Chapter 11: Cardiovascular System – Word Parts & Term Breakdown

The suffix in the term angiogram is ____ and it means ____.

-gram, record or picture

The combining form in the term angiogram is ____ and it means ____.

angi/o, vessel

The suffix in the term angioplasty is ____ and it means ____.

-plasty, surgical repair or reconstruction

The combining form in the term angioplasty is ____ and it means ____.

angi/o, vessel

In the term aortic stenosis, the suffix in stenosis is ____ and it means ____.

-stenosis, narrowing or tightening

In the term aortic stenosis, the combining form is ____ and it means ____.

aort/o, aorta

The suffix in the term arteriosclerosis is ____ and it means ____.

-sclerosis, hardening

The combining form in the term arteriosclerosis is ____ and it means ____.

arteri/o (or arter/o), artery

The suffix in the term arteriography is ____ and it means ____.

-graphy, process of recording

The combining form in the term arteriography is ____ and it means ____.

arteri/o, artery

The prefix in the term endarterectomy is ____ and it means ____.

end- (or endo-), inner or within

The suffix in the term endarterectomy is ____ and it means ____.

-ectomy, excision or surgical removal

The combining form in the term atheroma is ____ and it means ____.

ather/o, yellowish plaque or fatty substance

The suffix in the term atheroma is ____ and it means ____.

-oma, mass, collection, or tumor

The suffix in the term atherectomy is ____ and it means ____.

-ectomy, surgical removal or excision

The combining form in the term atherectomy is ____ and it means ____.

ather/o, yellowish plaque or fatty substance

The suffix in the term atrial is ____ and it means ____.

-al, pertaining to

The combining form in the term atrial is ____ and it means ____.

atri/o, atrium (upper heart chamber)

The combining form atri/o means ____ and ventricul/o means ____.

atri/o, atrium; ventricul/o, ventricle

The combining form brachi/o means ____.

arm

The combining form in the term cardiomegaly is ____ and it means ____.

cardi/o, heart

The suffix in the term cardiomegaly is ____ and it means ____.

-megaly, enlargement

The suffix in the term cardiomyopathy is ____ and it means ____.

-pathy, disease condition

The combining form in the term cardiomyopathy is ____ and it means ____.

cardi/o, heart (and my/o, muscle)

The prefix in the term bradycardia is ____ and it means ____.

brady-, slow

The suffix in the term bradycardia is ____ and it means ____.

-cardia, heart condition

The prefix in the term tachycardia is ____ and it means ____.

tachy-, fast or rapid

The suffix in the term tachycardia is ____ and it means ____.

-cardia, heart condition

The suffix in the term cardiogenic is ____ and it means ____.

-genic, produced by or originating in

The prefix in the term hypercholesterolemia is ____ and it means ____.

hyper-, excessive or above normal

The suffix in the term hypercholesterolemia is ____ and it means ____.

-emia, blood condition

The combining form in the term hypercholesterolemia is ____ and it means ____.

cholesterol/o, cholesterol

The combining form coron/o means ____.

heart

The combining form cyan/o means ____ and the suffix -osis means ____.

cyan/o, blue; -osis, abnormal condition

The suffix in the term cyanosis is ____ and it means ____.

-osis, abnormal condition

The combining form myx/o means ____.

mucus

The suffix in the term myxoma is ____ and it means ____.

-oma, tumor or mass

The prefix in the term hypoxia is ____ and the suffix -oxia means ____.

hypo-, deficient; -oxia, oxygen condition

The suffix in the term pericardiocentesis is ____ and it means ____.

-centesis, surgical puncture to remove fluid

The combining form pericardi/o means ____.

pericardium (sac surrounding the heart)

The suffix in the term phlebotomy is ____ and it means ____.

-tomy, incision or cutting into

The combining form phleb/o means ____.

vein

The suffix in the term thrombophlebitis is ____ and it means ____.

-itis, inflammation

The combining form thromb/o means ____ and phleb/o means ____.

thromb/o, clot; phleb/o, vein

The prefix in the term arrhythmia is ____ and it means ____.

a-, without, no, or not

The prefix in the term dysrhythmia is ____ and it means ____.

dys-, abnormal, bad, or difficult

The combining form rrhythm/o means ____.

rhythm

The combining form sphygm/o means ____ and the suffix -meter means ____.

sphygm/o, pulse; -meter, instrument to measure

The combining form steth/o means ____ and the suffix -scope means ____.

steth/o, chest; -scope, instrument to examine or listen

The suffix in the term thrombolysis is ____ and it means ____.

-lysis, breakdown, dissolution, or destruction

The combining form thromb/o means ____.

clot

The suffix in the term valvuloplasty is ____ and it means ____.

-plasty, surgical repair or reconstruction

The combining form valvul/o means ____.

valve

The suffix in the term valvulitis is ____ and it means ____.

-itis, inflammation

The combining form vas/o means ____.

vessel

The combining form vascul/o means ____ and the suffix -ar means ____.

vascul/o, vessel; -ar, pertaining to

The combining forms ven/o and ven/i mean ____.

vein

The suffix in the term venipuncture is ____ and it means ____.

-puncture, surgical piercing

The prefix in the term interventricular is ____ and it means ____.

inter-, between

The combining form ventricul/o means ____.

ventricle (lower heart chamber)