Medical Terminology and Conditions

This video tutorial introduces medical terminology related to the cardiovascular system, focusing on root words, suffixes, and terms associated with the heart, veins, arteries, blood clots, and blood conditions. It explains the meanings of various medical terms and their components, such as 'cardiologist' for heart specialist and 'thrombosis' for blood clot condition. The tutorial aims to enhance understanding of cardiovascular medical language.

What does the suffix 'logist' signify in medical terminology?

• Study of

• Specialist

• Inflammation

• Enlargement

Which term refers to the inflammation of the heart?

• Cardiospasm

• Cardiopathy

• Carditis

• Cardiomegaly

What does 'bradycardia' mean?

• Fast heart

• Slow heart

• Heart disease

• Heart enlargement

Which term describes an excessive flow or discharge from the vein?

• Phlebitis

• Phlebotomy

• Phlevostenosis

• Phleborrhagia

What is the meaning of 'phlebotomy'?

• Inflammation of a vein

• Surgical incision of a vein

• Surgical removal of a vein

• Narrowing of a vein

What does 'arteriosclerosis' refer to?

• Hardening of the artery

• Narrowing of the artery

• Inflammation of the artery

• Disease of the artery

Which term means 'disease of the artery'?

• Arteriopathy

• Arteriosclerosis

• Arteritis

• Arterioraphy

What does the term 'thrombocyte' refer to?

• Platelet

• Blood clot

• Blood cell

• Blood vessel

What is 'hemolysis'?

• Destruction of blood

• Formation of blood

• Clotting of blood

• Flow of blood

What condition is characterized by a reduced ability of blood to clot?

• Hemostasis

• Hematoma

• Hemophilia

• Hemolysis