Word Parts
What combining form means heart?
aorta
What term means abnormal enlargement of the heart?
cardiomegaly
What is the process of recording/radiographic imaging of the blood vessels?
angiography
What term means abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel?
angiostenosis
What combining form means artery?
ARTERI/O
What term means red blood cells?
erythrocytes
What term means a balloon-like enlargement of an artery?
aneurysm
What procedure is the surgical repair of a heart valve?
valvuloplasty
What term means sensation of a racing, pounding heart?
palpitation
What combining form means white?
LEUK/O
What term means the inner lining of the heart?
endocardium
What term is also known as a heart attack?
myocardial infarction
What procedure involves implanting a piece of vein on the heart?
coronary artery bypass graft
What is the term that describes fatty substance build up on the walls of arteries causing hardening of vessels?
atherosclerosis
What suffix means pain?
-DYNIA
What large veins return blood to the heart?
venae cavae
What term means inflammation of a vein?
phlebitis
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm?
defibrillation
What term means to control bleeding?
What combining form means vein?
PHLEB/O
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
atria
What is a foreign object circulating in the blood?
embolus
What test measures electrical activity of the myocardium?
electrocardiomyography
What procedure opens a partially blocked artery?
balloon angioplasty