Medical Terminology, Exams of Medical Sciences

Download Medical Terminology and more Exams Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! Medical Terminology Curriculum Page 1 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education Medical Terminology Cardiovascular Terms Name ________________________________________ Period _______ Part I: Define the following terms 1. bi________________________ 29. tri_______________________ 2. epi _______________________ 30. endo_____________________ 3. cardi/o____________________ 31. peri______________________ 4. angi/o____________________ 32. aort/o_____________________ 5. lymph/o __________________ 33. coron/o ____________________ 6. plasm/o___________________ 34.phleb/o_____________________ 7. valvo/o____________________ 35. spleen/o ___________________ 8. ather/o ____________________ 36. ventricul/o _________________ 9. electr/o ____________________ 37. ech/o _____________________ 10. –graph____________________ 38. –gram ____________________ 11. isch/o ____________________ 39. –graphy ___________________ 12. –meter ___________________ 40. –emia _____________________ 13. sphygm/o _________________ 41. –scope ____________________ 14. thrmob/o _________________ 42. therm/o ____________________ 15. -itis ______________________ 43. –ectomy ___________________ 16. –ia ______________________ 44. brady _____________________ 17. –ac ______________________ 45. tachy _____________________ 18. ven/o ____________________ 46. –apheresis _________________ 19. hemat/o __________________ 47. hem/o _____________________ 20. –oma ____________________ 48. –sclerosis __________________ 21. –plasty ___________________ 49. –megaly ___________________ 22. –stenosis _________________ 50. –rrhexis ___________________ 23. –ologist __________________ 51. –spasm ____________________ 24. –pathy ___________________ 52. –ology ____________________ 25. hyper ____________________ 53. –tension ___________________ 26. –tomy ___________________ 54. hypo ______________________ 27. –osis ____________________ 55. –ic ________________________ 28. –rrhaphy _________________ 56. -lytic______________________ 57. –al _______________________ ** 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. Medical Terminology Curriculum Page 2 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 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) ___________________________