Medical Terminology Simplified

5–97 The carotid arteries are a common site of ather/o/scler/osis. When a piece

of plaque breaks away from the site, it may travel to the brain, blocking blood flow

and causing a stroke. (See Fig. 5–8.)

Build medical words that mean

abnormal condition of arterial hardening:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________ / __________

abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________ / __________

5–98 The CF necr/orefers to death or necrosis. Necr/ectomyis

____________________ of dead tissue.

5–99 Use -phobiato form a word that means fear of death.

__________ / _____ / ____________________

5–100 Necr/osis of the my/o/cardi/um occurs when there is insufficient blood

supply to the heart. Eventually, such a condition may result in cardi/ac failure and

death of the my/o/cardi/um.

Identify the words in this frame that mean

pertaining to the heart:____________________ / __________

abnormal condition of tissue death:__________ / __________

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arteri/o/scler/osis

ăr-tē-rē-ō-sklĕ-RŌ-sĭs

ather/o/scler/osis

ăth-ĕr-ō-sklĕ-RŌ-sĭs

cardi/ac

KĂR-dē-ăk

necr/osis

nĕ-KRŌ-sĭs

excision or removal

necr/o/phobia

nĕk-rō-FŌ-bē-ă

Brain

Piece of plaque

that has broken

away

Plaque in

internal

carotid artery

Internal

carotid

artery

External

carotid

artery

Common

carotid

artery

Figure 5-8Atherosclerosis of the internal

carotid artery.