Question | Answer |
most common combining vowel | o |
combining form is made up of | a word root and a combining vowel |
disease | patho |
pertaining to below | inferior |
away from the point of attachment | distal |
ventral is similar to | anterior |
coronal plane divides the body into | anterior and posterior portions |
position most appropriate for receiving an anal exam | knee-chest position |
increase the angle between two bones by straightening the limb | extension |
combining form meaning belly | ventro |
combining form meaning tail | caudo |
combining form meaning nose | rhino |
dialation of the bronchi | bronchiectasis |
instrument used to measure carbon dioxide | capnometer |
deficient oxygen in the blood | hypoxemia |
suffix -stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
pus in the chest (pleural space) | pyothorax |
suffix -iasis | condition |
suffix -rrhaphy | suturing, repairing |
protrusion of the bladder | cystocele |
seperation of the kidney from other structures | nephrolysis |
surgical crushing of a stone | lithotripsy |
indicates sugar in urine | glycosuria |
surgical fixation of testicle | orchidopexy |
combining form meaning heart | cardio |
combining form meaning clot | thrombo |
inflammation of the lymph nodes | lymphadenitis |
suffix meaning removal | -aphersis |
no pregnancies | nulligravida |
many pregnancies | multigravida |
no births | nullipara |
many births | multipara |
birth | para |
combining form for bear, give birth | parto |
combining form for navel | omphalo |
combining form for pregnancy | gravido |
combining form for birth | nato |
combining form for milk | lacto |