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medical Terminology
Medical Terminology ( Chapter 6:2 interpreting word parts )
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (crani/otomy:) (crani:) (otomy:) | (Craniotomy:Cutting Into The Skull.)(Crani:Pertaining To The Skull.) (Otomy:Cutting Into). |
| (dys/uria:) (dys:) (uria:) | (dysuria:Difficult Or Painful Urinination.) (dys:Difficult.) (Uria:Urine.) |
| (hyster/ectomy:) (hyster:) (ectomy:) | (hysterectomy:surgical removal of the uterus.) (hyster:uterus.) (ectomy:surgeical removal.) |
| (hemo/toxic:) (hemo:) (toxic:) | (hemotoxic:poisonous blood.) (hemo:blood.) (toxic:poison.) |
| (carcin/oma:) (carcin:) (oma:) | (carcinoma:cancerous tumer.) (carcin:cancer,malignancy.) (oma:tumor or swelling.) |
| (electro/encephalo/graph:) (electro:) (encephalo:) (graph:) | (electroencephalograph:Study of brain waves.) (electro:electrical.) (encephalo:brain.) (graph:diagram,instrument of recording.) |
| (osteo/malacia:) (osteo:) (malacia:) | (osteomalacia:softening of bone tissue.) (osteo:bone.) (malacia:softening of a tissue.) |
| (para/plegia:) (para:) (plegia:) | (paraplegia:paralysis of the lower half of the body.) (para:near,beside,beyond,abnormal,lower-half of body.) (plegia:paralysis.) |
| (py/uria:) (py:) (uria:) | (pyuria:pus in urine.) (py:pus.) (uria:urine.) |
| (acro/megaly:) (acro:) (megaly:) | (acromegaly:enlarged extremities.) (acro:extremities [ arms & legs ].) (megaly:enlarged,larged.) |
| (geront/ology:) (geront:) (ology:) | (gerontology:study of the elderly.) (geront:old,elderly.) (ology:study.) |
| (dys/phagia:) (dys:) (phagia:) | ((dysphagia:difficult consuming.) (dys:difficult,painful,bad.) (phagia:to eat,consuming.) |
| (hydro/cele:) (hydro:) (cele:) | (hydrocele:a sac of water.) (hydro:water.) (cele:swelling,tumor,cavity,hernia.) |
| (aden/oma:) (aden:) (oma:) | (adenoma:swelling of the gland.) (aden:gland,glandullar.) (oma:swelling,tumor.) |
| (anti/toxic:) (anti:) (toxic:) | (antitoxic:non poisonous.) (anti:against.) (toxic:posion.) |
| (ophthalm/ology:) (ophthalm:) (ology:) | (ophthalmology:study of the eye.) (ophthalm:eye.) (ology:study.) |
| (pneumon/omelan/osis:) (pneumon:) (omelan:) (osis:) | (pneumonomelanosis:State of the lung is black.) (pneumon:lung.) (omelan:black.) (osis:comdition,state process.) |
| (para/osteo/arthro/pathy:) (para:) (osteo:) (arthro:) (pathy:) | (paraosteoarthropathy:abnormal bone joint disease.) (para:near,beside,beyond,abnormal,lower-half of the body.) (osteo:bone.) (arthro:joint.) (pathy:disease.) |