cardiovascular/hematology

Question 1

cardi/o cardi/o

Answer 1

heart

Question 2

arteri/o

Answer 2

arteries

Question 3

capill/o

Answer 3

capillaries

Question 4

phleb/o ven/o

Answer 4

veins

Question 5

hem/o hemat/o

Answer 5

blood

Question 6

angi/o

Answer 6

vessel

Question 7

aort/o

Answer 7

aorta

Question 8

ather/o

Answer 8

plaque

Question 9

brady-

Answer 9

slow

Question 10

coron/o

Answer 10

coronary

Question 11

-crasia

Answer 11

mixture/blending

Question 12

embol-

Answer 12

embolus

blood clot, air bubble, or foriegn object that is carried through the bloodstream

Question 13

-emia

Answer 13

blood or blood condition

Question 14

erythr

Answer 14

red

Question 15

hemangi/o

Answer 15

blood vessel

Question 16

isch/o

Answer 16

hold back/restrain

Question 17

leuk/o

Answer 17

white

Question 18

-lytic

Answer 18

to destroy

Example: hemolytic- breakdown of red blood cells

Question 19

necrosis

Answer 19

death of the tissue

Question 20

-penia

Answer 20

deficiency, lack of

Question 21

per-

Answer 21

through

example: percutanous- through the skin

Question 22

plast/o

Answer 22

growth/development

Question 23

-sclerosis

Answer 23

abnormal hardening

Question 24

spasm

Answer 24

tightening/cramping

Question 25

stenosis

Answer 25

abnormal narrowing

Question 26

tachy-

Answer 26

rapid

Question 27

thromb/o

Answer 27

clot

Question 28

valvul

Answer 28

valve

Question 29

vascul

Answer 29

blood vessels

Question 30

cyt/o

Answer 30

cell

Question 31

-cytes

Answer 31

cells

Question 32

ech/o

Answer 32

sound

Question 33

electr/o

Answer 33

electric

Question 34

end/o

Answer 34

within

Question 35

-graphy

Answer 35

process of recording

Question 36

my/o

Answer 36

muscle

Example: myocardial- heart muscle

Question 37

peri-

Answer 37

surrounding

Example: pericarditis- inflammation of the membranes surronding the heart

Question 38

-um

Answer 38

structure

example: pericardium- surronding the heart structure (the membrane surronding the heart)

Question 39

plasty

Answer 39

surgical repair

Question 40

-stasis

Answer 40

stop or controlling