Cardio Word Parts
atri/o means:
atrium
ven/o or phleb/o
Bradycardia is
slow heart rate
What is an electrocardiogram?
BP means
blood pressure
Ventricul/o means:
ventricle
What is the combining form for artery?
Arteri/o
What is cardiomyopathy?
Disease of the heart muscle
What does sonography use to produce images?
Sound waves
EKG means
electrocardiogram
Coron/o means:
heart
True or false: Veins carry blue blood
false
This is an abnormal heart sound
murmur
echocardiogram
CHF means
congestive heart failure
What is the root word for a valve?
Valvul/o
Name all 3 roots for vessel
Angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
What is it called when fluid is trapped between the pericardium and the heart?
Pericardia effusion
Procedure to look inside a blood vessel
vascular endoscopy
DVT means
Deep vein thrombosis
What is the root word for a partition?
sept/o
What is the root word for the main artery on the top of the heart?
Aort/o
What is the term for a flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart?
Ventricular Septal Defect
What is the record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus?
transesophageal echocardiogram
CABG means
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft