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Med Prep Final
Final Test for Med Prep Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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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 |