Question | Answer |
The word pod- means | foot |
The suffix- phagia means | eating |
Onycho- is a combing form that means | nail |
Coreo- is a combining form that means | pupil |
A combining form that means "umbilicus" or "navel" is | Omphalo- |
Ex- is a prefix that means | outside |
"Antefebrile" means | before fever |
A word that means "suture of the region over the stomach" is | Epigastrorrhaphy |
An "antipyretic" is an agent that works against | fever |
A lateral curvature of the spine is a deformity called | scoliosis |
The side of the body containing the backbone is | posterior |
The cavity containing the heart and lungs is the | Thoracic cavity |
A condition of the body that is abdormal and presents a group of clinical signs and laboratory findings is known as a/an | disease |
A nerve that carries an impulse toward the brain is a/an | afferent nerve |
Levels of organization of the body range from atomic to organismic. Which is the basic structural unit of the body? | cell |
A word to indicate the splitting open a wound is | dehiscence |
The scar left by a healed wound is a | cicatrix |
A bluish discoloration of the skin is | cyanoderma |
Enlargement of the heart is | megalocardia |
Low blood pressure is known as | hypotension |
A herniation or projection of brain tissue from it's natural cavity is | an encephalocele |
A combining word meaning softening is | malaco- |
A combing form meaning joint | arthro- |
A combining form meaning development is | -trophy |
A suffix meaning repair is | -plasty |
A word that means "incision into the skull" is | craniotomy |
Swirling water baths are a form of | hydrotherapy |
The sticking together of tissues that are normally seoerated is referred to as | adhesion |
A discharge from the nose is | rhinorrhea |
Excision of the gallbladder is called a | cholecystotomy |
Inflammation of the middle ear is | otitis media |
A word that means "surgical tapping of the chest to remove fluids" is | thoracocentesis |
A disease of the periodontal area symptomized by the flow of pus is | pyorrhea |
Pus-forming bacteria are also described as | pyogenic |
A darkly pigmented malignant mole of the skin is a | melenoma |
A collection of air in the chest cavity is | pneumothorax |
A hemorrhage of the bladder is | cystorrhagia |
A word meaning "suturing of the eye-lids" is | blepharorrhaphy |
Making a new opening between the ureter and bladder is | uretercystostomy |
Enlargement of the kidney is | nephromegaly |
A part of the urinary tract that collects urine in the kidney is the | renal pelvis |
A term used to describe a prolapse of the uterus is | hysteroptosis |
Destruction or breakdown of fat is called | lipolysis |
A word that means "inflammation of many joints" is | polyarthritis |
A word that means "working together" is | synergetic |
Macrodactylia means | very large fingers or toes |
Diathermy means | generating heat through tissues |
A myelocele is a | herniation of the spinal cord |
Surgical crushing of a nerve is | neurotripsy |
Symptoms indicating an approaching disease are its | prodrome |