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medical case report mr. john grossman, a 59-year-old man, presented to the emergency department with severe chest pain. he has a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. medications manage these conditions. the cardiologist on staff ordered an electrocardiogram and blood tests. the results of both tests showed evidence of a myocardial infarction.

medical terms	word part	meaning of the word parts	medical term meaning
hypercholesterolemia	hyper	hyper: excessive cholesterol
cardiologist	cardi	cardi:heart; log:study or specialist
electrocardiogram	electr
myocardial	myo

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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each medical term by breaking down its word parts (prefix, root, suffix) and matching with their meanings:

1. Hypertension

• Word Part: hyper (excessive/high) + tens (stretch/strain) + -ion (condition).
• Medical Meaning: High blood pressure (matches the given meaning).

2. Hypercholesterolemia

• Word Part: hyper (excessive/high) + cholesterol (cholesterol) + -emia (blood condition).
• Medical Meaning: Excessive cholesterol in the bloodstream (matches: hyper = excessive, cholesterol = cholesterol, -emia = blood → excessive cholesterol in blood).

3. Cardiologist

• Word Part: cardi (heart) + -logist (study/specialist).
• Medical Meaning: Specialist in heart (cardiac) conditions (matches: cardi = heart, -logist = specialist → heart specialist).

4. Electrocardiogram

• Word Part: electr (electricity) + cardi (heart) + -gram (record).
• Medical Meaning: Record of the heart’s electrical activity (standard definition: electro- = electricity, cardi- = heart, -gram = record → heart’s electrical activity record).

5. Myocardial

• Word Part: myo (muscle) + cardi (heart) + -al (pertaining to).
• Medical Meaning: Pertaining to the heart muscle (standard definition: myo- = muscle, cardi- = heart, -al = pertaining to → heart muscle).

Filled Table (Key Entries):

Medical Terms	Word Part	Meaning of Word Parts	Medical Term Meaning
Hypercholesterolemia	hyper + cholesterol + emia	hyper: excessive/high; cholesterol: cholesterol; emia: blood condition	Excessive cholesterol in bloodstream
Cardiologist	cardi + logist	cardi: heart; logist: study/specialist	Heart specialist
Electrocardiogram	electr + cardi + gram	electr: electricity; cardi: heart; gram: record	Record of heart’s electrical activity
Myocardial	myo + cardi + al	myo: muscle; cardi: heart; al: pertaining to	Pertaining to heart muscle

(Note: The table is completed by aligning word parts to their meanings and deriving the medical term’s definition.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each medical term by breaking down its word parts (prefix, root, suffix) and matching with their meanings:

1. Hypertension

• Word Part: hyper (excessive/high) + tens (stretch/strain) + -ion (condition).
• Medical Meaning: High blood pressure (matches the given meaning).

2. Hypercholesterolemia

• Word Part: hyper (excessive/high) + cholesterol (cholesterol) + -emia (blood condition).
• Medical Meaning: Excessive cholesterol in the bloodstream (matches: hyper = excessive, cholesterol = cholesterol, -emia = blood → excessive cholesterol in blood).

3. Cardiologist

• Word Part: cardi (heart) + -logist (study/specialist).
• Medical Meaning: Specialist in heart (cardiac) conditions (matches: cardi = heart, -logist = specialist → heart specialist).

4. Electrocardiogram

• Word Part: electr (electricity) + cardi (heart) + -gram (record).
• Medical Meaning: Record of the heart’s electrical activity (standard definition: electro- = electricity, cardi- = heart, -gram = record → heart’s electrical activity record).

5. Myocardial

• Word Part: myo (muscle) + cardi (heart) + -al (pertaining to).
• Medical Meaning: Pertaining to the heart muscle (standard definition: myo- = muscle, cardi- = heart, -al = pertaining to → heart muscle).

Filled Table (Key Entries):

Medical Terms	Word Part	Meaning of Word Parts	Medical Term Meaning
Hypercholesterolemia	hyper + cholesterol + emia	hyper: excessive/high; cholesterol: cholesterol; emia: blood condition	Excessive cholesterol in bloodstream
Cardiologist	cardi + logist	cardi: heart; logist: study/specialist	Heart specialist
Electrocardiogram	electr + cardi + gram	electr: electricity; cardi: heart; gram: record	Record of heart’s electrical activity
Myocardial	myo + cardi + al	myo: muscle; cardi: heart; al: pertaining to	Pertaining to heart muscle

(Note: The table is completed by aligning word parts to their meanings and deriving the medical term’s definition.)