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Med Term ASA Unit 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| alveol/o | alveoli |
| antr/o | antrum(beneath the nose) |
| brady- | slow |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| chirl/o | hand |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dextr/o | right |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| -ectomy | excision |
| endo- | inner |
| ger/i | elderly |
| hyper- | above, more than normal |
| lacrim/o | tear, lacrimal |
| laryng/o | voice box, larynx |
| -lith | stone |
| melan/o | dark pigmented,black |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| muc/o | fungus |
| nas/o | nose |
| ortho- | straight |
| ot/o | ear |
| -pathy | disease |
| ped/o | foot |
| -pexy | fixation of a prolapsed organ |
| pharyng/o | throat (pharynx) |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| pleur/o | pleural membrane |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o | air(sometimes:lung) |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pod/o | foot |
| -practor | practitioner |
| psych/o | mind, mental process |
| -ptosis | prolapsed organ |
| pty/al/o | saliva, sputum |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinistr/o | left |
| thorac/o | chest, thorax |
| -tomy | incision |
| trache/o | treachea |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| bronchitis | inflammation of the bronchi |
| broncholith | bronchial stone |
| cardiopulmonary | pertaining to heart & lungs |
| chiroplasty | surgical repair of the hand |
| dermatomycosis | fungal infection of the skin(mycodermatitis) |
| dextral | pertaining to the right |
| diaphragm | breathing muscle below the thoracic cavity |
| dyspnea | difficulty (painful) breathing |
| emphysema | loss of elasticity of terminal bronchioles |
| endotracheal | inside the trachea |
| expiration | exhalation |
| fungi | plural of fungus |
| geriatrics | medical specialty studying aging & related diseases. |
| gerontology | study of aging |
| hyperpnea | increase in depth & rate of breathing |
| laryngalgia | larynx pain (laryngodynia) |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the voice box(larynx) |
| laryngopathy | any disease of the larynx |
| laryngoscope | an instrument used to examine the larynx |
| laryngotomy | making a temporary incision into the larynx |
| nasoantritis | inflammation of the nose & antrum |
| nasolacrimal | pertaining to the nose & lacriminal ducts |
| nasoscope | instrument used to examine the nose |
| orthopnea | dyspnea when lying down(straight) or in any other position other than sitting or standing upright. |
| otorhinolaryngologist | physcian specialist in diseases of the ear,nose & throat. |
| pedal | pertaining to the foot |
| pedialgia | foot pain(podalgia) |
| pharyngoplasty | surgical repair of the throat |
| pharyngoscope | instrument used to examine the throat |
| pharynx | throat |
| pleuralgia | pleural membrane pain(pleurodynia) |
| pleurolith | stone in the plural cavity |
| pneumohemothorax | air & blood in the thoracic cavity |
| pneumometer | instrument for measuring air volume |
| pneumonia | inflammation of the lung |
| pneumonocentesis | surgical puncture of the lung to remove fluid |
| pneumonomelanosis | black lung disease |
| pneumonomycosis | fungal infection of the lung |
| pneumonopathy | any lung disease |
| pneumotherapy | treatment using air |
| pneumothorax | air in the thorax cavity |
| podiatrist | specialist in care of conditions of the feet.May also perform surgery of the foot |
| psychiatrist | physician specialist in mental disorders |
| ptyalorrhea | flow of saliva |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lung(pulmonic) |
| respiratory | peryaining to breathing |
| sinistral | pertaining to the left |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| trachea | windpipe |
| tracheoscopy | process of inspecting the trachea |
| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
| The suffix that refers to breathing is | -pnea |
| Centesis (a suffix and a noun) means | incision for fluid removal |
| If a word from Greek origin begins with "pn" it is pronounced like: p, n, u, or pen | n |
| When you see "myc/o" in a work, think of | fungi |
| A moving blood clot is called a____________ | embolus |
| What is hemoptysis | Bloody sputum |
| The tube leading from the mouth to the trachea is the | pharynx |
| The nerve that controls the diaphragm is the | phrenic |
| the word part "ger" refers to | elderly |
| Correctly spell the medical term for inflammation of the lung | pneumonia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for black lung disease | pneumonomelanosis, pneumonmelanosis |
| Correctly spell the medical term for air in an abnormal location in the chest cavity | pneumothorax, aerothorax |
| Correctly spell the medical term for fungal infection of the skin | dermatomycosis, mycodermatitis |
| Correctly spell the medical term for pertaining to the lungs (adj) | pulmonary, pulmonic, pneumonic |
| Correctly spell the medical term for able to breathe well only when sitting upright | orthopnea |
| Correctly spell the medical term for pertaining to the nose and pharynx | nasopahrynx |
| Correctly spell the medical term for pain in the voice box | laryngalgia, laryngodynia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for incision into the trachea | tracheotomy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for examination (looking into) of the bronchi with an instrument | bronchoscopy |
| Correctly spell the medical term for pertaining to the lung membrane | pleural, visceropleura, visceral pleura |
| Correctly spell the medical term for heart displaced to the left | sinistrocardia |
| Correctly spell the medical term for right handed | dextromanual |
| Correctly spell the medical term for doctor whose treatments are based on spinal manipulation therapy (adjustments) | chiropractor |
| Correctly spell the medical term for condition in which bronchioles loose elasticity making it difficult to get oxygen | emphysema |
| Correctly spell the medical term for the study of aging | gerontology, geriatrics |
| Correctly spell the medical term for involuntary twitching of a bronchus | bronchospasm |
| Correctly spell the medical term for pertaining to the heart and lungs | cardiopulmonary |
| Correctly spell the medical term for pertaining to the nose and chin | nasomental |
| Correctly spell the medical term for plural of larynx | larynges |
| Define the term hypoxia | low oxygen level in the blood |
| Define the term tracheostomy | making a new surgical opening in the trachea |
| Define the term pyothorax | pus in the chest cavity |
| Define the term nasolacrimal | pertaining to the nose and tear glands |
| Define the term diaphragmatic | pertaining to the diaphragm |
| Define the term pharyngoplasty | surgical repair of the throat |
| Define the term endotracheal | within the trachea |
| Define the term bronchoscopy | using a fiberoptic instrument to examine the bronchi |
| Define the term pleurocentesis | surgical puncture for the removal of fluid from the pleural space around the lungs |
| Define the term phrenicectomy | Excision of the phrenic nerve |
| Define the term ptyalorrhea | abnormal increase in the flow of asliva |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for arterial blood gas | ABG |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for carbon dioxide | CO2 |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for intensive care unit | ICU |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for chiropractor | DC |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for incentive spirometer | IS |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for tuberculosis | TB |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for upper respiratory tract infection | URI |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for post nasal drip | PND |
| Give the correct medical abbreviation for pulmonary function test | PFT |
Created by:
Paul Mayuiers
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