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Med Term ASA Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-(an-) | not, without |
| alges/o(ia) | pain sensation |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fatty, porridgelike |
| audi/o | hearing |
| brady- | slow |
| card/i/o | heart |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| -ectasia | dilation, dilatation |
| electr/o | electricity |
| -emia | condition in the blood |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lip/o | fat |
| -lysis | destruction |
| my/o | muscle |
| narc/o | sleep |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| -oma | tumor |
| para- | abnormal, near, beside, beyond |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | abnormally low number, lack of |
| pharmac/o | drugs, medications |
| phas/0 (ia) | speech |
| phleb/o | vein |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| phon/o (ia) | voice, sounds |
| psych/o | mind, mental process |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes, uterine tubes |
| scler/o (ia) | hard, hardening |
| sympath/o | sympathetic nervous system |
| tachy- | fast |
| thromb/o | clot |
| ven/i | vein |
| algesia | condition of pain sensitivity |
| algesimeter | instrument for measuring level of pain |
| algesia | condition of pain sensitivity |
| algesimeter | instrument for measuring level of pain |
| anesthesia | condition with no sensation |
| analgesia | condition without pain |
| anesthesiology | science of studying the administration of anesthetics |
| anesthesia | condition with no sensation |
| anesthetic | agent that produces loss of sensation |
| anesthesiology | science of studying the administration of anesthetics |
| anesthetic | agent that produces loss of sensation |
| angiectasia | dilation of a vessel |
| angioblast | immature vessel cell |
| angiogram | x-ray of a vessel |
| angiolysis | vessel destruction |
| angioma | vessel tumor |
| angiopathy | vessel disease |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a vessel |
| angiorrhexis | rupture of a vessel |
| angiosclerosis | hardening of a vessel |
| angioscopy | process of looking into a vessel using a scope |
| arteriectesis | dilation of an artery |
| arteriofibrosis | condition of fibrous growth in the arteries |
| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| atheroma | fatty tissue tumor inside a large vessel |
| atherosclerosis | fatty deposits on medium to large vessels, causing hardening |
| autonomic | self-controlling, stress response center of the nervous system |
| cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| cytolysis | cell destruction |
| dysesthesia | difficult or painful sensation |
| electronneuromyography | processes of making an image of nerve & muscle function using electricity |
| enterorrhexis | rupture of the small intestine |
| esthesiometer | instrument used to measure the amount of sensation |
| fibroma | fibrous tumor |
| hemarthrosis | blood in a joint |
| hematocrit | measurement of percent blood formed elements |
| hematologist | physician specialist in blood disorders |
| hematology | specialty of studying the blood |
| hematolysis | destruction of blood (hemolysis) |
| hematophobia | abnormal fear of blood |
| hepatorrhexis | rupture of the liver |
| hyperesthesia | oversensitivity to touch (may be painful) |
| hyperplasia | abnormal over growth of cells |
| hypoesthesia | below normal ability to feel (touch) |
| hysterorrhexia | rupture of the uterus |
| ischemia | condition in which blood flow to tissue is temporaily slowed or stopped |
| lipolysis | lipid distruction |
| metrorrhexis | rupture of uterine tissues |
| myoblast | immature muscle cell |
| myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscle (myocardial) |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the myocardium |
| myograph | instrument used to make a picture of muscle function |
| myolysis | muscle tissue destruction |
| myoma | muscle tumor |
| myopathy | muscle disease |
| myosclerosis | hardening of the muscle |
| narcolepsy | seizures of uncontrolled sleep |
| narcosis | condition of being affected by narcotics |
| narcotic | analgesic & sleep-producing drug |
| neurologist | physician specialist in nervous system disorders |
| neurolysis | nerve destruction |
| neuroma | nerve tumor |
| neuropathy | nerve disease |
| neurosis | nerve condition characterized by anxiety & phobias |
| neurosurgeon | physician specialist who performs surgery on the brain |
| parahepatitis | inflammation near the liver |
| paralgesia | pain in the lower body |
| paralgia | abnormal pain |
| paralysis | loss of muscle function & sensation |
| paranephritis | inflammation near the kidney |
| parasympathetic | nerves that return the body to normal following stress |
| pharmacist | specialist in drug therapy & dispensing drugs |
| pharmacology | study of drug therapy |
| phlebectesia | dilation of a vein |
| phlebectomy | excision of a vein |
| phlebography | process of taking an x-ray of a vein |
| phleboplasty | surgical repair of a vein |
| phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein |
| psychiatrist | physician specialist in treatment of mental disorders |
