HST-MT - Medical Terminology of the Cardiovascular System Pt. 1

This video tutorial introduces medical terminology related to the cardiovascular system, focusing on root words, suffixes, and their meanings. It covers terms associated with the heart, veins, arteries, blood clots, and blood. Each term is explained with its root or suffix, providing a comprehensive understanding of cardiovascular medical language.

What does the term 'cardiologist' refer to?

• A study of the heart

• A specialist of the heart

• Pertaining to the heart

• Inflammation of the heart

Which term describes the enlargement of the heart?

• Cardiopathy

• Carditis

• Cardiomegaly

• Cardiospasm

What does 'phlebitis' mean?

• Excessive flow from the vein

• Inflammation of the vein

• Narrowing of the vein

• Surgical incision of the vein

What is the meaning of 'phleborrhaphy'?

• To enlarge the vein

• To suture the vein

• To record the vein

• To remove the vein

What does 'arteriosclerosis' refer to?

• Disease of the artery

• Hardening of the artery

• Inflammation of the artery

• Narrowing of the artery

Which term means 'pertaining to the artery'?

• Arteritis

• Arteriopathy

• Arteriorrhaphy

• Arterial

What does 'thrombosis' mean?

• Resembling a blood clot

• Inflammation of a blood clot

• Surgical removal of a blood clot

• Disease condition of a blood clot

What is the meaning of 'thrombectomy'?

• Surgical removal of a blood clot

• Destruction of a blood clot

• Inflammation of a blood clot

• Production of a blood clot

What does 'hematocrit' measure?

• The clotting of blood

• The flow of blood

• The separation of blood

• The destruction of blood

What is 'hemophiliac' related to?

• A condition where blood clotting is reduced

• A condition where blood is separated

• A condition where blood flow is excessive

• A condition where blood clots easily