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Med Term ASA Unit 10

QuestionAnswer
ab- away from
aniso- unequal
auto- self
centi- one hundredth, 1/100, 0.01
cholangi/o bile duct
de- down from, resulting in less than
deca- ten
deci- one tenth, 1/10, 0.1
dips/o (ia) thirst
ecto- outer
endo- inner
endocardi/o lining of the heart(endocardium)
epi- upon
ex- out from
flex/o bending, shortening
glyc/o, gluc/o glucose, sugar
gen/o produce, develop
-graft place new tissue on to grow
hidr/o sweat
immun/o immunity
iso- same, equal
kilo- one thousand
lapar/o abdominal wall
leps/o seizure, taking hold
-lysis destruction
mamm/o breast
meso- middle
milli- one thousandth, 1/1,000, 0.001
mono- one
mort/o death
multi- many
nucle/o (ar) nucleus
nulli- none
pancreat/o pancreas
para- near, abnormal,beyond, beside
periton/o peritoneum
phag/o eat, swallow
plasm/o dissolved material within cells
primi- first
pyr/o fire, heat
retro- behind, in back of
trans- across
vaccin/o immunization, vaccine
vers/o, (ion) turning, twisting
abduction movement away from the midline
ablation takes away a layer of tissue
abrasion scraping
autodermic plastic surgery & grafting using ones own skin(dermatoplasty)
autodiagnosis diagnosing one's self
autograft graft of tissue from one's own body
autoimmunity reaction of immune response to one's own tissue
autopsy necropsy, postmortem examination, exam to conferm cause of death
centigram one hundreth of a gram(0.01 g)
centimeter one hundreth of a meter (0.01m)
cytoplasm substance within the cell
decagram ten grams
decaliter ten liters
decigram one tenth of a gram(0.1g)
deciliter one tenth of a liter (0.1L)
dehydration water loss
diaphoresis profuse sweating
diathermy heat through tissues
epilepsy disorder characterized by seizures
excision removing a body part
excretion removal of waste(urination, defecation)
exhale breathe out(expire)
extension to straighten or lengthen a body part
flexion to shorten or bend a body part
glycogenesis formation of glycogen or sugar
glycohemoglobin hemoglobin with attached glucose
hidrosis condition of sweating
hydrophilia attraction to water
immuno-deficiency deficient (poor) immune system
immunotherpy vaccination, immunization
isocellular equal size cells
isometric measures the same on all sides
laparoscopy examination of the abdomen
laparotomy incision into the abdomen
milligram(mg) one thousandth of a gram(0.001g)
millimeter(mm) one thousandth of a meter(0.001m)
monocyte one cell(type of leukocyte)
monoma a single tumor
monomyoplegia paralysis of one muscle
multicapsular having more than one capsule
multicellular having or involving many cells
multipara having many live births
necrotic pertaining to necrosis(condition of dead tissue)
pericardiectomy excision of the membrane around the heart
postmortem after death
pyrexia fever(hyperthermia)
pyrolysis destruction of tissue caused by fever
pyrometer thermometer
pyrophilia attraction to fire
transluminal across the lumen
vaccination immunization
Provide the correct prefix for around, near (not para) peri-
Provide the correct prefix for through dia-
Provide the correct prefix for out from ex-
Provide the correct prefix for unequal aniso-
Provide the correct prefix for self auto-
Provide the correct prefix for first proto-, primi-
Provide the correct prefix for down from de-
Provide the correct prefix for equal or same iso-
Provide the correct prefix for within endo-, in-
Provide the correct prefix for circular circum-
Provide the correct prefix for one uni-, mono-
Provide the correct prefix for double dilo-, bi-
Provide the correct prefix for seven sept-
Provide the correct prefix for 1,000, or one thousand kilo
Provide the correct prefix for 1/100, 0.01, or one hundredth centi-
Give the correctly spelled medical term for process of examining the abdominal cavity with a scope laparoscopy
Give the correctly spelled medical term for high fever hyperpyrexia, hyperthermia
Give the correctly spelled medical term for condition of sweating hidrosis, diaphoresis, hydrorrhea
Give the correctly spelled medical term for glucose attached to hemoglobin glycohemoglobin
Give the correctly spelled medical term for incision into the abdomen laparotomy
Give the correctly spelled medical term for solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood cells isotonic
Give the correctly spelled medical term for inflammation around the appendix para-appendicitis
Give the correctly spelled medical term for supplying blood to tissues perfusion
Give the correctly spelled medical term for high blood glucose hyperglycemia
Give the correctly spelled medical term for defective immune system immunodeficiency
Give the correctly spelled medical term for condition of sweating hidrosis
Give the correctly spelled medical term for graft of one's own tissues autograft
Give the correctly spelled medical term for injection given to cause an immune response vaccination, immunization, immunotherapy
Give the correctly spelled medical term for having one nucleus (adj) mononuclear, uninuclear
Give the correctly spelled medical term for immune response to one's self autoimmunity
Give the correctly spelled medical term for woman who has had many live births (noun) multipara
Give the correctly spelled medical term for first pregnancy primigravida
Give the correctly spelled medical term for one hundredth of a gram centigram
Give the correctly spelled medical term for striking through (tapping) percussion, percuss
Give the correctly spelled medical term for examination of a dead body autopsy, postmortem, necroscopy
Give the correctly spelled medical term for scraping away-wound or procedure avulsion, evulsion
Define the following medical term: pyrophobia fear of fire or heat
Define the following medical term: glycolysis destruction of or breakdown of glycogen or glucose
Define the following medical term: immunotherapy vaccination for the stimulation of immune response
Define the following medical term: anteversion turning or twisting forward
Define the following medical term: nulliparous having never given birth (pregnancy into the second trimester)
Define the following medical term: multicellular many cells
Define the following medical term: adduction movement toward the midline
Define the following medical term: aberrant wandering from the norm
Define the following medical term: dehydration excessive loss of water
Define the following medical term: laparoscopy process of examining the abdomen with a scope
Define the following medical term: excretion removal of waste
Define the following medical term: kilometer 1,000 meters
Define the following medical term: anisocytosis condition of having abnormally unequal cell size
Define the following medical term: mastocarcinoma breast cancer
Define the following medical term: pericardiectomy excision (removal) of the membrane around the heart
Define the following medical abbreviation: 2 hr pct Two hours after a meal (postcibal)
Define the following medical abbreviation: AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Define the following medical abbreviation: ab 2, A2 two abortions
Define the following medical abbreviation: grav 3 Three pregnancies
Define the following medical abbreviation: NIDDM, type 2 Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Define the following medical abbreviation: DPT, DTP, DTaP diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
Define the following medical abbreviation: FBS Fasting Blood Sugar
Define the following medical abbreviation: MMRV Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine
Created by: Paul Mayuiers
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