Medical Terminology #5

After his surgery, Ramon Martinez developed a deep vein..... (DVT) in his leg.

thrombosis

During her pregnancy, Polly Olson suffered from abnormally swollen veins in her legs. The medical term for this condition is...... veins.

varicose

vein (v)

ven/o

The term meaning the surgical removal of the lining of an artery is a/an.....

arteriectomy

The term meaning inflammation of an artery is.....

arteritis

slow

brady-

An abnormally slow heartbeat is described as....

bradycardia

Rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart are described as...

fibrillation

a hollow muscular organ

heart

blood, relating to blood

hem/o

Allen Franklin has a/an....... This condition is a benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels.

hemangioma

A/An ........ occurs when a patient receives a transfusion of mismatched blood

hemolytic reaction

The substance also known as good cholesterol is..... lipoprotein

high-density

When present in the blood in elevated levels, the amino acid... can damage arterial walls and increase the risk of coronary artery disease.

homocysteine

The bicuspid heart valve is also known as the ..... valve

mitral

Darlene Nolan has...... This is an obstructive lesion in the mitral valve of the heart.

mitral stenosis

An elevated ...... count usually indicates a chronic infection.

monocyte

vein (p)

phleb/o

Inflammation of the vein is known as.....

phlebitis

The term meaning the rupture of a vein is......

phleborrhexis

The abnormal narrowing of the lumen of a vein is called....

phlebostenosis

clot

thromb/o

The smallest formed elements in the blood are the.....

thrombocytes

An abnormal increase in the number of platelets in the circulating blood is known as.....

thrombocytosis

blood or blood condition

-emia

Thomas Willis suffers from spasmodic choking or suffocating pain caused by a lack of oxygen to his heart muscle. The condition is known as .....

Angina Pectoris

The term meaning the surgical removal of an aneurysm is a/an.....

aneurysmectomy

relating to blood or lymph vessels

angi/o

The surgical removal of a portion of a blood vessel is a/an....

angiectomy

The term meaning tissue death of the walls of the blood vessels is.....

angionecrosis

The suture repair of any vessel, especially a blood vessel, is called a/an......

angiorrhaphy

Medications administered to lower high blood pressure are known as......

antihypertensives

aorta

aort/o

artery

arteri/o

plaque, fatty substance

ather/o

A fatty plaque deposit within an artery is called an.... This condition is characteristic of atherosclerosis.

atheroma

heart

cardi/o

Jason Turner suffered from cardiac arrest. The paramedics saved his life by using..........

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

The procedure to surgically suture the wall of the heart is a/an......

cardiorrhaphy

The term meaning rupture of the heart is.....

cardiorrhexis

crown, coronary

coron/o

The myocardium receives its blood supply from the...

coronary arteries

The term meaning any abnormal or pathologic condition of the blood is .....

dyscrasia.

Dr.Lawson read the patient's..... This is also known as an ECG or EKG.

electrocardiogram

The term that describes a foreign object circulating in the blood is.....

embolus

A bacterial infection of the lining or valves of the heart is known as bacterial.....

endocarditis

inner lining of the heart

endocardium

external layer of the heart

epicardium

Hamilton Edward Sr. suffers from.... heart disease (IHD). This is a group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart.

ischemic

white

leuk/o

The white blood cells that fight infection by phagocytosis are.....

leukocytes

the term meaning white blood cells is....

leukocytes

Blood flows from the right ventricle to the.....

lungs

The blood disorder in which red blood cells are larger than normal, and which is usually caused by a deficiency of folic acid or vitamin B12, is..... anemia.

megaloblastic

cardiac muscle

myocardium

When Mr.Lein stand up too quickly, his blood pressure drops. His physician describes this as postural or.... hypotension.

orthostatic

Helen Grovenor had a/an .... implanted as treatment to control atrial fibrillation.

pacemaker

A fast heartbeat of sudden onset is known as......

paroxysmal tachycardia

The surgical removal of a portion of the tissue surrounding the heart is a/an.......

pericardiectomy

The procedure to suture the tissue surrounding the heart is a/an....

pericardiorrhaphy

sac enclosing the heart

pericardium

The heart chamber that pumps blood to the lungs is the.....

right ventricle

Chronic hypertension, which is caused by a different medical problem, is known as.... hypertension.

secondary

The systemic disease caused by the spread of microorganisms and their toxins via the circulating blood is known as......

septicemia

Plasma with the clotting proteins removed is called.....

serum

Commonly known as the natural pacemaker, the proper name of the structure is / are the....

sinoatrial (SA) node

Digital..... angiography (DSA) uses video and computer-assisted enhancement of images obtained with conventional angiography.

subtraction

When the ventricles of the heart contract,..... pressure occurs.

systolic

fast, rapid

tachy-