Ch. 8
The suffix that means surgical removal is ________
-ectomy
The medical term for an abnormal heart rhythm is:
arrhythmia
A specialist in the heart is called a ________.
cardiologist
A term used to describe a lack of a regular heart rhythm is:
dysrhythmia
Select the combining form that means sound.
ech/o
A recording of a procedure in which the electrical events associated with the beating of the heart are evaluated is an:
electrocardiogram
Select the term that means inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.
endocarditis
A heart block is blockage of an artery supplying the heart, often due to atherosclerosis.
false
Heart murmurs are extremely rapid, but regular, contractions of the heart.
false
The combining form that means narrowness or constriction is thromb/o
false
The suffix -megaly means "abnormally small."
false
The combining form ather/o means ________
fatty
Hypertension is the medical term for ________ blood pressure.
high
The medical term for abnormally low blood flow to tissues is:
ischemia
Hypotension is the medical term for ________ blood pressure.
low
A battery-powered device that is implanted under the skin and wired to the heart chamber wall is a cardiac ________.
pacemaker
A symptom of a pounding, racing, or skipping heartbeat is called:
palpitation
The correct medical term for a technician who draws blood is
phlebotomist
The prefix tachy- means fast or ________
rapid
A coronary stent is metal tubing that is implanted in a coronary artery to prevent closure of the artery after angioplasty or atherectomy.
true
Blood vessel disorders may include abnormal muscular contractions, or spasms, of the smooth muscles forming the vessel walls. This sign is called angiospasm.
true
The most common term for chest pain is, simply, chest pain, abbreviated CP.
true
The medical term for an abnormally dilated vein is:
varicosis
The combining form varic/o means a dilated ________.
vein
The lower chambers of the heart are called the:
ventricles