Word Building Flashcards
To separate
-crit
Yellowish, fatty plaque
ather/o
Sound
ech/o
Pain
- algia
- odynia
Formation
-opoiesis
Heat
Therm/o
-apheresis
Removal
Deficiency, blockage
Isch/o
Abnormal reduction in number
-penia
Phleb/o
Vein
Hardening
Sclerosis
Narrowing, stricture
Stenosis
Atherosclerosis
Plaque buildup inside the artery walls
Arteriosclerosis
Narrowed, hardening artery
Hemopoiesis
The formation and development of blood cells
Ischemia
What happens when the heart does not get enough oxygen. Caused by narrowing or blockage of one or more of the coronary artery’s
Hematopheresis
Selective removal of certain components of the blood
Angina pectoris
Mild to severe chest pain caused by ischemia of the myocardium
Pericarditis
Inflammation or infection of the pericardial sac with an excessive accumulation of pericardial fluid