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Med Prep Final
Final Test for Med Prep Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmo*scope | Instrument to visually examine the eye |
| Olig*ur*ia | Pertaining to not enough urine |
| A*trophy | Process of not having nourishment; a wasting |
| pseudo*neur*oma | False nerve tumor |
| macro*cyt*hem*ia | Pertaining to (red) blood cells being larger than normal |
| Hepat*itis | Inflammation of the liver |
| Ceph*algia | Head pain |
| procto*log*ist | Specialist in the study of the rectum |
| hyper*glyc*emia | Excessive sugar in the blood |
| gastro*enter*itis | Inflammation of the stomach and intestine |
| chole*cyst*ectomy | Surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| tachy*card*ia | Pertaining to fast heart rate |
| trache*ostomy | A new surgical opening in the trachea |
| hydro*phob*ia | Pertaining to the fear of water |
| osteo*pathy | Disease process in the bone |
| pneumo*graph | An instrument for recording respiration |
| Dys*pnea | Painful, difficult, or labored breathing |
| encephal*itis | Inflammation of the brain |
| phlebo*plasty | Surgical repair of the vein |
| septi*cide | Causing death of infection, poison |
| nephro*gene*tic | Pertaining to being produced in or by the kidney |
| rhino*stic*ure | Condition of narrowing of the nose, nasal passages |
| meno*rrhag*ia | Pertaining to monthly flow |
| arterio*scler*osis | Condition of hardening of the arteries |
| psycho*log*ist | Specialist in the study of the mind |
| poly*dactyl*ous | Condition of having many fingers and or toes |
| Pyo*rrhea | Flow of pus |
| inter*cost*al | Pertaining to between the ribs |
| ambi*later*al | Pertaining to both sides |
| angio*mega*lly | Pertaining to enlarged vessels |
| neo*kinet*ic | Pertaining to new movement |
| trans*derm*al | Pertaining to across the skin |
| a*phas*ia | Pertaining to not being able to speak |
| myo*gram | Muscle recording |
| litho*lysis | Dissolving of stone |
| hemat*ur*ia | Pertaining to blood in the urine |
| cranio*tomy | Surgical incision into the skull |
| thermo*meter | Instrument to measure heat |
| broncho*scopy | Process of visually examining the bronchus |
| oto*scope | Instrument to visually examine the ear |
| bi*later*al | Pertaining to both sides |
| an*esthes*ia | Pertaining to no sensation |
| hypo*pnea | Decreased breathing |
| oste*oma | Bone tumor or mass |
| epi*derm*is | Pertaining to on top of the skin |
| micro*scope | Instrument to visually examine small things |
| cyan*osis | Condition of being blue |
| erythro*cyte | Red (blood) cell |
| hyster*ectomy | Surgical removal of the uterus |
| hemi*plegia | Paralysis of half the body |
| lipo*lysis | Dissolving or breaking down of fat |
| blephar*itis | Inflammation of the eyelid |
| ankylo*sing spondyl*itis | Inflammation of the spine causing stiffness and or deformity |
| andr*oid | Man like |
| circum*cise | To cut around |