Medical Terminology: Body Systems 1 - Cardiovascular System
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What is the combining form for heart?

  • Cardi/o (correct)
  • Myocardi/o
  • Endocardi/o
  • Pericardi/o

    • What is the term for inflammation of the heart muscle?

  • Pericarditis
  • Myocarditis (correct)
  • Cardiomegaly
  • Cardiomyopathy

    • What is the term for the inner lining of the heart?

  • Endocardium (correct)
  • Myocardium
  • Epicardium
  • Pericardium

    • What is the term for narrowing of the aortic valve?

    <p>Aortic stenosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a procedure that involves recording blood vessels using x-ray images?

    <p>Angiography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for high blood pressure?

    <p>Hypertension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the procedure of using sound waves to take images of the heart?

    <p>Echocardiography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the combining form 'Gastr/o' in a medical term?

    <p>Pertaining to the stomach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the procedure of creating an opening in the jejunum?

    <p>Jejunostomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the inflammation of the bile ducts?

    <p>Cholangitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the condition in which the contents of the stomach flow back into the esophagus?

    <p>Gastroesophageal reflux disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the procedure of visual examination of the anus and rectum?

    <p>Proctoscopy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for spitting up of blood?

    <p>Hemoptysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a thoracentesis procedure?

    <p>To drain a pleural effusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a bluish coloration of the skin and other organs due to increased deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood?

    <p>Cyanosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the yellow-orange coloration of the skin and tissues from the accumulation of bilirubin?

    <p>Jaundice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a laryngoscopy procedure?

    <p>To examine the larynx</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a surgical procedure that involves removing a lung or a portion of a lung?

    <p>Thoracotomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the medical term for a visual examination of the bronchi?

    <p>Bronchoscopy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the surgical creation of a new opening of the colon to the outside of the body?

    <p>Colostomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the inflammation of the bronchioles?

    <p>Bronchiolitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the removal of the lung?

    <p>Pneumonectomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the spasm and narrowing of the bronchi, leading to difficulty in breathing and a wheezing sound?

    <p>Asthma</p> Signup and view all the answers

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