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med term 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The CF varic/o means: | Dilated vein |
| The CF home/o means: | Same, alike |
| The presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterus is called: | Endometriosis |
| An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called: | Thyromegaly |
| An abnormal condition of low sodium in the blood is called: | Hyponatremia |
| The CF kal/i means: | Potassium (an electrolyte) |
| The suffix -spadias means: | Slit, fissure |
| The suffix -gen means: | Forming, producing, origin |
| The "afterbirth" consists of the: | Placenta |
| What term means an excessive growth of body hair, especially in women? | Hirsutism |
| An abnormal condition of pancreatic stones is called: | Panceatolithiasis |
| The combinf form (CF) colp/o means: | vigina |
| The CF hyster/o means: | Uterus (womb) |
| The CF gynec/o means: | Woman, female |
| The neck of the uterus is called the: | Cervix uteri |
| The CF toxic/o means: | Poison |
| The combining form (CF) adren/o means: | Adrenal glands |
| Which term means excessive glucose in the blood? | Hyperglycemia |
| The suffix -tocia means: | Childbirth, labor |
| The suffix -emia means: | Blood condition |
| The combining forms (CFs) orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, and test/o means: | Testis (plural, testes) |
| The CF galact/o means: | milk |
| The CF olig/o means: | Scanty |
| The CF oophor/o means: | Ovary |
| Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac prior or at birth is called: | Cryptorchidism |
| The CF andr/o means: | Male |
| The procedure to incise and remove a pancreatic stone is called: | Pancreatolithotomy |
| The prefix eu- means: | Good, normal |
| The CF gon/o means: | Seed (ovum or spermatozoon) |
| Swelling or herniation of the sac surrounding the testes is called: | Scrotomegaly |
| Excessive development of mammary tissue in males is called: | Gynecomastia |
| The CF balan/o means: | Glans penis |
| The CF thyr/o means: | Thyroid gland |
| In which condition are sodium blood levels lower than normal? | Hyponatremia |
| The suffix -ism means: | Condition |
| The suffix -cide means: | Killing |
| The suffix -cyesis means: | Pregnancy |
| The CF vas/o means: | Vessel; vas deferens; duct |
| What is the term for menstrual pain and tension? | Dysmenorrhea |
| The prefix exo- means: | Outside, outward |
| Which surgical procedure involves incision of the thyroid gland? | Thyrotomy |
| A deficiency in spermatozoa in semen is called: | Oligospermia |
| The CF glyc/o means: | Sugar; sweetness |
| The CF crin/o means: | Secrete |
| The congenital absence of one or both testes is called: | anorchism |
| The CF combining form calc/o means: | Calcium |
| The suffix -gravida means: | Pregnant woman |
| The suffix -para means: | To bear (offspring) |
| Inflammation of the seminal vesicle is called: | Vesiculitis |
| An elevated potassium level in the blood is called: | hyperkalemia |