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Med Term ASA Unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| ad- | toward |
| amni/o | amnion |
| arthro | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder, fluid filled sac |
| dont/o, dent/o, odont/o | teeth, tooth |
| duct/o | movement |
| dys- | difficult or painful |
| fasci/o | fascia, connecdts muscle to muscle |
| hydro- | water |
| inter- | between |
| -ist | one who practices (specialist) |
| lumb/o | lumbar |
| malac/o | softening |
| menisc/o | meniscus of the knee |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| odont/o | tissue around the teeth |
| orth/o | straight |
| -osis | condition |
| oste/o | bone |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peri- | around |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -plasia | development |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| poli/o | gray, gray matter |
| por/o | porous |
| prosthet/o | artificial limb |
| pub/o (ic) | pubis |
| rheumat/o | rheumatic, rheumatoid |
| -scope | looking instrument |
| -scopy | process of using a scope |
| supra | above |
| ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | chest, thorax |
| abdomen | belly area, cavity between the thorax |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid |
| abduct | move away from the midline |
| adduction | movement away from the midline |
| aberrant | wandering from normal location process or behavior |
| abnormal | deverting from the average or expected |
| addiction | habitual attraction, may include physical dependence |
| adhesions | tissues grown together that are normally separate |
| anmiocentesis | surgical puncture of the amnion to obtain cells for testing |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| arthroplasty | surgical repair of a joint |
| arthroscopy | process of using an arthroscope to examine a joint |
| bursa | serous sac between a tendon and bone |
| cardiocentesis | surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid |
| costectomy | excision of a rib |
| cystocele | herniation of the urinary bladder |
| cystoscopy | process of examining the bladder using a scope |
| dysplasia | poor of defective development |
| etiology | study of the origin of a disease |
| fascia | tissue that connects muscle to muscle |
| fracture | break or crack |
| hydrocephalus | fluid in the skull causing deformity and brain damage |
| intercostal | pertaining to between the ribs |
| kyphosis | hunch back posterior throacis curvature |
| ligament | tissue that connects bone to bone |
| lumbar | pertaining to the lower back |
| meniscitis | imflammation of the meniscus |
| orthodontics | dental practice of straightening teeth |
| osteitis | inflammation of the bone |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
| osteoma | bone tumor |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| pericardium | around the heart (membrane) |
| periodontal | around the tooth |
| poliomyelitis | inflammation of gray matter of the spinal cord |
| prosthesis | artificial limb or other body part |
| rheumatology | study of rhematic disease |
| supracostal | above the rib |
| supracranial | above or on top of the skull |
| tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| tendon | tissue that connects muscle to bone |
| thorax | chest |
| When pronouncing the term "arthroscopy" the accent goes on which syllable? | Thros |
| The word root for bone is: | Oste |
| The combining form myelo means: | bone marrow or the spinal cord |
| The suffix -plasty means: | surgical repair |
| The prefix meaning between: | inter- |
| The term periodontal refers to the | Tissues around the teeth (gums) |
| The region of the abdomen below the right ribs is the: | Right hypochondriac region |
| A person who makes artificial limbs is called a(n) | prosthetist |
| The suffix for softening is: | -malacia |
| What is the medical term for wandering away from the normal path | Aberrant |
| The correct combining form for abdomen is | abdomin/o |
| The membrane around the bone is called: | Periosteum |
| Name the medical term for a(n)______________ physician that is a DO | Osteopathic |
| Name the medical term for a porous condition of the bone | Osteoporosis |
| Name the medical term for an instrument used to look into a joint | Arthroscope |
| Name the medical term for an immature bone marrow cell | Myeloblast |
| Name the medical term for tendon pain | Tenalgia, Tenodynia, Tendinalgia |
| Name the medical term for plural for bursa | Bursae |
| Name the medical term for the complete lack of development | Agenesis |
| Name the medical term for the incision into a joint | Arthrotomy |
| Name the medical term for between the ribs | Intercostal |
| Name the medical term for inflammation of the rib and cartilage | Costochodritis |
| Name the medical term for pertaining to the teeth or a tooth | Dental |
| Name the medical term for inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord | Poliomyelitis |
| Name the medical term for a physician specialist in bone and joint disorders | Orthopedist |
| Name the medical term for an artificial body part | Prosthesis |
| Name the medical term for pertaining to a location above the pubic bone | suprapubic |
| Name the medical term for measurement of the pelvis | Pelvimetry |
| Name the medical term for condition of bone loss | Osteopenia |
| Name the medical term for movement carrying a body part toward the midline | adduction, adduct, adducted, adducting |
| Name the medical term for unusual route or wandering from the normal path | aberrant |
| Name the medical term for poor or abnormal development | Dysplasia, Dystrophy, Dysgenesis |
| Noun for chest of chest cavity | Thorax |
| Name the medical term for sack-like structure with clear fluid | Hydrocyst, Cyst |
| Define addiction | Attraction or compulsion toward a substance or habit |
| Define Hydrocele | Herniation containing watery fluid |
| Define abdominocentesis | Surgical puncture of the abdomen for removal of fluid |
| Define cystoscopy | Looking (exam) into the urinary bladder using a scope |
| Define adhesions | Tissues that grow together that are normally apart |
| Define athroplasty | Surgical repair of a joint |
| Define osteomalacia | Abnormal softening of the bone |
| Define rheumatology | Study of arthritis and rheumatic disease |
| Define encephalomyelopathy | Brain and spinal cord disease |
| give the correct medical abbreviation for dentist | DDS |
| give the correct medical abbreviation for rheumatoid arthritis | RA |
| give the correct medical abbreviation for chest x-ray | CXR |
| give the correct medical abbreviation for cephalopelvic disproportion | CPD |
| give the correct medical abbreviation for orthopedics | Ortho, Orth |
| give the correct medical abbreviation for fracture | Fx |
Created by:
Paul Mayuiers
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