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Med Term ASA Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| balan/o | glans penis, glans clitoridis |
| -cele | herniation |
| cervic/o | cervix (neck of the uterus) or neck |
| -cide | kill |
| colp/o | vagina |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| endo- | inside |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o, gluc/o | glucose, blood sugar |
| gyn/o, gynec/o | woman, female structures |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| intestin/o (al) | intestine |
| -lysis | destruction |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| metr/o | tissue of the uterus |
| nephr/o | kidney, nephrons |
| neur/o | nerve |
| noct/i, nyct/o | night |
| olig- | slight |
| oophor/o | ovaries |
| orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o | testicles |
| pen/o (ile) | penis |
| -pexy | fixation of a prolapsed organ |
| -phagia | swallow, eat |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| prastat/o | prostate |
| -ptosis | condition of prolapse |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhaging |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes, uterine tubes |
| semin/o | semen |
| spermat/o, sperm/o | spermatozoa, sperm |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| ur/o (ia) | urine, condition in the urine |
| ureter/o | urters |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vas/o | vessel, vas deferens |
| anuria | unable to produce urine |
| balanoplasty | surgical repair of glans penis |
| balanorrhea | discharge from the glans penis |
| cervicitis | inflammation of the cervix |
| colpalgia | vaginal pain |
| colpitis | inflammation of the vagina |
| colpopathy | any disease of the vagina |
| colpoptosis | prolapse of the vagina |
| colposcope | instrument used to examine the vagina & cervix |
| colposcopy | the process of using a colposcope to examine tissues of vagina & cervix. |
| colpotomy | incision into the vaginal wall |
| cryptorchidism | condition of an undescended testis |
| cystorrhagia | hemorrhage of the bladder |
| cystorrhaphy | suturing of the urinary bladder |
| dysuria | difficult, painful urination |
| endocervical | inside the cervix |
| glycosuria | glucose (sugar) in the urine |
| gynecoid | resembling a woman or female structures |
| gynecologist | physician specialist in health issues related to female reproductive organs & the breasts. |
| gynecology | the science of studying diseases of the female reproductive organs & the breasts |
| gynecopathy | any disease peculiar to women |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| hemorrhage | bleeding |
| hysterectomy | excision of the uterus |
| hysteropathy | any disease of the uterus |
| hysteropexy | fixation of a prolapsed uterus |
| hysterosalpingogram | x-ray of the uterus & fallopian tubes.(uses contrast media) |
| hysteroscope | instrument used to examine the inside of the uterus closely |
| metrorrhea | discharge from the uterine tissues |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidneys |
| nephrolith | kidney stone |
| nephromalacia | softening of the kidney tissue |
| nephromegaly | enlargement of a kidney |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of a prolapsed kidney |
| nephroptosis | prolapsed or displaced kidney |
| nephrorrhaphy | suturing of kidney tissue |
| nocturia | excessive urination at night |
| oliguria | abnormally low amount of urine |
| oophorectomy | excision of an ovary |
| oophoritis | inflammation of an ovary |
| orchidalgia | testicular pain (orchidodynia) |
| orchidectomy | excision of testies |
| orchidoptosis | prolapsed condition of testies |
| orchioplasty | surgical repair of the testies |
| penitis | inflammation of the penis |
| penoscrotal | pertaining to the penis & scrotum |
| polyarthritis | inflammation of many joints |
| polyuria | abnormally excessive urination |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland |
| pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| pyelogram | x-ray of the renal pelvis |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the renal pelvis & the kidneys |
| pyeloplasty | surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
| renal | pertaining to the kidneys |
| renogastric | pertaining to the kidney & stomach |
| renogram | x-ray of the kidneys (renograph) |
| renointestinal | pertaining to the kidney & intestine |
| renopathy | any disease of the kidney |
| salpingectomy | excision of a fallopian tube |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the fallopian tubes |
| salpingo-oophoritis | inflammation of the ovary & fallopian tubes |
| scrotum | saclike structure containing the testes |
| seminal | pertaining to semen |
| spermatocele | a herniated sac-like structure in the scrotum containing sperm |
