Cardiovascular System Medical Word Elements

Question 0

angi/o

vascul/o

Answer 0

vessel (usually blood or lymph

angioplasty: surgical repair of a vessel. Angioplasty includes any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores blood flow.
vasculitis: inflammation of blood vessels

Question 1

aneurysm/o

Answer 1

widened blood vessel

aneurysm/o/rraphy: suture of an aneurysm

Question 2

aort/o

Answer 2

aorta

aortostenosis: narrowing of the aorta

Question 3

arterio

Answer 3

artery

arteriorrhexis: rupture of an artery

Question 4

arteriol/o

Answer 4

arteriole

arteriolitis: inflammation of an arteriole

Question 5

atri/o

Answer 5

atrium

atriomegaly: enlargement of the atrium

Question 6

ather/o

Answer 6

fatty plaque

atheroma: tumor of fatty plaque

atheromas are formed when fatty plaque builds up on the inner lining of arterial walls. As calcium and other minerals are absorbed by plaque, the vessel hardens

Question 7

cardi/o

Answer 7

heart

Question 8

electr/o

Answer 8

electricity

electrocardiogram: record of the electrical impulses of the heart. commonly used to diagnose abnormalities of the heart.

Question 9

embol/o

Answer 9

embolus (plug)

embolectomy: removal of an embolus.
An embolectomy is the removal of a clot or other foreign material from a blood vessel. Most emboli are blood clots (thrombi) that have been transported from a distant vessel by the blood.

Question 10

hemangi/o

Answer 10

blood vessel

hemangioma: tumor of blood vessels.
Infantile hemangiomas are called birthmarks. They are not considered malignant and usually disappear over time.

Question 11

my/o

Answer 11

muscle

myocardial: pertaining to heart muscle

Question 12

phleb/o

ven/o

Answer 12

vein

phlebectasis: expansion of a vein
venostasis: standing still of (blood in a) vein; also called phlebostasis
- stasis means “standing still”

Question 13

scler/o

Answer 13

hardening; sclera (white of eye)

arteriosclerosis: abnormal condition of hardening of the artery

The most common cause of arteriosclerosis is the presence of an atheroma in the vessel. Other common causes are smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and familial tendency.

Question 14

sept/o

Answer 14

septum

septostomy: forming an opening in a septum

Septomstomy is a temporary procedure performed to increase systemic oxygenation in infants with congenital heart defects until corrective surgery can be performed.

Question 15

sphygm/o

Answer 15

pulse

sphygmoid: resembling a pulse

Question 16

sten/o

Answer 16

narrowing, stricture

stenotic: pertaining to narrowing or stricture

Question 17

thromb/o

Answer 17

blood clot

thrombolysis: destruction of a blood clot

In thrombolysis, enzymes that destroy blood clots are infused into the occluded vessel

Question 18

ventricul/o

Answer 18

ventricle of the heart or brain

Question 19

-gram

Answer 19

record, writing

arteriogram: record of an artery. used to visualize a.most any artery, including those of the heart, head, kidneys, lungs, and other organs

Question 20

-graph

Answer 20

instrument for recording.

electrocardiograph: instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart

Question 21

-graphy

Answer 21

process of recording

angiography: process of recording (an image of) a vessel (usually blood or lymph)

angiography is commonly used to identify atherosclerosis and diagnose heart and peripheral vascular disease

Question 22

-sphyxia

Answer 22

pulse

asphyxia: without a pulse; also called suffocation.

the term asphyxia usually refers to death caused by anoxia

Question 23

-stenosis

Answer 23

narrowing, stricture

aortostenosis: narrowing of the aorta

Question 24

brady-

Answer 24

slow

bradycardia: slow heartbeat. usually defined as a heart rate less than 55 bpm when resting

Question 25

endo-

Answer 25

in, within

endovascular: relating to the area within a vessel

Question 26

extra-

Answer 26

outside

extravascular: relating to the area outside a vessel

Question 27

peri-

Answer 27

around

pericardial: pertaining to (the area) around the heart

Question 28

tachy-

Answer 28

rapid

tachycardia is defined as a heart rate greater than 100 bpm

Question 29

trans-across

Answer 29

transseptal

across the septum