Name: Date:
Arizona College BIO 202 Module 2 Cardiovascular System Medical Terminology and
Learning Guide Reading
• Chapter 19-All pages
THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE COMPLETED IN LEGIBLE HANDWRITING.
Give the meaning of the following roots
Root Meaning Root Meaning
1. cardi/o 2. ateri/o
3. ven/o 4. phleb/o
5. angi/o 6. vascul/o
7. coron/o 8. tens/o
9. hem/o 10. hemat/o
Give the meaning of these pathological roots related to CVS
Root Meaning Root Meaning
1. ather/o 2. diaphor/e
3. scler/o 4. embol/o
5. necr/o 6. thromb/o
7. constrict/o 8. isch/o
9. dilat/o 10. aneurys/o
Give the meaning of the following prefixes
Prefix Meaning Prefix Meaning
1. epi- 2. peri-
3. endo- 4. hyper-
5. hypo- 6. brady-
7. tachy- 8. de-
9. pan- 10. poly-
Give the meaning of the following suffixes
Suffix Meaning Suffix Meaning
1. -itis: 2. -stasis:
3. -sclerosis: 4. -stenosis
5. -malacia: 6. -ic
7. -osis 8. -meter
9. -gram 10. -ole
11. -graphy 12. -ule
13. -graph 14. -oma
15. -ectomy 16. -megaly
17. -ostomy 18. -centesis
19. -otomy 20. -scope
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Look-alike and sound-alike words with selection exercise
1. arrhythmia abnormal heart rhythm
2. erythremia increase in the number of red blood cells
3. infarction death of tissue
4. infection to contaminate with a disease
5. venous pertaining to a vein
6. Venus one of the planets
7. palpation to feel with your hands and fingers
8. palpitation fast heartbeat
9. pericardium structure around the heart
10. precordium area in front of the heart
11. vain concerned about one’s own appearance; conceited; futile; unsuccessful
result
12. vein a type of blood vessel
Read the sentences carefully and circle the word in parentheses that correctly completes the
meaning.
1. Mr. Joe, 79-year-old-man, was admitted to the hospital with a gastric
(infection/infarction) and GERD of two days’ duration.
2. A diagnosis of cardiac (infection/infarction) due to narrowing of the renal arteries was
made.
3. There are abnormal jugular (venus/venous) pulses; the carotid arterial pulses are normal.
4. On (palpation/palpitation) there was a mass noted over the liver.
5. Mae was admitted to the hospital with shortness of breath and (palpations/palpitations).
6. In open-heart surgery, a segment of the saphenous (vain/vane/vein) is removed and used
as a graft.
7. In a (vain/vein) attempt at hemostasis, the artery was clamped and ligated.
8. Previous pancarditis has resulted in inflammation of the (precordium/pericardium), the
structure surrounding the heart.
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Arizona College BIO 202 Module 2 Cardiovascular System Medical Terminology and
Learning Guide Reading
• Chapter 19-All pages
THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE COMPLETED IN LEGIBLE HANDWRITING.
Give the meaning of the following roots
Root Meaning Root Meaning
1. cardi/o 2. ateri/o
3. ven/o 4. phleb/o
5. angi/o 6. vascul/o
7. coron/o 8. tens/o
9. hem/o 10. hemat/o
Give the meaning of these pathological roots related to CVS
Root Meaning Root Meaning
1. ather/o 2. diaphor/e
3. scler/o 4. embol/o
5. necr/o 6. thromb/o
7. constrict/o 8. isch/o
9. dilat/o 10. aneurys/o
Give the meaning of the following prefixes
Prefix Meaning Prefix Meaning
1. epi- 2. peri-
3. endo- 4. hyper-
5. hypo- 6. brady-
7. tachy- 8. de-
9. pan- 10. poly-
Give the meaning of the following suffixes
Suffix Meaning Suffix Meaning
1. -itis: 2. -stasis:
3. -sclerosis: 4. -stenosis
5. -malacia: 6. -ic
7. -osis 8. -meter
9. -gram 10. -ole
11. -graphy 12. -ule
13. -graph 14. -oma
15. -ectomy 16. -megaly
17. -ostomy 18. -centesis
19. -otomy 20. -scope
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, Name: Date:
Look-alike and sound-alike words with selection exercise
1. arrhythmia abnormal heart rhythm
2. erythremia increase in the number of red blood cells
3. infarction death of tissue
4. infection to contaminate with a disease
5. venous pertaining to a vein
6. Venus one of the planets
7. palpation to feel with your hands and fingers
8. palpitation fast heartbeat
9. pericardium structure around the heart
10. precordium area in front of the heart
11. vain concerned about one’s own appearance; conceited; futile; unsuccessful
result
12. vein a type of blood vessel
Read the sentences carefully and circle the word in parentheses that correctly completes the
meaning.
1. Mr. Joe, 79-year-old-man, was admitted to the hospital with a gastric
(infection/infarction) and GERD of two days’ duration.
2. A diagnosis of cardiac (infection/infarction) due to narrowing of the renal arteries was
made.
3. There are abnormal jugular (venus/venous) pulses; the carotid arterial pulses are normal.
4. On (palpation/palpitation) there was a mass noted over the liver.
5. Mae was admitted to the hospital with shortness of breath and (palpations/palpitations).
6. In open-heart surgery, a segment of the saphenous (vain/vane/vein) is removed and used
as a graft.
7. In a (vain/vein) attempt at hemostasis, the artery was clamped and ligated.
8. Previous pancarditis has resulted in inflammation of the (precordium/pericardium), the
structure surrounding the heart.
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