
elevated blood pressure causing damage to the blood vessels and heart?
hypertension "HTN"
vessels that return deoxygenated blood to the heart?
Veins
prefix meaning dilated vein
varic/o-
Used to reduce cholesterol levels in the blood and block production of an enzyme in the liver that produces cholesterol?
Statins
bypass surgery in which peripheral veins are removed and used to create a new route around a blocked vessel?
CABG
soft blowing sound heard on auscultation caused by turbulent blood flow?
Bruit
Large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood aware from the heart?
Arteries
prefix meaning in,within
endo-
Medication to dissolve blood clots?
thrombolytics
surgical procedure to remove blood clots from arteries or veins?
thrombectomy
inadequate supply of oxygenated blood to a body part as a result of an interruption of blood flow?
ischemia
microscopic blood vessels joining arterioles and venules?
capillaries
suffix meaning heart condition
-cardia
Relieves chest pain associated with angina and eases symptoms of HF?
Nitrates
Surgical removal of the lining of an artery?
Endarterectomy
abnormal widening of a portions of an artery causing weakness in its wall?
Aneurysm
A disorder present at the time of birth?
congenital
suffix meaning narrowing,stricture
-stenosis
Reduces the heart rate and the force with which the heart muscle contracts?
Beta blockers
treatment of large varicose veins in the legs using a laser
EVLT "endovenous laser therapy"
AV block in which no electrical impulses reach the ventricles?
Hint: also called a complete heart block
Third-degree Heart block
Sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place within an organism?
Metabolism