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Medical Term quiz1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| root: Cutis | Skin (aka Dermatos) |
| root: Stomatos | mouth |
| Root: erythr | red |
| Suffix: megaly | enlargement |
| prefix 'an' | without (ie: anesthesia-without feeling) |
| Root: esthes | feeling (ie: anestesia) |
| Suffix 'ia' | condition ie: anesthesia-condition of not feeling |
| suffix 'ar' | pertaining to ie: intramuscular-pertaining to within the muscle |
| root: nas | nose |
| root: ur | urine |
| suffix: cyte | cell ie: hepatocyte-liver cell |
| root: chondr | cartilage ie: osteochondritis-inflamation of bone & cartilage |
| root: arth | joint ie: osteoarthritis-inflammation of bone and joint |
| root: hemat | blood ie: hematoemesis-vomiting blood |
| hematoemesis | vomiting blood |
| gastromegaly | enlargement of the stomach |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| hyperthermia | the condition of excessive heat |
| intramuscular | PERTAINING to within the muscle |
| paranasal | pertaining to (area) near the nose |
| polyuria | the condition of too much urine |
| suffix: dynia | pain ie: gastrodynia |
| gastrodynia | stomach pain |
| suffix: logy | study of ie: hematology |
| hematology | study of the liver |
| suffix: centesis | surgical puncture ie: arthocentesis |
| arthrocentesis | surigical puncture of a joint |
| root: enter | intestine |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
| root: encephal | brain ie: encephalomeningitis-inflamation fo the brain and meninges |
| encephalomeningitis | inflamation fo the brain and meninges |
| suffix: clasis | to break; surgical fracture Ie: osteoclasis: surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity |
| suffix: desis | binding, fixation (of a bone/joint) |
| arthorodesis | binding together of a joint |
| suffix: lysis | separation, destruction, loosening ie: thrombolysis-destruction of a blood clot |
| thrombolysis | destruction of a blood clot |
| suffix: pexy | fixation of an organ ie: mastopexy-fixation of the breast(s) |
| mastopexy | fixation of the breast(s) |
| suffix: plasty | surgical repair |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| suffix: rrhaphy | suture |
| myorrhapy | suture of a muscle |
| suffix: stomy | forming an opening (mouth) ie: trachostomy-forming an opening into the trachea |
| suffix: tome | instrument to cut Ie: osteotome- instrument to cut bone |
| osteotome | instrument to cut bone |
| suffix: tomy | incision ie: tracheotomy-incision through the neck into the trachea |
| tracheotomy | incision (through the neck) into the trachea |
| suffix: tripsy | crushing ie: lithotripsy-crushing a stone |
| lithotripsy | crushing a stone (surgical procedure for elimiating a stone in the kidney, ureter, bladder or gallbladder) |
| suffix: gram | record, writing ie: electrocardiogram-record of electrical activiity of the heart |
| electrocardiogram | record of electrical activity of the heart |
| suffix: graph | instrument for recording ie: cardiograph |
| cardiograph | instrumetn for recording electrical activiy of the heart |
| suffix: graphy | the process of recording ie: angiography-process of recording blood vessels (usually blood/lymph) |
| angiography | radiographic imaging of blood vessels after injection of a constrast medium exact defintion: process of recording blood vessels |
| pelvimeter | instrument for measuring pelvis |
| suffix: meter | instrument of measuring |
| suffix: scope | instrument for examining |
| endoscope | instrument for examing within |
| suffix: scopy | visual examination |
| endoscopy | visual examination within |
| suffix: algia | pain ie: neuralgia-pain of a nerve (usually occurs along the path of the nerve) |
| suffix: dynia | pain |
| suffix: cele | hernia, swelling ie: hepocele hernia of the liver |
| hepatocele | hernia of the liver |
| suffix: ectasis | dilation, expansion ie:bronchiectasis-dilation/expansion of one or more bronchi |
| bronciectasis | dilation/expansion of one more bronchi (usually associated with vaerious lung condtions and is commonly accompanied by chronic infection |
| lymphedema | swelling and accumulation of tissue fluid (may be caused by blockage of the lymph vessels |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| suffix: emesis | vomiting |
| suffix: emia | blood condition ie: anemia-blood condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells (erythrocytes) |
| anemia | blood condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells |
| suffix: gen | forming, producing, origin ie: carcinogen-forming, production or origion of cancer.a carcinogen is a substance/agent such as cigaretes that cuase teh develpment/increase the incidence of cancer |
| suffix: genesis | forming, producing, origin ie: carcinogenesis-forming/producing cancer (transformation of normal cells into cancer cells, commonly as a result of chemicak, viral or radioactiv damage to genes. |
| suffix: iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specific) ie: cholelithiasis-abnormal condition of gallstones |
| cholelithiasis | abnormal condition of gall stones (presence of gallstones in gallbladder/common bile duct) |
| suffix: lith | stone, calculus ie: cholelith-gallstone |
| cholelith | gallstone |
| malacia | softening |
| chondromomalacia | softening of the articular cartilage, usually involving the patella |
| suffix: osis | abnormal condition: increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| cyanosis | dark blue/purple discoloration of the skin and mucus membranes (indicates a deficency of oxygen in the blood). |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| neuroma | tumor composed of nerve tissue (a bening tumor composed chiefly of neurons and nerve fibers, usually arising from a nerve tissue. It may also be a swelling of a nerve that usually results from compression) |
