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Medical Term

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Angiopathy Disease of the blood vessel
Unclear vision resulting from hardening of the crystalline lens, common among the elderly, is known as presbyopia
Amyotrophic Lateral sclerosis Muscular disorder
Histologist one who specializes in the study of tissue
iridectomy surgical removal of the iris
dactyl/o finger
Irdes proper plural
The term bradycardia is synonymous with slow heart rate
A word that means "surgical removal of a (blood) clot" is thrombectomy
A decrease in size of an organ or tissue is known as atrophy
Inflammation of the gallbladder is known as cholecystitis
cholelithiasis gallstones
colitis inflammation of the colon
cystitis inflammation of the urinary bladder.
The medical abbreviation meaning after meals is p.c.
The destruction of blood cells is called hemolysis
A word that means "pertaining to the diaphragm" is phrenic
Which of the following prefixes refers to a color? melan/o-
Lou Gehrig's disease is also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Which of the following terms relates to a gynecological disorder? oophoritis
epididymitis inflammation of the epididymis
stomatitis inflammation of the mouth
rhinitis inflammation of the nose.
Which of the following combining forms means "eyelid"? blephar/o
Idiopathic means a disorder having an unknown cause
disease of the iris iridopathy
The most common connecting vowel found in combining forms is O
An increased rate of breathing best describes tachypnea
Which of the following is a proper plural? irides
Excision of a small piece of tissue is a(n) biopsy
the process of visualizing the internal body. endoscopy
A word that means "inflammation of a tear duct" is lacrimitis
Glossitis refers to which body system? digestive system
A herniation of a joint capsule is called arthrocele
The term tachycardia is synonymous with fast heart rate
The underlined part of the word salpingy represents which of the following word parts? combining form
All of the following terms are spelled correctly EXCEPT synovialectomy (correct spelling is synovectomy.)
The most common connecting vowel found in combining forms is o
The term meaning double vision is diplopia
Hematopoiesis means blood formation
Which of the following word parts is a prefix? pre
Which of the following word parts is a suffix? iasis
A basic word element that identifies the central meaning of a word is a root
All of the following are adjectival suffixes EXCEPT -oma
Swelling of the eyelids is known as blepharedema
Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly? rabdomyoma ( rhabdomyoma.)
Which of the following combining forms means "mouth"? or/o
One who specializes in the study of tissue is a(n) histologist
An increased number of white blood cells best describes leukocytosis
Which of the following abbreviations relates to a respiratory disorder? URI
Who of the following is an ENT specialist? otorhinolaryngologis
otologist one who studies the ear
rhinologist one who studies the nose
ophthalmologist one who studies the eyes
The medical term meaning disease of the blood vessel(s) is angiopathy
Which of the following words best describes a muscular disorder? amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Which of the following terms relates to a respiratory disorder? COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-a respiratory disorder)
Radiographic study involving the urinary system is called KUB
The word that means "rupture of the heart" is cardiorrhexis
Inflammation of the large intestine is known as colitis
The medical abbreviation meaning by mouth is p.o.
Which of the following combining forms means "rib"? cost/o
Myring/o- means which of the following? eardrum
The suffix that means motion or movement is -kinesis
A term that means "normal thyroid function" is euthyroidism
A provider who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions of the eye is an ophthalmologist
Surgical removal of the iris is called an iridectomy
Which of the following is in plural form? lumina
The combining form that pertains to ingesting, eating, or swallowing is phag/o
The medical abbreviation meaning before meals is a.c.
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