Question

vascular system
word builder
this worksheet provides an opportunity to work with the word parts you have learned in this unit and previous units. to answer the question, combine the appropriate word parts and combining vowels. you may want to refer to your unit terms or use a medical dictionary to check your answers. the terms listed below are some but not all of the terms needed to complete the questions below:
peri-
angi/o
-ectomy
cardi/o
-megaly
phleb/o
-rrhaphy
-rrhexis
-stenosis

1. abnormal enlargement of the heart is known as:________
2. the surgical removal of a blood vessel:________
3. the abnormal narrowing of a vein:________
4. the surgical removal of a portion of the tissue surrounding the heart is:________
5. the procedure to suture the heart wall:________
6. the term meaning the rupture of a vein:________
7. the suture repair of a blood vessel (any vessel):________
8. the term meaning rupture of the heart: ________
9. the procedure to suture the tissue surrounding the heart is:________
10. the abnormal enlargement of blood vessels: ________

Explanation:

Each term is constructed by combining the given word parts (roots, prefixes, suffixes) based on their medical definitions:

1. "cardi/o" (heart) + "-megaly" (enlargement) forms the term for heart enlargement.
2. "angi/o" (blood vessel) + "-ectomy" (surgical removal) forms the term for removing a blood vessel.
3. "phleb/o" (vein) + "-stenosis" (narrowing) forms the term for vein narrowing.
4. "peri-" (surrounding) + "cardi/o" (heart) + "-ectomy" (surgical removal) forms the term for removing tissue around the heart.
5. "cardi/o" (heart) + "-rrhaphy" (suture repair) forms the term for suturing the heart wall.
6. "phleb/o" (vein) + "-rrhexis" (rupture) forms the term for vein rupture.
7. "angi/o" (blood vessel) + "-rrhaphy" (suture repair) forms the term for repairing a blood vessel.
8. "cardi/o" (heart) + "-rrhexis" (rupture) forms the term for heart rupture.
9. "peri-" (surrounding) + "cardi/o" (heart) + "-rrhaphy" (suture repair) forms the term for suturing tissue around the heart.
10. "angi/o" (blood vessel) + "-megaly" (enlargement) forms the term for blood vessel enlargement.

Answer:

1. Cardiomegaly
2. Angiectomy
3. Phlebostenosis
4. Pericardiectomy
5. Cardiorrhaphy
6. Phleborrhexis
7. Angiorrhaphy
8. Cardiorrhexis
9. Pericardiorrhaphy
10. Angiomegaly