| suffix: pathy | disease ie: myophaty-disease of the muscles |
| myopathy | disease of the muscles |
| penia | decreae, deficiency ie: erythropenia-decrease in red blood cells |
| erythorpenia | decrease in red blood cells |
| suffix: phagia | eating, swallowing ie: ydsphagia-inability/difficulty in swallowing |
| dysphagia | inability/difficulty in swallowing (dys-bad/paingful) |
| suffix: phasia | speech ie: aphasia absence/impairment of speech |
| prefix: a | without ie: aphasia-absence/impairment of speech |
| suffix: plasia | abnormal formation/growth of cells, tissues or organs (general term for abnormal formation of an anatomic structure) antonym: plasm |
| dysplasia | abornmal formation of an anatomic structure |
| plasm | formation growth neoplasm-new formation/growth of tissue (neo-new) (antonym: plasia) |
| neoplasm | new formation/growth of tissue (A neoplasm is an abnormal formation of a new tissue such as a tumor/growth) |
| suffix: plegia | paralysis ie: hemiplegia-paralysis of one side of the body (usually caused by a brain injury/stroke) |
| suffix: rrhange | bursting forth ie: hemorrage-bursing forth of blood (a loss of a large amount of blood within a short period, either internally or externally) antanoym- rrhagia |
| suffix: rrhagia | bursting forth ie:menorrhagia: profused discare of blood during menstration |
| suffix: rrhea | discharge, flow ie: diarrhea (dia-through/across) |
| suffix: rrhexis | rupture anterorrehxis-rupture of an artery |
| anterorrhexis | rupture of an aterty |
| suffix: sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening ie: arteriosclearosis |
| ateriosclerosis | abnormal condition/hardening of an artery |
| suffix: spasm | involuntary contraction/twitching |
| root: blephar | eyelid |
| blepharospasm | twitching of an eyelid |
| suffix: stenosis | narrowing/stricture arteriostenosis-abnormal narrowing of an artery |
| arteriostenosis | abnormal narrowing of an artery |
| suffix: trophy | nourishment, development ie: dysrophy-bad nourishment |
| dystrophy | an abnormal condition caused by improper nutrition or altered metabolism |
| suffix: 'al' | pertaining too ie: nural-pertaining to a nerve |
| suffix: 'ac' | pertaining too ie: cardiac |
| suffix: 'ary' | pertaining to ie: pulmanary |
| suffix: 'eal' | pertaining to ie: esophageal |
| suffix: 'ic' | pertaining to ie: thoracic |
| suffix: 'ical'* | pertaining to (*combination of ic and al) ie: pathological-pertaining to the study of disease |
| pathological | perthaining to the study of diesease |
| suffix: 'ile' | pertaining to ie: penile |
| suffix: 'ior' | pertaining to ie: posterior-pertaining to the back of the body (poster: back (of body), behind) |
| suffix: 'ous' (3) | pertaining to OR composed of OR producing ie: cutanious |
| suffix: 'tic' | pertaining to acoustic-pertaining to hearing (acous-hearing) |
| suffix: 'esis' | condition ie: diuresis-abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine |
| diuresis | abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine |
| suffix: 'ia' | condition ie: pnemonia-infection of the lung cuased by baceria, virus or disease |
| suffix: 'ism' | condition hyperthryoidism-condition characterized by overactivity of the thryoid gland |
| suffix: 'iatry' | medicine, treatment ie: podiatry-speciality concerned with treatment and conditions of the feet |
| suffix: 'ician' | specialist ie: obsterician: Md who specializes in teh branch of medicine concerned with pergnancy and childbirth |
| suffix: 'ist' | speciailist Ie; hematologist-specialized in treatment of disorders of blood and blood forming tissues |
| suffix: 'y' | condition/process neuropathy-disease condiditon of the nerves |
| neuropathy | diease condition of the nerves (condition-y) |
| suffix: 'icle' | small, minute ie: ventricle-small cavity as of the brain/heart |
| root: ventr | belly ie: ventricle |
| ventricle | small cavity of hte brain/heart ie: icle-small, minute |
| suffix: 'ole' | small, minute ie: arteriole-the smallest of the arteries, minute artery (arteries narrow to form arterioles which branch into capillaries (the smallest blood vessels) |
| suffix: 'ule' | small, minute ie: venule-small vein continuous with a capillary |
| amastia | without a breast (may be the result of a congenital defect, an endocrine disorder or mastectom) |
| perfix 'a' | without ie: aneshesia |
| prefix: brady | slow ie: bradycardia-slow heart rate |
| dystochia | difficult chioldbirth |
| prefix 'eu' | good, normal ie: eupnea-normal breathing (pnea-breathing) |
| prefix hetero | differnet ie: hetrograph-different transplatn |
| hetograft/xeongraft | transplant of tissue from anotehr speciies that is used as a temporary graft in certain cases as in treating a severly burned patient when tissue from the patient or from a tissue bank is not available |
| prefix homo | same homogpraft/allograft-transplatn of tissue obtained rrom a member of the pats own species ie: bone, kidney, lung heart |
| prefix homeo | same ie: homeoplasia-formation fo a new tissue similar to that already existing in part |
| homeoplasia | formation fo a new tissue similar to that already existing in part |
| prefix mal | bad ie: malnutrition |
| malnutrition | refers to any disorder resulting from an inadequate or excessive intake of food |
| prefix pan | all panarthritis-inflamation of all (or many) joints |
| prefix pseduo | false |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| prefix syn/sym | union/together/joined ie: syndactylism-condtion of joined fingers/toes |
| root: dactyl | fingers/toes |
| prefix: tachy | rapid ie: tachypnea-rapid breathing |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
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