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Cardiovascular Word Parts

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

angi/o

a)

nerve

b)

heart

c)

blood vessel

d)

angina

2.

aort/o

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

aorta

d)

capillary

3.

arteri/o

a)

artery

b)

aorta

c)

aneurysm

d)

arteriole

4.

arteriol/o

a)

artery

b)

aorta

c)

arteriole

d)

artwork

5.

ather/o

a)

blood vessel

b)

narrowing

c)

fatty buildup (plaque)

d)

twisted

6.

bol/o

a)

cast; throw

b)

rupture

c)

implode

d)

herniate

7.

cardi/o

a)

lung

b)

heart

c)

brain

d)

exercise

8.

coagul/o

a)

pain

b)

bleeding

c)

hardening

d)

clotting

9.

constrict/o

a)

softening

b)

hardening

c)

narrowing

d)

widening

10.

coron/o

a)

head

b)

cartilage

c)

heart

d)

valve

11.

cyan/o

a)

cell

b)

blue

c)

infection

d)

cold

12.

dilat/o

a)

to enlarge or expand

b)

to constrict or narrow

c)

to rupture

d)

to harden

13.

electr/o

a)

magnetism

b)

electricity

c)

light

d)

resistance

14.

lumin/o

a)

opening

b)

light

c)

translucent

d)

vessel

15.

my/o

a)

spinal cord

b)

bone marrow

c)

fungus

d)

muscle

16.

phleb/o

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

d)

lymph

17.

pulmon/o

a)

pulse

b)

heart

c)

pressure

d)

lung

18.

rhythm/o

a)

electrical activity

b)

rhyming

c)

coordinated

d)

rhythm; heartbeat

19.

sept/o

a)

sepsis

b)

wall; partition

c)

separate

d)

tissue

20.

son/o

a)

solar

b)

offspring

c)

sound

d)

clot

21.

sphygm/o

a)

pressure

b)

pulse

c)

measure

d)

air

22.

systol/o

a)

systemic

b)

relaxation

c)

contraction

d)

pressure

23.

tens/o

a)

incision

b)

tissue

c)

stretched; strained

d)

vessel

24.

thromb/o

a)

chest

b)

vessel

c)

blood

d)

clot

25.

tom/o

a)

to cut

b)

to eat

c)

to narrow

d)

to burst

26.

vas/o

a)

vast

b)

bleeding

c)

clotting

d)

vessel; duct

27.

vascul/o

a)

lymph system

b)

blood vessel

c)

heart

d)

lungs

28.

ven/i; ven/o

a)

vein

b)

vessel

c)

duct

d)

ventricle

29.

ventricul/o

a)

vein

b)

venule

c)

ventricle

d)

valve

30.

venul/o

a)

ventricle

b)

venule; small vein

c)

valve

d)

lymph vessel

31.

a-; an-

a)

first

b)

with

c)

without; not

d)

against

32.

anti-

a)

without

b)

with

c)

against

d)

through

33.

brady-

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

across

d)

under

34.

dia-

a)

through; complete

b)

surrounding

c)

against

d)

excessive

35.

echo-

a)

electricity

b)

inner

c)

across

d)

reflected sound

36.

em-

a)

under

b)

over

c)

in

d)

out

37.

endo-

a)

below normal

b)

across

c)

within

d)

fast

38.

epi-

a)

over; upon

b)

beneath

c)

adrenaline

d)

image

39.

hyper-

a)

deficient

b)

excessive

c)

inside

d)

outside

40.

hypo-

a)

within

b)

between

c)

below normal

d)

above normal

41.

per-

a)

above

b)

slow

c)

beneath

d)

through

42.

peri-

a)

surrounding

b)

against

c)

without

d)

through

43.

tachy-

a)

sticky

b)

narrow

c)

fast

d)

slow

44.

trans-

a)

without

b)

across

c)

under

d)

against

45.

-ectomy

a)

surgical repair

b)

surgical removal

c)

surgical error

d)

surgical incision

46.

-emic

a)

pertaining to a tumor

b)

pertaining to surgery

c)

pertaining to the skin

d)

pertaining to blood condition

47.

-gram

a)

weight

b)

record; image

c)

abnormal condition

d)

process

48.

-itis

a)

tumor

b)

bleeding

c)

disease

d)

inflammation

49.

-lytic

a)

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

b)

substance that promotes

c)

excision

d)

tightening

50.

-pathy

a)

growth

b)

pertaining to

c)

disease

d)

opening

51.

-plasty

a)

incision

b)

measure

c)

image

d)

surgical repair

52.

-sclerosis

a)

enlarging

b)

narrowing

c)

softening

d)

hardening

53.

-stenosis

a)

surgical removal

b)

narrowing

c)

fast

d)

measurement

54.

-tension

a)

conflict

b)

pressure

c)

narrowing

d)

tendon

55.

-tomy

a)

incision

b)

excision

c)

removal

d)

repair

56.

-trophy

a)

winner

b)

excessive

c)

growth; development

d)

record; image

57.

-osis

a)

pertaining to

b)

chemical substance

c)

thickening

d)

abnormal condition

58.

-graphy

a)

process of recording

b)

process of visualizing

c)

measurement

d)

chemical reaction