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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology
Cardiovascular Terms
Name ________________________________________ Period _______
Part I: Define the following terms
1. bi________________________
2. epi _______________________
3. cardi/o____________________
4. angi/o____________________
5. lymph/o __________________
6. plasm/o___________________
7. valvo/o____________________
8. ather/o ____________________
9. electr/o ____________________
10. –graph____________________
11. isch/o ____________________
12. –meter ___________________
13. sphygm/o _________________
14. thrmob/o _________________
15. -itis ______________________
16. –ia ______________________
17. –ac ______________________
18. ven/o ____________________
19. hemat/o __________________
20. –oma ____________________
21. –plasty ___________________
22. –stenosis _________________
23. –ologist __________________
24. –pathy ___________________
25. hyper ____________________
26. –tomy ___________________
27. –osis ____________________
28. –rrhaphy _________________
** Hint: Cardi/o is generally used to describe the heart, while coron/o is generally used
when referring to the blood vessels of the heart.
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29. tri_______________________
30. endo_____________________
31. peri______________________
32. aort/o_____________________
33. coron/o ____________________
34.phleb/o_____________________
35. spleen/o ___________________
36. ventricul/o _________________
37. ech/o _____________________
38. –gram ____________________
39. –graphy ___________________
40. –emia _____________________
41. –scope ____________________
42. therm/o ____________________
43. –ectomy ___________________
44. brady _____________________
45. tachy _____________________
46. –apheresis _________________
47. hem/o _____________________
48. –sclerosis __________________
49. –megaly ___________________
50. –rrhexis ___________________
51. –spasm ____________________
52. –ology ____________________
53. –tension ___________________
54. hypo ______________________
55. –ic ________________________
56. -lytic______________________
57. –al _______________________
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Part II: Creating medical terms

1. Recording of reflected sound waves ___________________________

from the heart. (rw/v/rw/s)

2. Electrical recording of the heart (activity) ___________________________

(rw/v/rw/v/s)

3. Surgical repair of blood vessels ___________________________

(rw/v/s)

4. X-ray of the veins ___________________________

(rw/v/s)

5. Hardening of the arteries ___________________________

(rw/v/s)

6. Condition of the fatty plaques ___________________________

causing hardening (of blood vessels)
(rw/v/rw/s)

7. Slow heart rate (rw/s) ___________________________

8. Clotting and inflammation associated

with a vein. (rw/v/rw/s) ___________________________

9. Incision and partial removal of the

outer covering (of the heart) (p/rw/s) ___________________________

10. Cutting into a vein. (rw/v/s) ___________________________

11. Dissolution of a blood clot (rw/v/s) ___________________________

12. Rupture of an artery (rw/v/s) ___________________________

13. Enlargement of the heart (rw/v/s) ___________________________

14. Inflammation of the inner layer of the

heart (p/rw/s) ___________________________

15. Disease of the heart muscle ___________________________

(rw/v/rw/v/s)

16. Narrowing of the blood vessels (rw/v/s) ___________________________

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17. Measurement of pulse (blood pressure) ___________________________

(rw/v/man/v/s)

18. To view the chest (rw/v/s) ___________________________

(Refers to an instrument used to examine heart sounds in the chest)

19. Suturing of the blood vessels (rw/v/s) ___________________________

20. One who studies the heart (rw/v/s) ___________________________

21. Referring to low (blood) pressure ___________________________

(rw/v/s)

22. Referring to a rapid heart rate (rw/s) ___________________________

23. Instrument used to record the electrical

activity of the heart (rw/v/rw/v/s) ___________________________

24. Process of x-raying a blood vessel ___________________________

(rw/v/s)

25. Pertaining to upon the heart (p/rw/s) ___________________________

26. Deficiency of blood (rw/s) ___________________________

27. High pressure (rw/s) ___________________________

28. Removal of a clot (rw/s) ___________________________

29. Inflammation of the outer heart covering ___________________________

(rw/v/rw/s)

30. Surgical repair of the ventricle (rw/v/s) ___________________________

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Answer Key to Part II – Creating Medical Terms

1. echocardiogram 23. electrocardiograph

2. electrocardiogram 24. angiography

3. angioplasty, angiorrhaphy 25. epicardium

4. venogram 26. hematopenia

5. arteriosclerosis 27. hypertension

6. atherosclerosis 28. thrombectomy

7. bradycardia 29. pericarditis

8. thrombophlebitis 30. ventriculoplasty

9. pericardectomy

10. phlebotomy

11. thrombolysis

12. arteriorrhexis

13. cardiomegaly

14. endocarditis

15. cardiomyopathy

16. angiostenosis

17. sphygomomanometer

18. stethoscope

19. angioplasty, angiorrhaphy

20. cardiologist

21. hypotension

22. tachycardia

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