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