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Medical Terminology
Mid Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Flexion | Bending, Bent |
| Plantar Flexion | Pointing the toes downward |
| Opposition | Moving the thumb away from the palm. |
| Supination | Turning the palm upward |
| Patella | Knee Cap |
| Tibia | Shin Bone |
| Clavicle | Collarbone |
| Arthroscopy | Examines the inside of a joint |
| Osteoporosis | Decrease in bone mass that results in thinning and weaking of the bone |
| Scoliosis | Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| Spondylolisthesis | The foward sliding of a lumbar vertebra over the vertebra below it. |
| Dual-Energy Absorptiometry | Diagnostic procedure used to detect osteoporosis. |
| Metacarpals | Hand Bones |
| Manibular | Pertaining to the mandible or lower jaw. |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | Tendon |
| My/o, Myos/o, Muscul/o | Muscle |
| Arthr/o, Articul/o | Joint |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Ankyl/o | Stiff Joint |
| Kyph/o | Hump |
| Lord/o | Swayback, Curve |
| Myel/o | Bone Marrow |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Ped/o | Child or Foot |
| Scoli/o | Crooked or bent |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arther/o | Fatty Substance |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Cardi/o, Coron/o | Heart |
| Hemangi/o | Blood Vessel |
| Sphygm/o | Pulse |
| Valv/o, Valvul/o | Valve |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| -Manometer | Instrument to measure pressure. |
| -Ole, -Ule | Small |
| -Tension | Pressure |
| Gram | Record |
| Aorta | Largest artery in the body. |
| Arterioles | Smallest arteries in the body. |
| Interatrial | Pertaining to between the atria. |
| Arteriosclerosis | Hardened artery |
| Cardiomegaly | Enlarged Heart |
| Hypertension | High Pressure |
| Angiography | Process of recording a vessel. |
| Auscultation | Listening to the sounds within the body. |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| Agglutin/o | Clumping |
| Bas/o | Base |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Coagul/o | Clotting |
| Eosin/o | Rosy Red |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Fibrin/o | Fibers, Fibrous |
| Granul/o | Granules |
| Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Morph/o | Shape |
| Neutr/o | Neutral |
| Phag/o | Eat or swallow |
| Thrombo/o | Clot |
| Adenoid/o | Adenoids |
| -Cytosis | More than the normal number of cells. |
| -Emia | Blood Condition |
| -Penia | Abnormal decrease, too few. |
| -Phil | Attracted to |
| -Poiesis | Formation |
| -Stasis | Standing Still |
| Fibrinolysis | Destruction of Fibers. |
| Leukocyte | White blood cell |
| Erythrocyte | Red blood Cell |
| Thrombocytosis | Too many clotting cells (platelets). |
| Pancytopenia | Too few of all cells. |
| Hematopoiesis | Blood Producing |
| Tonsillar | Pertaining to Tonsils |
| Thymectomy | Removal of the thymus |
| Immunologist | Immunity Specialist |
| Lymphadenopathy | Lymph gland disease |
| Lymphangioma | Lymph vessel tumor |
| Splenomegaly | Enlarged Spleen |
| Agranulocyte | Nongranular Cell |
| Lymphatic | Pertaining to lymph |
| Thrombocyte | Clotting Cell |
| Pathogenic | Disease producing |
| Erythropoiesis | Red cell production |
| Hemolysis, Hemolytic | Blood destruction |
| Sanguinous, Hematic | Pertaining to blood. |
| Fibrinogen | Fiber Producing |
| Leukocytosis | Too many white blood cells. |
| Erythropenia | Too few red cells. |
| Splenotomy | Cut into the spleen |
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