Medical Terminology
MOA150 Week 2
Bradycardia
brady =
slow
card =
heart
-ia =
condition
Abnormally slow heartbeat
Tachycardia
tachy =
rapid, fast
card =
heart
-ia =
condition
Abnormally rapid heartbeat
Anemia
an =
without, not
-emia =
blood
Disorder characterized by negative
(without) red blood cell levels
Leukemia
leuk =
white
-emia =
blood
Cancer characterized by an increase
of abnormal white blood cell
Septicemia
sept =
infection
ic =
pertaining to
-emia =
blood
Blood poisoning or a systemic disease
caused by the spread of
microorganisms in the blood
Ischemia
isch =
to hold back
-emia =
blood
Temporary deficiency in blood supply
due to either the narrowing or
blockage of a blood vessel
Angiostenosis
angio =
Blood vessel
stenosis= Abnormal narrowing
Narrowing of a blood vessel
Angiography
angio =
Blood vessel
graphy=
the process of recording
X-ray of the blood vessels after
injecting a contrast medium
Phlebography
phlebo =
vein
graphy=
the process of recording
X-ray of the veins after injecting a
contrast medium
Polyarteritis
poly =
many, multiple
arter =
artery
-itis =
inflammation
Inflammation of many arteries
Endocarditis
endo =
within, inside
card =
heart
-itis =
inflammation
Inflammation of the inner lining of the
heart
Thrombosis
thromb = Blood clot
osis =
Disease, condition of
Having an abnormal blood clot
Hemostasis
hemo =
Blood
stasis =
stoppage, slowness
Stoppage or sluggishness of blood
flow
Phlebitis
phleb =
vein
itis =
inflammation
Inflammation of a vein
Aortitis
aort =
aorta
itis =
inflammation
Inflammation of the aorta
Arrhythmia
a=
without, not
rrhythm = heart rhythm
ia =
condition
Abnormal (without) heart rhythm
Erythrocytes
erythro = red
cytes =
cells
Red blood cells
Leukocytes
leuko =
white
cytes =
cells
White blood cells
Cardiomegaly
cardio =
heart
megaly = enlargement
Enlargement of the heart
Biopsy
bi/o =
life
opsy =
to view
“to view life” by removing & examining
tissue, cells or fluids from a living
body
Angiogram
angio =
blood vessel
gram =
recorded information
Picture of a blood vessel
Angioplasty
angio =
blood vessel
plasty =
operation to reconstruct, surgical
repair
Surgical repair of a blood vessel
Hematologist
hemat =
blood
ologist =
specialist
Specialist in diagnosing and treating
blood disorders
Atherosclerosis
athero =
plaque, fatty substance
sclerosis = abnormal hardening
Hardening of the arteries
Hyperlipidemia
hyper =
overactive, excessive
lipid =
fat cell
-emia =
blood
The condition of elevated plasma
concentrations of various fat cells
(cholesterol, triglycerides, and
lipoproteins) in the blood stream
Palpitation
palpita =
touch, feel, stroke
tion =
process, state
Pounding or racing heart