Cardiovascular Medical Terminology Guide
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Denisse PortillaHSC105 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY NAME Denisse Portilla
EXERCISE – CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
I. Match the correct medical term from the list below with the definitions
following.
aneurysm edema patent
arrhythmia embolus pericarditis
bruit endocarditis stress test
cardiac catheterization Holter monitor Tetralogy of Fallot
cardiomyopathy hypertension thrombus
coarctation ischemia vasospasm
echocardiography myocardial infarction
thrombus 1. blood clot that obstructs a vessel
patent 2. unobstructed or open
hypertension 3. high blood pressure
myocardial infarction 4. medical term for heart attack
aneurysm 5. abnormal dilation or widening of a vessel
coarctation 6. narrowing of a vessel
arrythmia 7. irregular heart action
endocarditis 8. infection of inner layer of the heart
vasospasm 9. involuntary contraction of a vessel
edema 10. accumulation of excessive fluids in body tissue
ischemia 11. temporary deficiency of blood supply
embolus 12. undissolved mass circulating in vessel until it
becomes lodged.
cardiomyopathy 13. congenital heart anomaly
Holter monitor 14. portable EKG
stress test 15. testing the heart’s response to exercise conditions
echocardiography 16. use of ultrasound to visualize cardiac structures
II. Break down the following terms into their component parts and give the
meaning of each prefix, suffix and root word.
17. aneurysmectomy
Aneurysm (root word): enlargement of an artery
-ectomy (suffix): surgical removal
Surgical removal of an enlarged artery
18. phlebolithiasis
Phlebo (root word): vein
-lithiasis (suffix): stone formation
Stone formations in the veins
19. erythrocytopenia
Erythr/o (root word): red color
cyto- (prefix): cell
-penia (suffix): lack
Lack of red blood cells
20. arteriosclerosis
Arteri/o (root word): artery
-sclerosis (suffix): hardening
Hardening of the arteries
21. angiorrhaphy
Angi/o (root word): vessel
-rrhaphy (suffix): surgical suturing
Surgical suturing of a blood vessel
22. pericarditis
Peri- (suffix): around
cardi (root word): heart
-itis (suffix): inflammation
Inflammation in the area around the heart
23. thrombolysis
Thromb/o (root word): blood clot
-lysis (suffix): destruction
Destruction of blood clots
24. venorrhexis
Ven/o (root word): vein
-rrhexis(suffix): rupture
Rupture of a vein
25. cardiomegaly
Cardi/o: heart
-megaly (suffix): enlargement
Enlargement of the heart
26. valvulotomy
valvul/o (root word): valve
-tomy (suffix): surgical incision
Surgical incision in a valve
III. Fill in the blank with the correct medical term.
27. Another name for heart murmur is stenosis .
28. An area of necrosed heart muscle that causes intense suffocating chest pain is
a(n) myocardial infarction .
29. An arrhythmia in which the heart beats abnormally slow is bradycardia.
30. cardiomyopathy results in a weakening of heart muscle that reduces
……….heart function.
31. tachypnea is an abnormally rapid, uncoordinated quivering of
mmm.the heart.
IV. Multiple Choice. Circle the letter of the best answer.
32. Loss of consciousness is called:
a. palpitation c. ischemia
b. syncope d. coarctation
33. The combining form for vein is:
a. angi/o c. phleb/o
b. thromb/o d. vas/o
34. The combining form ather/o means:
a. artery c. hardening
b. vessel d. fatty plaque
35. Having incompetent valves in the veins occasionally leads to:
a. infarction c. arteriosclerosis
b. varicose veins d. hypotension
36. The term for removal of a clot is:
a. thrombectomy c. catheterization
b. valvulotomy d. thrombolysis
37. The combining form angi/o means:
a. angina c. aorta
b. pulse d. vessel
38. The combining form vas/o means:
a. blood flow c. pressure
b. vessels d. fatty plaque
39. Narrowing of any vessel, especially the aorta is called:
a. coarctation c. patency
b. fibrillation d. ischemia
