Question | Answer |
-al | pertaining to |
aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
-are | arch |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | plaque |
brady- | slow |
cardi/o | heart |
centisis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-cyte | cell |
ech/o | sound |
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-emia | blood |
-graphy | process of recording |
necro | death |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-penia | deficiency |
phon/o | sound |
reticul/o | network |
-rrhaphy | to suture |
-scler/o | hard |
sept/o | partition |
tachy | fast |
thromb/o | clot |
vas/o | vessel |
angi/o | blood vessel |
-rrhexis | rupture |
aneurysmorrhaphy | The surgical suture of the sac of an aneurysm |
angiocardiography | a radiographic study using x-ray and contrast medium to visualize the dimensions of the heart and large blood vessels |
angionecrosis | death of the walls of blood vessels |
arteriosclerosis | characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls |
atherosclerosis | build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels |
cardiocentesis | puncture of a heart chamber to remove fluid |
echocardiography | ultrasound to evaluate structure and motion of the heart |
phonocardiography | recording of the heart sounds |
reticulocyte | young red blood cell with no nucleus |
thrombocytopenia | abnormal decrease in platelets |
angina | discomfort or pressure localized in the chest |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
diastolic | The phase of blood circulation in which the heart's pumping chambers (ventricles) are being filled with blood |
hemophilia | genetic bleeding disorder affecting clotting factors in the blood |
mediastinum | septum between parts of an organ |
MI | myocardial infarction |
perfusion | flow of blood through an organ |
plasmapheresis | plasma removed from donor blood and red blood cells returned to donor |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
systolic | The phase of blood circulation in which the heart's pumping chambers (ventricles) are actively pumping blood. |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
Cardiologist | a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease |
cardiopulmonary | relating to the heart and lungs |
cyanosis | blueish discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen |
endocarditis | inflammation of the inner layer of the heart |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
ischemic | insufficient supply of blood |
phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
thrombosis | blood clot in a vessel |
anastomosis | surgical connection between 2 hollow or tubular structures |