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Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compound words contain more than one | word root |
| identify the suffix in the word gastroenteritis | itis |
| True/False A suffix is added to the end of a word root or combining form to change its meaning? | True |
| Which type of suffix describes an abnormal condition or disease? | pathological |
| Which of the following is not a suffix type? a. diagnostic b. surgical c. pathological d. position | d. position |
| True/False A prefix is a word element located at the beginning of a word | True |
| Prefixes of position describe a : | place or location |
| The prefix ecto- means: | outside/outward |
| place or location | position |
| mono- | number |
| pathway or route | direction |
| prefix in microscope | measurement |
| outside, outward | ecto- |
| excess, beyond | ultra- |
| pseudo- | false |
| stomat | mouth |
| erthr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| immun/o | immune, immunity, safe |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| oste/o | bone |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -oma | tumer |
| -ia | condition |
| an- | without |
| esthes | feeling |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| therm | heat |
| intra- | in, within |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| muscl | muscle |
| para- | near, beside: beyond |
| nas | nose |
| -al | pertaining to |
| nat | birth |
| -al | pertaining to |
| brady- | slow |
| circum- | around |
| peri- | around |
| a- | without, not |
| Structural and functional unit of life | CELL |
| Complete living entity | ORGANISM |
| Plane that divides the body into right and left halves | MIDSAGITTAL |
| Cavity that contains the heart and lungs | THORACIC |
| Quadrant containing the appendix | RIGHT LOWER |
| Regions used to identify the location of underlying body structures and visceral organs | ABDOMINOPELVIC |
| Section of the spine that corresponds to the lower back | SACRAL |
| Subjective indicator of disease | SYMPTOM |
| Unknown cause | idiopathic |
| Nearer to the center or the point of attachment | proximal |
| In anatomical position, the: | body is erect and the eyes are looking forward |
| Which directional term refers to lying face down on the abdomen? | prone |
| Which plane divides the body into right and left halves? | midsagittal |
| Which term refers to the neck? | cervical |
| Febrile means: | feverish |
| removal of a representative tissue sample for microscopic examination | biopsy |
| The abbreviation Tx means | treatment |
| gentle application of the hands to determine size, consistency, texture, symmetry, and tenderness of underlying structures? | palpation |
| Which test is a broad screening test for anemias, infections, and other diseases? | CBC complete blood count |
| Which imaging procedure displays internal structures in continuous motion on a screen? | Fluoroscopy |
| Autograft | An autograft is a transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same person |
| Gland that secretes through ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel | exocrine exo- -crine |
| Pertaining to the lips | labial labi/o -al |
| Pertaining to a surgical connection of the ileum and rectum | ileorectal ile/o rect/o -al |
| Excision of diseased gingival tissue | gingivectomy gingiv/o -ectomy |
| Creation of an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall | colostomy col/o -stomy |
| Difficult or painful digestion | dyspepsia dys- -pepsia |
| Pertaining to the tongue | lingual lingu/o -al |
| Herniation or protrusion of the rectum | rectocele rect/o -cele |
| Physician who specializes in treating disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus | proctologist proct/o -logist |
| Disease of the intestine | enteropathy enter/o -pathy |
| Gallstone | cholelith chol/e -lith |
| Excessive vomiting | hyperemesis hyper- -emesis |
| Discharge of fat in fecal matter | steatorrhea steat/o -rrhea |
| Surgical repair of a hernia | hernioplasty herni/o -plasty |
| Excision of a polyp | polypectomy polyp/o -ectomy |
| Branch of medicine concerned with digestive diseases | gastroenterology gastr/o enter/o -logy |
| Excision of adenoids | adenoid/o -ectomy adenoidectomy |
| Abnormal condition of coal dust in the lungs | anthrac/o -osis anthracosis |
| Instrument used for measuring oxygen | ox/i -meter oximeter |
| Inflammation of the epiglottis | epiglott/o -itis epiglottitis |
| Surgical repair of the septum sept/o -plasty septoplasty | sept/o -plasty septoplasty |
| Pain in the chest | pectoralgia |
| Specialist in the study and treatment of lungs and respiratory diseases | pulmon/o -logist pulmonologist |
| Pertaining to the alveoli | alveolar |
| Breathing in an upright position | orthopnea |
| Condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen | a- -sphyxia asphyxia |
| Coughing up or spitting up blood | hemoptysis |
| Not breathing | apnea |
| Surgical puncture of the pleural cavity pleur/o -centesis pleurocentesis | pleur/o -centesis pleurocentesis |
| Incomplete expansion of the lung | atelectasis |
| Difficult breathing | dyspnea |
| Excision of all or part of a lung pneumectomy | pneumectomy |
| Widening of the lumen of a blood vessel | VASODILATION |
| Microscopic vessels | CAPILLARIES |
| Muscular pump | HEART |
| Largest artery of the body | AORTA |
| Pacemaker of the heart | SINOATRIAL NODE |
| Contraction phase of a heartbeat | SYSTOLE |
| Chest pain | ANGINA |
| Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its valves | ENDOCARDITIS |
| Localized abnormal dilation of a vessel | ANEURYSM |
| Electrical shock delivered during cardiac cycle to treat life-threatening arrhythmias | DEFIBRILLATION |
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