1. Medical Terminology MOA150 Week 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Phlebitis phleb = itis = vein inflammation Inflammation of a vein

16. Aortitis aort = itis = aorta inflammation Inflammation of the aorta

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

18. Erythrocytes erythro = cytes = red cells Red blood cells

19. Leukocytes leuko = cytes = white cells White blood cells

20. Cardiomegaly cardio = megaly = heart enlargement Enlargement of the heart

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

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

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

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

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

26. 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

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