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Med Term ASA Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenitis | excision or removal of a gland |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| lesion | abnormal skin conditions such as abscesses, vesicles and macules |
| Hepatitis C | This inflammation of the liver is chronic and transmitted through blood, often by transfusions, and no vaccine is available for the disease |
| Hematuria | The medical term for blood in the urine |
| Encephalomyelopathy | Any disease of the brain and spinal cord |
| Pathogenic | Any organism that can cause infection |
| Carpal | Refering to the wrist |
| Adhesion | When two normally seperate tissues join together |
| Onych/o | nails |
| Chondr/o | Costal Cartilage |
| Patell/o | Knee Cap |
| Ot/o | Ears |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Proct/o | Anus and rectum |
| Ankyl/o | immovable |
| Ophthalm/o | Eyes |
| Cheil/o | Lips |
| Calcane/o | Heel |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Wrist | Carp/o |
| Dactyl/o | Digits |
| Phag/o | Eat |
| Lung | Pneumon/o |
| Cheid/o | Clavicle |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Teeth | Dent/o |
| Urethra | Urethr/o |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Humer/o | Bones of the upper arm |
| Tongue | Gloss/o |
| Theigh bone | Femor/o |
| Cent(i) | one hundredth |
| Seven | Hepta/Septa |
| One-Thousandth | Mill(i) |
| Three | Tri |
| di(plo) / bi | Two |
| Octa/ Oct | Eight |
| Semi/Hemi | Half |
| Six | Hexa/ Sexta |
| Tenth | Deci |
| One | Uni / Mono |
| Prot / Prim | First |
| One Thousand | Kilo |
| One Hundred | Hecto |
| Four | Tetra / Quadr |
| Nine | enne(a) / non(i) |
| In the word implant, the word root plant and im is a(n) | prefix |
| The science that studies and developes mechanical appliances to use as supportive devices is called? | Orthotics |
| Tissue Cell | Histocyte |
| Adjective form of the suffix-dinia (pain) is | Dynic |
| Melanocarcinoma | A darkly pigmented cancerous tumor |
| Oma | Suffix for tumor |
| Hyperemesis | Excessive vomiting |
| Stomach | Gastro |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| A tissue cell | Histocyte |
| Norepinephrine | A neurotransmitter hormone |
| Hormone produced by the testes | Testosterone |
| If you break your leg skiing, what type of physician would treat you | Orthopedist |
| The Carpals are located in the | Wrist |
| The Trrsals are located in the | Ankle |
| Laryngospasm | Spasm of the Larynx |
| Combining form for chin | Ment/o |
| The most effective treatment for Malaria is? | IV drug therapy |
| The term for ""position in front" is | Anteposition or Preposition |
| If you are having a general feeling of illness, you are said to have? | Malaise |
| The formation of glycogen from food | Glycogenesis |
| Prefix Dia mean? | Through |
| The separation of substances in a solution across a semipermeable membrane is called? | Dialysis |
| What merves of your autonomic nervous system respond to a threat? | Sympathetic |
| What nerves return the body to a resting state? | Parasympathetic |
| The terms paralgesia and paraalgia both mean abnormal? | Pain |
| Neuromyelitis | inflammation of the nerves and spinal cord |
| Two adjectives used to pertain to heat | Thermal and Thermic |
| Rhino | Nose |
| Pyogenic | Bacteria that produce pus |
| Prefix that means away from | Ab- |
| To describe the location on or on top of the head? | supracranial |
| Patients would visit a bariatrics clinic for help with which type of condition? | Obesity |
| Angioplasty | Medical term that means repair of a vessel |
| Pharyngoplasty | Surgical repair of the pharynx |
| The prefix pre- means? | Before |
| A superficial wound is one that is: | On the surface of the body |
| An antihypertensive works against? | high blood pressure |
| Which instrument is used during a laparoscopic surgery to introduce othe instruments into the abdomen? | Trocars |
| Glycolysis | The breakdown of suger in the body |
| The prefix para- means | near or around |
| The membrane that lines tha abdominal cavity and covers most of the organs is the? | Peritoneum |
| Angioplasty | The medical term that means "repair of a vessel" |
| Urethr/o | Urinary bladder tube |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Prostat/o | Prostate |
| Vas/o | Blood Vessel |
| Balan/o | Glans Penis |
| Neur/o | Nerves |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Orchid/o | Testicles |
| Semin/o | Fluid that contains sperm |
| Ureter/o | Tube from kidney to bladder |
| Pyel/o | Renal Pelvis |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tubes |
| Acro | Extremities |
| Blast/o | Immature or embryonic cell |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Edema | Swollen |
| Ectomy | Excision (cut out) |
| Itis | inflammation |
| Megal | enlarged |
| Mania | madness |
| Osis | any condition |
| Path/o | disease |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Anti- | Against |
| Emesis | vomiting |
| Mal | Bad |
| Hyper | Above |
| Sub | Below |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Melan/o | Dark Pigmented, Black |
| lip/o | fat |
| crani/o | skull |
| ne/o | new |
| hypo | below |
| -cele | herniation |
| malac/o | softening |
| ab | away from midline |
| add | toward midline |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| cost/o | rib |
| odont | tissue around the teeth |
| orth/o | straight |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| thorac/o | chest |
| a- (an-) | not, lack of |
| bacill/o | bacillus (rod shaped bacteria) |
| brady | slow |
| lith/o | stone |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| cocc/o | cocci (round shaped bacteria) |
| esthesi/o (is) | feeling sensation |
| ot/o | ear |
| phag/o (ia) | eating, swallowing |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| py/o | pus |
| syn- | joined or fused |
| tachy | fast |
| therm/o (ia) | heat |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -cide | kill |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| endo- | inside |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o, gluc/o | glucose, blood sugar |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| -lysis | destruction |
| noct/i | night |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| epi | upon |
| sec/o | feces, solid waste |
| -plagia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | prolapsed organ |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| hepat/o | liver |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| enter/o | intestine |
| angio | vessel |
| athr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fatty, porridgelike |
| audi/o | hearing |
| -emia | condition in the blood |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| thromb/o | clot |
| phleb/o | vein |
| aer/o | air |
| bio | living thing, live |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| dia | through |
| dors/o | back |
| meso- | middle |
| poster/o | back |
| pseud/o | false |
| ventr/o | front |
| ecto | outside |
| auto | self |
| flex/o | bending/shortening |
| iso | same, equal |
| pyr/o | fire, heat |
| trans | across |
| multi | many |
Created by:
Paul Mayuiers
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