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Medical Terminology
Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acrodermatitis | inflammation of the skin extremities |
| acromegaly | enlarged extremities |
| acroparalysis | paralysis of the extremities |
| adjective | descriptor, modifies nouns |
| anemia/anemic | lack of blood, (noun/adjective) |
| appendix/appendices | glandular structure belowthe cecum, (singular/plural) |
| bacillus/bacilli | rod-shaped bacteria, (singular/plural) |
| bacterium/bacteria | microorganism group, (singular/plural) |
| brainstem | brain structures that includes: midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata |
| carcinoma/carcinomata | cancerous tumor (epithelial origin), (singular/plural) |
| carpus, carpal, carpi | wrist bone(s), (noun/adjective,plural) |
| chickenpox | viral infection with Varicella zoster |
| combining form | word root plus a vowel |
| compound word | word made of two or more word roots |
| condyle/condylar | rounded bony process (noun/adjective) |
| contraction | condition of shortening a body part, tension, muscle function |
| crisis/crises | acute (severe)situation (singular/plural) |
| cyanosis/cyanotic | condition of blueness (noun/adjective) |
| cytometer | instrument that measures (counts) cells |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatology | the study of the skin, medical specialty |
| disease | abnormal function or condition |
| extension | stretching or elongation |
| gastrectomy | excision of the stomach |
| gastric | stomach (adjectival form) |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastrodoudenscopy | examination by lookin into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope |
| gastroduodenostomy | make a new surgical opening betwee the stomach and duodenum |
| hydrocele | herniation or sac containing water (fluid) |
| hydrophobia | abnormal fear of water |
| hydrotherapy | therapy using water |
| hyperthyroidism | overactive thyroid condition |
| ilium/iliac | upper pelvic bone, (noun/adjective) |
| inflammation | condition defined by redness, swelling, pain, and warmth |
| inject, injected, injecting | put in using a needle, (verbs) |
| injectable | able to be injected (adjective) |
| larynx/larynges | voice box (singular/plural) |
| lymphadenopathy | disease of a lymph gland |
| microbe | very small organism |
| microfilm | image reduced to small size on film |
| micrometer | one millionth of a meter |
| microscope | instrument used to look at small structures |
| mircosurgery | surgery using a microscope |
| mucus/mucous | watery substance produced by a membrane, (noun/adjective) |
| neurospasm | nerve spasm (twitching) |
| noun | name of a person, place or thing |
| practitioner | one who practices |
| prefix | placed before a word root to change its meaning |
| psychiatrist | specialist in treating mental disorders |
| radiographer | one who makes x-ray images |
| sensitivity | quality of being sensitive |
| spermatozoon | sperm (pl. spermatozoa) |
| suffix | follows a word root to change its meaning or part of speech |
| thermometer | instrument that measures temperature |
| transport | carry across |
| verb | action or state of being word |
| vertebra/vertabrae | spinal bones (singular/plural) |
| vomit, vomited, vomiting | vacuate stomach contents (verbs) |
| word root | base of word |
| (MATCHING) adj | adjective |
| (MATCHING) Gr | Greek |
| (MATCHING) HSV-1, HSV-1 | herpes simplex virus 1 |
| (MATCHING) L | Latin |
| (MATCHING) n | noun |
| (MATCHING) VAR | Varicella zoster vaccine (chickenpox vaccine) |
| (MATCHING) VRV | varicella zoster virus |
| (ADJECTIVE FORM) cyanosis | cyanotic |
| (ADJECTIVE FORM) anemia | anemic |
| (ADJECTIVE FORM) duodenum | duodenal |
| (ADJECTIVE FORM) mucus | mucous |
| (ADJECTIVE FORM) arthritis | arthritic |
| (ADJECTIVE FORM) inject | injectable |
| (ADJECTIVE FORM) emesis | emetic |
| (ADJECTIVE FORM) condyle | condylar |
| (MATCHING ABBREVATION) ccu | critical care unit |
| (MATCHING ABBREVATION) HSV-2, HSV-II | herpes simplex virus 2 |
| (MATCHING ABBREVATION) PA | Physician Assistant |
| (MATCHING ABBREVATION) pl | plural |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) enlargement of the extremities | aromegaly |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) instrument used to look at small things | microscope |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) pertaining to lack of blood | anemic |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) one who makes x-ray images | radiographer |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) inflammation of the skin on the extremities | acrodermatitis |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) fear of water | hydrophobia |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) instrument used to measure heat | thermometer |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) surgery using a microscope | microsurgery |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) looking into the stomach and duodenum with a scope | gastroduodenscopy |
| (SELECT & CONSTRUCT) instrument used to measure (count cells) | cytometer |
| (PLURAL/SINGULAR FORMS) bursa | bursae |
| (PLURAL/SINGULAR FORMS) coccus | cocci |
| (PLURAL/SINGULAR FORMS) carcinoma | carcinomata |
| (PLURAL/SINGULAR FORMS) protozoan | protozoa |
| (PLURAL/SINGULAR FORMS) crisis | crises |
| (PLURAL/SINGULAR FORMS) appendix | appendices |
| (PLURAL/SINGULAR FORMS) ovum | ova |
| (PLURAL/SINGULAR FORMS) phalax | phalanges |
| acro/o | extremities |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| derma/0/ | skin |
| -logist | one who specializes(studies) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -y | process or condition make a word a noun |
| -logist | noun, one who studies |
| -logy | noun, study of |
| -logos | Greek for study |
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