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Med Express L.4 L.5
Medical Terminology Express Self-made Ch. 4 & 5
Question | Answer |
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Define the combining form "angi/o" | Vessel |
Define the combining form "aneurysm" | widened blood vessel |
Define the combining form "aort/o" | Aorta |
Define the combining form "arteri/o" | Artery |
-cardia | heart condition |
-gram | record, writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-megaly | enlargement |
-graphy | process of recording |
-oma | tumor |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
rapid heart rate | tachy/cardia |
suture of a widened blood vessel | aneurysm/o/rraphy |
-rrhaphy | suturing |
inflammation of an arteriole | arteriol/itis |
tumor of fatty plaque | ather/oma |
narrowing or structure of an artery | arteri/o/stenosis |
medical specialist in heart (disease) | cardi/o/logist |
enlargement of the heart | cardi/o/megaly |
process of recording electrical activity of the heart | electr/o/cardi/o/graphy |
excision of an embolus | embol/ectomy |
anticoagulants | blood thinners |
thrombolytics | dissolve blood clots |
embolism | blood clot |
tachycardia | rapid beating heart |
SOB | Shortness of breath |
SOA | Short of Air |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
thromboembolism | blood clot |
plasty | surgical repair |
percutaneous | under the skin |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
aneurysm | widening of the vessel |
carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
aneurysmectomy | removal of an aneurysm |
dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
pnea | breathing |
hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
cardiopulmonary | relating to the heart and lungs |
cyanosis | bluish, discoloration of the skin |
02 | oxygen |
thrombolytic | blood clot destruction |
pulmonary embolism | blood clot in the lungs |
dysrhythmia | abnormal rhythm of the heart |
HF | Heart Failure |
ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
angina pectoris | chest pain |
ather | fatty plaque |