Medical Terminology MOA150 Week 2

Bradycardia brady = card = -ia = slow heart condition Abnormally slow heartbeat

Tachycardia tachy = card = -ia = rapid, fast heart condition Abnormally rapid heartbeat

Anemia an = -emia = without, not blood Disorder characterized by negative (without) red blood cell levels

Leukemia leuk = -emia = white blood Cancer characterized by an increase of abnormal white blood cell

Septicemia sept = ic = -emia = infection pertaining to blood Blood poisoning or a systemic disease caused by the spread of microorganisms in the blood

Ischemia isch = -emia = to hold back blood Temporary deficiency in blood supply due to either the narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel

Angiostenosis angio = stenosis= Blood vessel Abnormal narrowing Narrowing of a blood vessel

Angiography angio = graphy= Blood vessel the process of recording X-ray of the blood vessels after injecting a contrast medium

Phlebography phlebo = graphy= vein the process of recording X-ray of the veins after injecting a contrast medium

Polyarteritis poly = arter = -itis = many, multiple artery inflammation Inflammation of many arteries

Endocarditis endo = card = -itis = within, inside heart inflammation Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

Thrombosis thromb = osis = Blood clot Disease, condition of Having an abnormal blood clot

Hemostasis hemo = stasis = Blood stoppage, slowness Stoppage or sluggishness of blood flow

Phlebitis phleb = itis = vein inflammation Inflammation of a vein

Aortitis aort = itis = aorta inflammation Inflammation of the aorta

Arrhythmia a = rrhythm = ia = without, not heart rhythm condition Abnormal (without) heart rhythm

Erythrocytes erythro = cytes = red cells Red blood cells

Leukocytes leuko = cytes = white cells White blood cells

Cardiomegaly cardio = megaly = heart enlargement Enlargement of the heart

Biopsy bi/o = opsy = life to view “to view life” by removing & examining tissue, cells or fluids from a living body

Angiogram angio = gram = blood vessel recorded information Picture of a blood vessel

Angioplasty angio = plasty = blood vessel operation to reconstruct, surgical repair Surgical repair of a blood vessel

Hematologist hemat = ologist = blood specialist Specialist in diagnosing and treating blood disorders

Atherosclerosis athero = sclerosis = plaque, fatty substance abnormal hardening Hardening of the arteries

Hyperlipidemia hyper = lipid = -emia = overactive, excessive fat cell blood The condition of elevated plasma concentrations of various fat cells (cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoproteins) in the blood stream

Palpitation palpita = tion = touch, feel, stroke process, state Pounding or racing heart