Cardiology

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• ather/o

• vein

• arteri/o

• aorta

• cardi/o

• heart

• pleb/o

• artery

• aort/o

• plaque; fatty substance

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

• the end
• the beginning

What is the abbreviation for hypertension?

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

Cardi/o

-ology

__ is a root word meaning "red."

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

• endo-

• cardi/o

• -itis

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

• arteriostenosis

• arteriosclerosis

• atherostenosis

• atherosclerosis

What does the abbreviation CPR stand for?

What is the root word meaning "clot?"

A ​ (a)   is a white blood cell.

• leukocyte
• erythrocyte
• thrombocyte
• phagocyte