HTHRHSC 2500: Medical Terminology -
Chapter 5 Midterm Test Questions With
100% Correct Answers.
angi/o, vas/o - Answer blood or lymph vessel
aort/o - Answer aorta
ather/o - Answer plaque, fatty substance
capill/o - Answer hair
card/o, cardi/o - Answer heart
-crasia - Answer a mixture or blending
electr/o - Answer electricity, electric
embol/o - Answer something inserted or thrown in
-emia - Answer blood, blood condition
erythr/o - Answer red
fibrill/o - Answer muscle fiber; nerve fiber
hem/o, hemat/o - Answer blood, relating to the blood
infarct/o - Answer filled in, stuffed
leuk/o - Answer white
, rhythm/o - Answer rhythm
-sclerosis - Answer abnormal hardening
sept/o - Answer infection, partition
tachy- - Answer fast, rapid
thromb/o - Answer clot, thrombus
valv/o, valvul/o - Answer valve
ven/o - Answer vein
ACE inhibitor - Answer medications administered to treat hypertension and congestive heart
failure.
anemia(s) - Answer a disorder characterized by lower than normal levels of red blood cells in
the blood.
aneurysm(s) - Answer a localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an
artery.
aneurysm clipping - Answer a surgical method to isolate an aneurysm from the rest of the
circulatory system by placing a small clip across its neck.
aneurysmectomy - Answer the surgical removal of an aneurysm
aneurysmorrhaphy - Answer surgical suturing of an aneurysm.
angina - Answer episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the
myocardium.
Chapter 5 Midterm Test Questions With
100% Correct Answers.
angi/o, vas/o - Answer blood or lymph vessel
aort/o - Answer aorta
ather/o - Answer plaque, fatty substance
capill/o - Answer hair
card/o, cardi/o - Answer heart
-crasia - Answer a mixture or blending
electr/o - Answer electricity, electric
embol/o - Answer something inserted or thrown in
-emia - Answer blood, blood condition
erythr/o - Answer red
fibrill/o - Answer muscle fiber; nerve fiber
hem/o, hemat/o - Answer blood, relating to the blood
infarct/o - Answer filled in, stuffed
leuk/o - Answer white
, rhythm/o - Answer rhythm
-sclerosis - Answer abnormal hardening
sept/o - Answer infection, partition
tachy- - Answer fast, rapid
thromb/o - Answer clot, thrombus
valv/o, valvul/o - Answer valve
ven/o - Answer vein
ACE inhibitor - Answer medications administered to treat hypertension and congestive heart
failure.
anemia(s) - Answer a disorder characterized by lower than normal levels of red blood cells in
the blood.
aneurysm(s) - Answer a localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an
artery.
aneurysm clipping - Answer a surgical method to isolate an aneurysm from the rest of the
circulatory system by placing a small clip across its neck.
aneurysmectomy - Answer the surgical removal of an aneurysm
aneurysmorrhaphy - Answer surgical suturing of an aneurysm.
angina - Answer episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the
myocardium.
