FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERM CH

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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MED TERM CH

9 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: PCI

Answer:

percutaneous coronary intervention

Question 2: Ventricular septal defect (VSD)

ven-TRIK-yoo-lar SEP-tal-DEE-fekt

Answer:

ventricul= ventricle, ar= pertaining ot, sept= septum, al= pertaining to, de= bad, fect= made flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart

Question 3: Thrombolytic

THROM-boh-LIH-tik

Answer:

thrombo= clot, lyt= loose, ic = agent drug that breaks down clots

Question 4: Angioedema

AN-jee-oh-DEE-mee-ah

Answer:

angio= vessel, edema= swelling swelling of the blood vessels

Question 5: Congestive cardiomyopathy

con-JES-tiv KAR-dee-oh-mai-AW-pah-thee

Answer:

con= together, gestive = bring heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself (congestive) and becomes stretched (dilated) which caused weak/slow pumping of blood

Question 6: Arrhythmia

ay-RITH-mee-ah

Answer:

a= no, rrhythm- rhythm, ia= condition irregular heartbeat

Question 7: Arteriosclerosis

ar-TER-ee-oh-skleh-ROH-sis

Answer:

arterio= artery, scler= hard, osis= condition hardening of an artery

Question 8: Valvotomy

val-VAW-toh-mee

Answer:

valvo= valve, tomy= incision incision into a heart valve

Question 9: Restrictive cardiomyopathy

ree-STRIK-tiv KAR-dee-oh-mai-AW-pah-thee

Answer:

re= back, strict= tied, ive= pertaining to heart muscle hardens, restricting the expansion of the heart, thus limiting the amount of blood it can pump to the rest of the body

Question 10: Phlebotomist

fleb-BAW-toh-mist

Answer:

phlebo= vein, tom=incision, ist= specialist one who draws blood

Question 11: Phlebophlebostomy

FLEB-oh-fleb-AW-stoh-mee

Answer:

phlebo= vein, phlebo= vein, stomy= opening procedure to create an opening between two veins

Question 12: Vena Cava

VEE-nah CAY-vah

Answer:

vena= vein, cava= hollow large- diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart

Question 13: Dysrhythmia

dis-RITH-mee-ah

Answer:

dys= bad, rhythm= rhythm, ia= condition irregular heartbeat

Question 14: Superior vena cava

soo-PEER-ee-or VEE-nah-CAY-vah

Answer:

superior= upper, vena= vein, cava= hollow portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body (head and arms)

Question 15: Vasculitis

VAS-kyoo-LAI-tis

Answer:

vascul= vessel, itis = inflammation inflammation of blood vessels

Question 16: Angiolith

AN-jee-oh-LITH

Answer:

angio= vessel, lith= stone stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel

Question 17: SCA

Answer:

sudden cardiac arrest

Question 18: Cardiomegaly

KAR-dee-oh-MEH-gah-lee

Answer:

cardio= heart, megaly= enlargement enlarged heart

Question 19: Tachycardia

TAK-ih-KAR-dee-ah

Answer:

tachy= fast, card = heart, ia= condition Fast heartbeat

Question 20: Angiopoiesis

AN-jee-oh-poh-EE-sis

Answer:

angio= vessel, poiesis= formation formation of blood vessels

Question 21: Epicardium

EH-puh-KAR-dee-um

Answer:

epi= upon, card= heart, ium= tissue tissue lining the outside of the heart