Cardiology

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• pleb/o

• plaque; fatty substance

• arteri/o

• artery

• ather/o

• aorta

• aort/o

• vein

• cardi/o

• heart

A ​ suffix is a word part found at​ ​​ (a)   of a medical term.

• the end
• the beginning

What is the abbreviation for hypertension?

(a)  

Combine the following word parts to create a term meaning "study of the heart.'

Cardi/o

-ology

(a)  

(a)   is a root word meaning "red."

Reorder word parts to create a term meaning "inflammation of the lining inside the heart."

• endo-

• -itis

• cardi/o

Which of the following terms means "abnormal narrowing of the arteries?"

• arteriostenosis

• arteriosclerosis

• atherostenosis

• atherosclerosis

What does the abbreviation CPR stand for?

(a)  

What is the root word meaning "clot?"

(a)  

A ​ (a)   is a white blood cell.

• leukocyte
• erythrocyte
• thrombocyte
• phagocyte