Word Parts
CARDI/O
What combining form means heart?
aorta
What is the largest of the arteries?
cardiomegaly
What term means abnormal enlargement of the heart?
angiography
What procedure is a radiographic study of blood vessels?
angiostenosis
What term means abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel?
ARTERI/O
What combining form means artery?
erythrocytes
What term means red blood cells?
aneurysm
What term means a balloon-like enlargement of an artery?
valvuloplasty
What procedure is the surgical repair of a heart valve?
palpitation
What term means a pounding, racing heart?
LEUK/O
What combining form means white?
endocardium
What term means the lining of the heart?
myocardial infarction
What term is also known as a heart attack?
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
What procedure involves implanting a piece of vein on the heart?
cholesterol
What fatty substance builds up on the walls of arteries?
-CRASIA
What suffix means a mixture or blending?
venae cavae
What large veins return blood to the heart?
phlebitis
What term means inflammation of a vein?
defibrillation
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm?
balloon angioplasty
What procedure opens a partially blocked artery?
PHLEB/O
What combining form means vein?
atria
What are the upper chambers of the heart?
embolus
What is a foreign object circulating in the blood? Ex: Blood clot or an air bubble.
electrocardiography
What test measures electrical activity of the myocardium?