ALHS 1090 Chapter 8 Cardiovascular
System Word Building, Chapter 8 –
Questions with Actual Answers.
angi/o/plasty - Answer Build a medical word that means surgical repair of a vessel
vascul/itis - Answer Build a medical word that means inflammation of (blood) vessels
aort/o/stenosis - Answer Build a medical word that means narrowing of the aorta
arteri/o/rrhexis - Answer Build a medical word that means rupture of an artery
arteriol/itis - Answer Build a medical word that means inflammation of an arteriole
atri/o/megaly - Answer Build a medical word that means enlargement of the atrium
ather/oma - Answer Build a medical word that means tumor of fatty plaque
cardi/o/megaly - Answer Build a medical word that means enlargement of the heart
electro/cardi/o/gram - Answer Build a medical word that means a record or recording of the
electricity of the heart
embol/ectomy - Answer Build a medical word that means removal of an embolus
hemangi/oma - Answer Build a medical word that means tumor of a blood vessel
my/o/cardi/al - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to the heart muscle
phleb/ectasis - Answer Build a medical word that means dilation of a vein
, sept/o/stomy - Answer Build a medical word that means forming an opening into the
septum
sphygm/oid - Answer Build a medical word that means resembling a pulse
sten/o/tic - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to a narrowing or stricture
thromb/o/lysis - Answer Build a medical word that means destruction of a blood clot
ventricul/ar - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to a ventricle
arteri/o/gram - Answer Build a medical word that means a record or a writing of an artery
electr/o/cardi/o/graph - Answer Build a medical word that means instrument used to record
the electricity of the heart
angi/o/graphy - Answer Build a medical word that means process of recording a vessel
a/sphyxia - Answer Build a medical word that means without pulse
brady/cardia - Answer Build a medical word that means slow heart condition
endo/vascul/ar - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to inside a vessel
extra/vascul/ar - Answer Build a medical word that means outside of a vessel
peri/cardi/o/tomy - Answer incision around the heart (pericardium)
tachy/cardia - Answer Build a medical word that means rapid heart condition
trans/sept/al - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to across the septum
System Word Building, Chapter 8 –
Questions with Actual Answers.
angi/o/plasty - Answer Build a medical word that means surgical repair of a vessel
vascul/itis - Answer Build a medical word that means inflammation of (blood) vessels
aort/o/stenosis - Answer Build a medical word that means narrowing of the aorta
arteri/o/rrhexis - Answer Build a medical word that means rupture of an artery
arteriol/itis - Answer Build a medical word that means inflammation of an arteriole
atri/o/megaly - Answer Build a medical word that means enlargement of the atrium
ather/oma - Answer Build a medical word that means tumor of fatty plaque
cardi/o/megaly - Answer Build a medical word that means enlargement of the heart
electro/cardi/o/gram - Answer Build a medical word that means a record or recording of the
electricity of the heart
embol/ectomy - Answer Build a medical word that means removal of an embolus
hemangi/oma - Answer Build a medical word that means tumor of a blood vessel
my/o/cardi/al - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to the heart muscle
phleb/ectasis - Answer Build a medical word that means dilation of a vein
, sept/o/stomy - Answer Build a medical word that means forming an opening into the
septum
sphygm/oid - Answer Build a medical word that means resembling a pulse
sten/o/tic - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to a narrowing or stricture
thromb/o/lysis - Answer Build a medical word that means destruction of a blood clot
ventricul/ar - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to a ventricle
arteri/o/gram - Answer Build a medical word that means a record or a writing of an artery
electr/o/cardi/o/graph - Answer Build a medical word that means instrument used to record
the electricity of the heart
angi/o/graphy - Answer Build a medical word that means process of recording a vessel
a/sphyxia - Answer Build a medical word that means without pulse
brady/cardia - Answer Build a medical word that means slow heart condition
endo/vascul/ar - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to inside a vessel
extra/vascul/ar - Answer Build a medical word that means outside of a vessel
peri/cardi/o/tomy - Answer incision around the heart (pericardium)
tachy/cardia - Answer Build a medical word that means rapid heart condition
trans/sept/al - Answer Build a medical word that means pertaining to across the septum
