Medical Terminology Simplified

5–101 A my/o/cardi/al infarction (MI), or infarct, is caused by occlusion of one

or more coronary arteries. MI is a medical emergency requiring immediate attention.

Using your medical dictionary, define infarct.

5–102 The CF thromb/o is used in words to refer to a blood clot; the suffix -us

means condition, structure.

Combine thromb/oand -usto form a word that means condition of a blood clot.

____________________ / __________

5–103 Thromb/osis is a condition in which a stationary blood clot obstructs a blood

vessel at the site of its formation.

The surgical excision of a blood clot is called ____________________ /

____________________.

5–104 Anti/coagulants are agents that prevent or delay blood coagulation; they are

used in the prevention and treatment of a thrombus.

The plural form of thrombusis ____________________.

The element in this frame that means againstis __________.

5–105 Use -genesisto form a word that means producing or forming a blood clot.

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

5–106 If the anti/coagulant does not dissolve the clot, it may be surgically

removed. A thromb/ectomy is an excision of a blood _______________.

5–107 To prevent blood coagulation, the physician uses an agent known as an

__________ / ____________________.

5–108 Use the surgical suffix -lysisto form a word that meansdestruction or

dissolving of a thrombus.

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

5–109 The surgical procedure to destroy or remove a clot is thromb/ectomy or

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

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thromb/us

THRŎM-bŭs

thromb/ectomy

thrŏm-BĔK-tō-mē

thrombi

THRŎM-bī

anti-

clot

thromb/o/lysis

thrŏm-BŎL-ĭ-sĭs

thromb/o/genesis

thrŏm-bō-JĔN-ĕ-sĭs

anti/coagulant

ăn-tī-kō-ĂG-ū-lănt

thromb/o/lysis

thrŏm-BŎL-ĭ-sĭs