Combining Forms
The combining form that means "cholesterol".
What is Cholesterol/o?
An abnormal heart sound caused by faulty or damaged heart valves.
What is a Murmur?
The resting phase where heart muscle is repolarizing.
What is Diastole?
The largest vein in the body.
What is the Vena Cava?
V fib
What is Ventricular Fibrillation?
The combining form meaning "artery".
What is Arter/o and Arteri/o
Any heart defect that was present at birth.
What is Congenital Heart Disease?
Quick, unorganized myocardial muscle contractions caused by faulty electric impulses or tissue changes.
What is Fibrillation?
The epithelial layer of cells that lines the interior of the heart and blood vessels.
What is the Endocardium?
CHF
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
The combining form that means "clot".
What is Thromb/o?
An overabundance of fluid into the pericardial sac, causing compression of the heart.
What is Cardiac Tamponade?
Any heart rhythm abnormality.
What is an Arrhythmia?
The vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.
What are Coronary Arteries?
What is Shortness of Breath?
The combining form that means "carbon dioxide".
What is Capn/o?
A congenital disorder where a connection between the aorta and pulmonary artery doesn't fully close.
What is Patent Ductus Ateriosus?
The tool used to measure a patient's blood pressure.
What is a Sphygomomanometer?
A structure that prevents backflow of deoxygenated blood into the right ventricle.
MR
What is Mitral Regurgitation?
The combining form that means "pulse".
What is Sphygm/o?
A genetic malformation more common in some breeds of dog, causes four structural changes within the heart.
What is the Tetralogy of Fallot?
The fibers that carry electrical impulses from the Bundle of His to the ventricles?
What are Purkinje Fibers?
The vessel that transports oxygenated blood from the pulmonary circuit back to the heart.
What is the Pulmonary Vein?
DCM
What is Dilated Cardiomyopathy?