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iahcsmm chapter 2
medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| knowing and understanding medical terminology helps techs | understand what is asked when a request is made |
| the majority of medical terms are from what 2 origins. | greek or latin |
| what tells the primary meaning of a word | root word element |
| purpose of a combining vowel is to | ease pronunciation of a medical word |
| last word element is a medical term is what | suffix |
| "itis" means | inflammation |
| "ectomy" means | surgical removal |
| "oscopy" means | visual examination |
| arthroscopy means | visual exam of a joint |
| the term "ostomy" is a | suffix |
| the suffix "tome" means | cutting instrument |
| "plasty" is a | suffix meaning surgical restoration |
| laminectomy means | removal of part of a lamina |
| means beside or near | para |
| surgical abbreviation that might be used relating to a fractured bone | ORIF |
| intercostal means | between the ribs |
| hypo means | below |
| septorhinopasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| Encephalopathy is what | disease of the brain |
| Lithotripsy means | crushing of a stone |