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Word Parts
Anatomy
Pathology
Procedures
Hodge Podge
100
This combining form means "fatty substance"
ather/o
100
This vessel is the largest artery in the body
Aorta
100
This term means an abnormal enlargement of the heart
Cardiomegaly
100
This is a radiographic study of blood vessels
Angiography
100
This node is where electrical impulses begin
Sinoatrial (SA) node
200
This combining form means "artery"
arteri/o
200
This is the location of the heart
Mediastinum
200
This term means hardening of fatty substance
atherosclerosis
200
This procedure is the surgical repair of a valve
Valvuloplasty
200
This valve is located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary semilunar valve
300
This combining form means "plug"
embol/o
300
This term refers to the inner lining of the heart
Endocardium
300
This is the medical terminology for rapid heart rate
Tachycardia
300
This is a surgical procedure to remove a deposit of fatty substances from an artery
Atherectomy
300
This term refers to the channel within blood vessels
Lumen
400
This suffix means "small"
-ole
400
These vessels are the largest veins in the body and return blood to the heart
Vena cava
400
This term refers to inflammation of a vein
Phlebitis
400
This procedure removes a plug or clot from a blood vessel
Embolectomy
400
This term means rupture of the heart
Cardiorrhexis
500
This combining form means "vein"
phleb/o
500
This term refers to the upper chambers of the heart
Atria
500
This term refers to an abnormal narrowing of blood vessel
Angiostenosis
500
This test measures and graphs the electrical activity of the myocardium
Electrocardiography
500
This term refers to dissolving blood clots
Thrombolytic