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Nursing/Medical term
Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is gastroscope? | An instrument to visually examine the stomach. |
| What does gastric mean? | Pertaining to the stomach. |
| What does cardiac mean? | Pertaining to the heart. |
| What does enteritis mean? | Inflammation of the intestines. |
| What does gastroenteritis mean? | Inflammation of the stomach and intestines. |
| What does the prefix sub mean? | Below |
| What does the prefix trans mean? | Across |
| What does the prefix retro mean? | Behind |
| What is a combining form? | The combination of the root and the combining vowel. |
| What does aden/o mean? | Gland |
| What does arthr/o mean? | Joint |
| What does bio/o mean? | Life |
| What does carcin/o mean? | Cancer, cancerous |
| What does cardi/o mean? | Heart |
| What does cephal/o mean? | Head |
| What does cerebr/o mean? | Cerebrum, largest part of the brain. |
| What does cyst/o mean? | Urinary bladder |
| What does cyt/o mean? | Cell |
| What does derm/o mean? | Skin |
| What does dermat/o mean? | Skin |
| What does electr/o mean? | Electricity |
| What does encephal/o mean? | Brain |
| What does enter/o mean? | Intestines (often the small intestine) |
| What does erythr/o mean? | Red |
| What does gastr/o mean? | Stomach |
| What does gnos/o mean? | Knowledge |
| What does gynec/o mean? | Woman, female |
| What does hem/o, hemat/o mean? | Blood |
| What does hepat/o mean? | Liver |
| What does lapar/o mean? | Abdomen |
| What does leuk/o mean? | White |
| What does nephr/o mean? | Kidney |
| What does neur/o mean? | Nerve |
| What does onc/o mean? | Tumor |
| What does ophthalm/o mean? | Eye |
| What does oste/o mean? | Bone |
| What does path/o mean? | Disease |
| What does psych/o mean? | Mind |
| What does ren/o mean? | Kidney |
| Whay does rhin/o mean? | Nose |
| What does sarc/o mean | Flesh |
| What does thromb/o mean? | Clotting |
| What does the suffix -al mean? | Pertaining to |
| What does the suffix -algia mean? | Pain |
| What does the suffix -cyte mean? | Cell |
| What does the suffix -ectomy mean? | Cutting out, removal, excision |
| What does the suffix -emia mean? | Blood condition |
| What does the suffix -globin mean? | Protein |
| What does the suffix -gram mean? | Record |
| What does the suffix -ia mean? | Condition |
| What does the suffix -ic mean? | Pertaining to |
| What does the suffix -ism mean? | Condition, process |
| What does the suffix -itis mean? | Inflammation |
| What does the suffix -logist mean? | Specialist in the study of |
| What does the suffix -logy mean? | Study of |
| What does the suffix -oma mean? | Tumor, mass |
| What does the suffix -opsy mean? | To view |
| What does the suffix -osis mean? | Abnormal condition |
| What does the suffix -scope mean? | Instrument to visually examine |
| What does the suffix -scopy mean? | Process of visual examination |
| What does the suffix -sis mean? | State of |
| What does the suffix -tomy mean? | Process of cutting into; incision |
| What does the prefix a-, an- mean? | No, not |
| What does the prefix aut- mean? | Self |
| What does the prefix dia- mean? | Complete, through |
| What does the prefix dys- mean? | Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| What does the prefix endo-mean? | Within |
| What does the prefix exo- mean? | Outside |
| What does the prefix hyper- mean? | Excessive, more than nortmal, too much |
| What does the prefix hypo- mean? | Below, less than normal, under |
| What does the prefix peri- mean? | Surrounding |
| What does the prefix pro- mean? | Before, forward |
| What does the prefix re- mean? | Back |
| What does the prefix retro- mean? | Behind |
| What does the prefix sub- mean? | Below, under |
| What does the prefix trans- mean? | Across, through |
| What is hyperglycemia? | Excessive amount of sugar in the blood. |
| What is hypoglycemia? | Overproduction of insulin or an overdose of insulin. |
| What is hyperthyroidism? | The thyroid gland produces too much hormone. |
| A thrombosis can cause ________________. | A cerebrovascular accident |
| What is myalgia? | Pain in a muscle |
| What is an iatrogenic illness? | One produced adversely and unexpectedly by a treatment. |
| What does a rheumatologist treat? | Diseases affecting joints and muscles. |
| What does a geriatrician treat? | Diseases of old age. |
| What does a urologist treat? | Disease of the urinary tract and male reproductive disorders. |
| What does a nephrologist treat? | Kidney diseases |
| What does a neurologist treat? | Nerve disorders |
| What is a myoma? | A benign tumor of the muscle |
| What does clinical mean? | Patient care |
| What is chemotherapy? | Treatment with powerful drugs to kill cancer cells. |
| What is the frontal plane? | A vertical plane that divides the body into front and back portions |
| What is the sagittal plane? | A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides. |
| What is the transverse plane? | A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions. |
| What is an incision of the skull? | Craniotomy |
| What is a CT scan? | X ray images that show the body in cross section |
| What is an MRI? | Electromagnetic currents provide a detailed picture of organs and blood vessels. |
| Poly means______________. | Much, many |
| What does metastasis mean? | A spread in the body of the primary cancer |
| What is a slow heartbeat? | Bradycardia |
| What is an enlarged heart? | Cardiomegaly |
| What is tachypnea? | Rapid breathing |
| What is tachycardia? | Fast, rapid heartbeat |
| What is inflammation of the stomach and small intestine? | Gastroenteritis |
| What is endocarditis? | Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart. |
| What is enteritis? | Inflammation of the small intestine |
| What is aphasia? | Absence or impairment of communication through speech |
| What is apnea? | Not able to breathe; temporary stoppage of breathing. |
| What is sleep apnea? | During sleep, a person is momentarily unable to contract respiratory muscles and maintain air flow through the nose and mouth. |
| What does ren/o mean? | Kidney |
| What does nephr/o mean? | Kidney |
| What is a leukocyte? | White blood cell |
| What is an antibody? | Antibodies are produced by white blood cells when germs enter the bloodstream |
| What is hypertrophy? | Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body as a result of an increase in size of individual cells. |
| What is atrophy? | Decrease in size of cells within an organ |
| What is an endocrinologist? | Specialist in the study of endocrine glands and their disorders |
| What is a gastroenterologist? | Specialist in the treatment of stomach and intestinal disorders |
| What is an otolaryngologist? | Specialist in the treatment of disease of the ear, nose and throat |
| What is nerve pain? | Neuralgia |
| What is an opening from the kidney to the outside of the body called? | Nephrostomy |
| What is the flexible connective tissue found between bones at joints? | Cartilage |
| What is an endocrine gland? | Glands such as pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and pancreas that secrete hormones. |
| What is an erythrocyte? | A red blood cell |
| What is a hematoma? | Mass or collection of blood under the skin. Commonly called a bruise. |
| What is a hemoglobin? | Oxygen carrying protein found in red blood cells. |
| What is a cholecystectomy? | Removal of the gallbadder |
| What is a choledochotomy? | Incision of the common bile duct |
| What is a syndrome? | A set of symptoms and signs that occur together to indicate a disease condition. |
| What is a prognosis? | Prediction as to the outcome of an illness or treatment. |
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