| psychology | study of the mind & mental process |
| psychomotor | mental process that control movement |
| psychotherapy | therapy for mental disorders |
| psychotropic | agent that affects mental processes |
| thromboangitis | blood clot in a vessel causing inflammation |
| thrombocytopenia | lack of platelets |
| thrombogenic | pertaining to producing clots |
| thrombolymphangitis | inflammantion of a lymph vessel caused by a clot |
| thrombolysis | clot destruction |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein caused by a clot(thrombus) |
| venipuncture | incision into a vein with a needle to remove a venous blood(phlebotomy) |
| The suffix for twitching or involuntary contraction | -spasm |
| Phlebo is the combining form used for: | Vein |
| Define the term neurologist | A specialist who would diagnose nervous system disorders |
| If the oxygen demand of the heart cannot be adequately met, chest pain can occur. Give the medical term for chest pain | Angina Pectois |
| A thrombus may block or _________ a blood vessel | Occlude |
| The synonym for phlebotomy is: | venipuncture |
| An angioplasty is used to repair what | vessel |
| The prefix which means "beside, beyond, near, and abnormal is: | Para- |
| What combining form is used to indicate fat in the blood vessel | Ather/o |
| Give the combining form for muscle | Myo |
| Correctly spell the medical term for the process of making an image of muscle function | Electromyography, myography, electroneuromyography |
| Correctly spell the medical term for any disease of a vessel | Angiopathy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for the study of the nervous system | Neurology |
| Correctly spell the medical term for a sleep producing drug | Narcotic |
| Correctly spell the medical term for hardening of an artery | Arteriosclerosis |
| Correctly spell the medical term for surgical crushing of a nerve | Neurotripsy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for destruction (dissolving) a blood clot | Thrombolysis |
| Correctly spell the medical term for herniation of the spinal cord | myelocele |
| Correctly spell the medical term for defective development of cartilage | Chondrodysplasia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for physician specialist treating mental disorders | Psychiatrist |
| Correctly spell the medical term for severe mental condition that may inculde delusions | psychosis, schizophrenia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for specialist licensed to dispense medication | Pharmacist |
| Correctly spell the medical term for an instrument to examine a vessel | Angioscopy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for without or lack of sensation | Anesthesia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for condition without pain | Analgesia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for inflammation near the kidney | Paranephritis |
| Correctly spell the medical term for medication that affects mental process | Psychotropic |
| Correctly spell the medical term for paralysis of the lower half of the body | Paraplegia |
| Medical term for hardening of the blood bessel due to fatty porridge-like substance | Atherosclerosis |
| Medical term for tumor composed of muscle and fibrous tissue | Myofibroma |
| Medical term for slow movement | Kinesialgia, Dyskinesia |
| Medical term for out-flow pathway | Efferent |
| Medical term for benign tumor or a blood vessel (like a port wine birthmark) | hemangioma |
| Medical term for formation of a thrombus | Thrombogenesis |
| Define the medical term arteriorrhexis | Rupture of an artery |
| Define the medical term Paroxysmal | Sudden onset |
| Define the medical term psychoneurosis | pcychological condition characterized by anxiety(fear), thoughts and behaviors to reduce fears |
| Define the medical term angiolysis | Destruction of a vessel |
| Define the medical term infarction | Necrosis of the tissue |
| Define the medical term myoblast | embryonic or immature muscle cell |
| Define the medical term hematocrit | Percentage of blood occupied by red blood cells |
| Define the medical term thrombolymphangitis | inflammation of a blood vessel caused by a clot |
| Define the medical term phlebbectasia | stretching of dilation of a vein |
| Define the medical term parasympathetic | Functional part of the autonomic nervous system that returns the body to normal state following stress |
| Give the correct abbreviation for Arteriosclerotic heart disease | ASHD |
| Give the correct abbreviation for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | CABG |
| Give the correct abbreviation for trancutaneous electric nerve stimulation | TENS |
| Give the correct abbreviation for neurologic vital signs | NVS |
| Give the correct abbreviation for activities of daily living | ADL |
| Give the correct abbreviation for electromyogram | EMG |
| Give the correct abbreviation for Range of Motion | ROM |
| Give the correct abbreviation for prothrombin time | pro time, pt |
| Give the correct abbreviation for high-density lipoprotein | HDL |
Created by:
Paul Mayuiers
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