Cardiology Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Cardio/o | heart |
Phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
Aort/o | aorta |
Coron/o | crown |
Leuk/o | white |
Ven/o | veins |
Thromb/o | blood clot |
arteri/o | artery |
hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
ather/o | pasty deposit |
-emia | blood |
tachy- | rapid |
aneurysm/o | a sac formed in the wall |
valv/o | valve |
capill/o | capillaries or hair |
angi/o | blood or lymphy vessels |
brady- | slow |
erythro/o | red |
thromb/o | clot |
plasm/a, plasm/o | something molded or formed |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
stroke | A stroke or "brain attack" occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery |
arteriosclerosis | The thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age |
aneurysm | An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall |
coronary artery disease | narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart |
heart attack | damage to an area of heart muscle that is deprived of oxygen, usually due to blockage of a diseased coronary artery |
congestive heart failure | A weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues |
anemia, hemophilia, and leukemia | problem with blood cells |
Created by:
PaigeGilmer
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