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med term quiz ch1 +2

QuestionAnswer
what is the definition of a word root basic foundation of a word
how do you get combining form word root + combining vowel
explain the combining form rule if the suffix begins with a vowel you drop the a if it begins with a constenat you keep the a
what are some noun suffix endings er, ist, y, ia
what are some adjective suffix endings al, ic, ar, ac, ous
prefix = beginning
suffix = end
- er : noun : one who
- ic : adj : pertaining to
acrodermatitis what is the combining form? word root? suffix? cf= acro word root= dermat suffix= itis
gastric ulcer what is the noun? what is the adjective? noun = ulcer adjective= gastric
identify the following word parts: dermato skin
-osis condition of
-itis inflammation
-megaly enlargement
acro extremeties
-logy study of
-logist one who studys
gastro stomach
put together these words: inflammation of the skin dermatitis
enlarged extremities acromegaly
inflammation of the skin extremities acrodermatitis
enlarged stomach gastromegaly
inflammation of the stomach gastritis
change these from singular to plural: prognosis prognoses
ganglion ganglia
ovum ova
bronchus bronchi
testis testes
ilium ilia
thorax thoraces
coccus cocci
bacteria bacterium
carcinoma carcinomata
crisis crises
bursa bursae
on > a
ma > mata
sis > ses
is > es
nx > nges
a > ae
us > i
um > a
ix + ex > ices
ax > aces
abbreviations ER emergency room
PA physicians assistant
CCU critical care unit + cardiac care unit
VAR varicella zoster = chicken pox vaccine
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CBC complete blood count
ECG + EKG electrocardiogram
ECHO echocardiogram
Hgb, Hg hemoglobin
RBC red blood cell or count
WBC white blood cell or count
XR x-ray
gastro stomach
duodeno first part of your small intestine
thermo heat
cyto cell - cyte is the suffix ending
cysto urinary bladder/ sac
micro small
macro large
lympho lymph system
oto ear
dermato skin
hydro water
radio x-ray
acro extremities
abdominal abdomen
hystero womens uterus
salpingo fallopian tubes
oophoro ovary
megalo enlargement - megaly is the suffix ending
sono sound
echo reflected sound
patho is the combining form for what disease
what is the suffix ending for patho pathy
thrombo blood clot
histo tissue
tome cutting instrument
tomy to cut into
ectomy excising or removing : to cut out
ostomy forms a new opening
scope instrument used to look at something
scopy the process to look at something
meter used to measure or count something
metry the process of doing it
gram picture or record the machine gets
graph instrument , tool, or device
graphy the process
grapher one who runs the machine
oma tumor
algia + dynia pain
phobia fear
cele herniation
therapy treatment
rrhea flow or discharge
leuko the color white
melano black or dark pigment
erythro red
cyano blue
chloro green
xantho yellow
blast an immature cell
emia suffix ending for blood
mania madness, severe illness
decrease of blood clotting cells thrombocytopenia
pathology the study of disease
etiology study of the origin of disease
decrease of red blood cells erythrocytopenia
define compound word two or more word roots put together by a combining vowel
what is the combining form in the word cyto meter cyto
what is the word root in the word acrodermatitis dermat
what is the combining form for skin dermato
what is the combining form for extremities acro
what is the suffix for enlarged megaly
heart cardio
electro electricity
refers to ray or radiation radio
reflected sound waves echo
patho or pathy disease
cyte + cyto cell
immature cell blast
penia decrease
suffix that refers to increase in numbers osis
tissue histo
mania madness
a white blood cell leukocyte
refers to enlarged heart cardiomegaly
a skin specialist dermatologist
a condition of blueness cyanosis
blue skin cyanoderma
science of studying cells cytology
an xray picture radiogram
an instrument that cuts slices of skin tissue dermatome
an immature red blood cell erythroblast
means low number of red blood cells erythrocytopenia
a stomach ache gastrodynia
a yellow condition of the skin xanthoderma
acromegaly enlargement of the extremities
cyanosis condition of blueness
increase in red cells erythrocytosis
process of counting cells cytometry
study of skin dermatology
removal of the stomach gastrectomy
surgical opening into the first part of the intestine duodenostomy
red cell erythrocyte
when a person lacks oxygen the lips may turn a certain color. state the adj form for this term cyanotic
enlarged heart cardiomegaly
study of tissues histology
decrease in white blood cells leukocytopenia
immature cell cytoblast
increase in white blood cells leukoctyosis
picture made by using xrays radiogram
record of electrical activity of the heart echocardiogram
stomach pain gastrodynia
process of recording sound waves through the body sonography
excision of the stomach gastrectomy
a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum gastroduodenostomy
blue skin cyanoderma
disease of the skin dermatopathy
red blood cell erythrocyte
embryonic dark pigmented cell melanoblast
decrease in the number of platelets thrombocytopenia
enlargement of the stomach gastromegaly
enlarged heart cardiomegaly
adjective form for heart cardiac
the picture of sound reflected through the heart echocardiogram
one who takes xrays radiographer
increase in white blood cells leukocytosis
enlarged extremities acromegaly
xray radiogram
yellow skin xanthoderma
the study of cells cytology
instrument used to look at small things microscope
inflammation of the skin of the extremities acrodermatitis
instrument used to measure or count cells cytometer
embryonic cell blastocyte
decrease of red blood cells erythrocytopenia
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