Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
Inflammation of an artery or arteries
A
Arteritis
2
Q
The surgical removal of a portion of a blood vessel
A
Angiectomy
3
Q
The abnormal narrowing of the lumen of a vein
A
Plebostenosis
4
Q
The surgical removal of a portion of a tissue surrounding the heart
A
Pericardiectomy
5
Q
To surgically suture the wall of the heart
A
Cardiorrhaphy
6
Q
Rupture of a vein
A
Phleborrhexis
7
Q
The “suture” repair of any vessel, especially a blood vessel
A
Angiorrhaphy
8
Q
Rupture of the heart
A
Cardiorrhexis
9
Q
To suture the tissue surrounding the heart
A
Pericardiorrhaphy
10
Q
A radiographic test that provides an “image of specific veins”
A
Venogram
