Question

Define the following combining forms and put them together to form a medical term.

ven/o + -ous = valvul/o + -it is = coron/o+ -ary = atri/o + -al = cardi/o + -ac = phleb/o + -it is= cardi/o + -megaly = ven/o + -gram = cardi/o + -ologist = valv/o + -plasty =

Answer 1

Venous: in simple refers to one of the blood vessels namely the vein which carry impure or deoxygenated blood.

Valvulitis : is a medical term which refers to the inflammation of the valves in the human body

Coronary: is a medical word used to describe the main organ of circulatory system namely heart.

Atrial is the chamber of the heart namely the right atrium and left atrium or together called as atrium

Cardiac refers to the condition related to the cardiovascular system

Phlebitis refers to inflammation of the veins

Cardiomegaly means inflammation of the heart which leads to decreased cardiac output

Venogram refers to visualisation of the veins via imaging system after injecting a dye.

Cardiologist is a specialist who diagnose and treatment cardiovascular problems

Valvuloplasty is one of a procedure where the narrow blood vessels due to obstruction is relieved by inflating a balloon at the site and making the blood vessels patent from being narrow or blocked.