| spermicide | agent that kills sperm |
| testicular | pertaining to testes |
| ureters | tubes from kidneys to bladder |
| ureterocele | herniation of the ureter |
| ureteropyelitis | inflammation of the ureter & the renal pelvis |
| urethrocystitis | inflammation of the urethra & the urinary bladder |
| urologist | physician specialist in disorders of the urinary & male reproductive systems |
| vasectomy | excision of the vas deferens (for sterilzation) |
| vasoconstriction | decrease in vessel diameter |
| vasodilation (vasodilatation) | increase in vessel diameter |
| Using what you have learned about the "G" rule select the correct pronounciation of "G" if it is followed by "i" as in salpingitis (k,j,hard g, s) | J |
| The plural form for spermatozoan is? | Spermatozoa |
| One of the most commonly used adjectives for kidney is: | Renal |
| the tube that leads from the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus is called? | Urethra |
| the suffix for surgical fixation or a displaced or prolapsed organ is: | -pexy |
| the suffix for hemorrhage is: | -rrhagia |
| What is the meaning of oliguria? | The formation of a scant or small amount of urine |
| What is the combining form for uterine tube | Salpingo |
| Give the medical term for hidden | Crypt |
| Correctly spell the medical term for x-ray (record) of a kidney | Renogram, Nephrogram, Renograph, Nephrograph |
| Correctly spell the medical term for condition pertaining to having many cysts | Polycystic |
| Correctly spell the medical term for night urination (getting up at night to urinate) | Nocturia, Nycturia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for destruction of kidney tissue | Nephrolysis |
| Correctly spell the medical term for difficult or painful urination | Dysuria |
| Correctly spell the medical term for making a surgical opening between the ureter and bladder | Ureterostomy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for excessive bleeding during menstruation | Menorrhagia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for agent that kills sperm | Spermicide |
| Correctly spell the medical term for suturing of the urinary bladder | Cystorrhaphy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for pain in the testes | orchidalgia, orchidodynia, orchiodynia, orchialgia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for the adjectival form for testicle | Testicular |
| Correctly spell the medical term for X-ray of the renal pelvis (Image) | Pyelogram, Pyelograph |
| Correctly spell the medical term for fluid containig sperm (ejaculate) | Semen |
| Correctly spell the medical term for excision of the prostate gland | Prostatectomy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for Plural of Ovum | Ova |
| Correctly spell the medical term for fixation of an (prolapsed) ovary | OOphoropexy |
| Instrument used to examine the vagina by looking with a scope | Colposcope |
| Correctly spell the medical term for excision of uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries | Hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy |
| Condition of endometrial tissue growing outside the uterus | Endometriosis |
| Correctly spell the medical term for prolapsed (displaced uterus) | Hysteroptosis |
| Correctly spell the medical term for crushing of a vessel | Vasotripsy |
| Adjectective for penis | Penile |
| Adjective for inside the cervix | Endocervical |
| Correctly spell the medical term for inflammation of the cervix | Cesrviiti |
| Correctly spell the medical term for blood in the urine | Hematuria |
| Correctly spell the medical term for X-ray image of the uterus and fallopian tubes | Hysterosalpingogram |
| Correctly spell the medical term for excision of the vas deferens | Vasectomy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for any disease specific to women | Gynecopathy |
| Medical term for process of using a scope to examine the cervix through the vagina | Colposcopy |
| Medical term for the condition of hidden or undescended testicle | Cryptorchidism |
| Medical term for the discharge from the glans penis | Balanorrhea |
| Medical term for herniation containing sperm (seman) | Spermatocele |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for benign prostatic hyperplasia | BPH |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for Papanicolaue test (smear) | PAP |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for female | F |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for pelvic inflammatory disease | PID |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for testicular self-exam | TSE |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for prostate specific antigen | PSA |
Created by:
Paul Mayuiers
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