Chapter 1 Quiz On Terminology
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| suffix | ending
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| tomy | incision
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| ectomy | excition of the stomach
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| gastero | stomach
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| entero | intestines
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| logy | study of
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| cardio | heart
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| gastroscope | instrument to visually examine the stomach
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| scope | instrument to visually examine
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| gastric | pertaining to the stomach
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| ic | pertaining to
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| ac | pertaining to
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| cardiac | pertaining to the heart
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| itis | inflammation
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| enteritis | inflammation of the intestines
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| gasteroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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| sub | below
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| subgastric | pertaining to below the stomach
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| trans | across
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| transgastric | pertaining to across the stomach
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| retro | behind
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| retrogastric | pertaining to behind the stomach
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| Read the meaning of medical words from the suffix to the beginning of the word and then across. | true
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| Drop the combining vowel before a suffix that starts with a vowel. | true
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| Keep the combining vowel between word roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel. | true
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| adeno | gland
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| oma | tumor or mass
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| arthro | joint
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| bio | life
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| opsy | to view (living tissue is viewed under a microscope)
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| carcino | cancer, cancerous
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| cephalo | head
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| cerebro | cerebrum, largest part of the brain
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| al | pertaining to
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| vascular | pertaining to blood vessels
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| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | stroke
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| cysto | urinary bladder
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| scope | instrument to visually examine
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| cyto | cell
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| dermo / dermato | skin
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| electro | electricity
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| gram | record
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| encephalo | brain
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| entero | intestines (often the small intestines)
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| colo / colono | large intese (colon)
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| erythro | red
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| cyte | cell
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| gastro | stomach
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| scopy | process of visual examination using an instrument or scope
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| gnoso | knowledge
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| sis | state of
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| dia | complete
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| diagnosis | complete knowldge gained after testing and examining the patient.
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| plural of diagnosis | diagnoses
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| pro | before
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| prognosis | prediction (before knowledge)
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| gyneco | woman, female
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| hemo, hemato | blood
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| globin | protein
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| hemoglobin | protein in RBCs that carries oxygen in the blood.
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| hematoma | mass or swelling containing blood
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| hepato | liver
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| laparo | abdomen (area between the chest and hip)
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| tomy | incision (cutting into)
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| exploratory laparotomy | large incision of the abdominal wall made to inspect abdominal organs for evidence of disease.
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| leuko | white
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| nephro | kidney
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| ectomy | cutting out
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| neuro | nerve
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| onco | tumor
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| ist | specialist
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| opthalmo | eye
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| osteo | bone
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| patho | disease
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| aut | self
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| opsy | to view
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| psycho | mind
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| osis | abnormal condition
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| psychosis | serious mental condition in which the patient loses touch with reality (include hallucination and delusions)
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| hallucinations | unreal sensory perceptions, such as hearing voices when non are present
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| delusions | fixed, false beliefs that can't be changed by logical reasoning
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| reno | kidney
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| rhino | nose
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| sarco | flesh
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| thrombo | clotting
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| thrombus | blood clot (occurs when thrombocytes and other clotting factors combine)
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| thrombosis | describes the condition of forming a clot (thrombus)
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| algia | pain
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| cyte | cell
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| ectomy | cutting out; removal, excision
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| emia | blood condtion
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| leukemia | large numbers of immature, cancerous cells are found in the bloodstream and bone marrow (inner part of bone that makes blood cells).
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| globin | protein
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| gram | record
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| arthrogram | x-ray record of a joint
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| ia | condition
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| cephalgia | notice that this term is shortened from cephalalgia
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| ism | condition, process
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| hyper | excessive
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| logist | specialist in the study of
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| logy | study of
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| opsy | to view
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| osis | abnormal condition
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| laparoscopy | Small incisions are made near the navel, and instruments are inserted into the abdomen for viewing organs and performing procedures such as tying off the fallopian tubes.
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| oncology | study of tumors (cancerous or malignant diseases)
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| dermatology | study of the skin
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| endocrinoloy | study of the endocrine glands
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| gynecology | study of women and women's diseases
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| hematology | study of the blood
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| neurology | study of the nerves and the brain and spinal cord
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| ophthalmology | study of the eye
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| pathology | study of disease
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| psychology | study of the mind and mental disorders
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| rheumatology | study of joint diseases (rheumato = flow or watery discharge, which was once thought to cause aches and pains, especially in joints)
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| sis | state of
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| a, an | no, not
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| anemia | decrease in the number of RBCs or a decrease in their ability to carry oxygen because of less hemoglobin, a protein that helps carry oxygen in RBCs.
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| ops | viewing
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| opsy | process of viewing
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| dia | complete, through
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| DIA in diagnosis | complete
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| DIA and METER in diameter | through and measurement
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| dys | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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| suffix y in dysentery | condition or process
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| endo | within
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| exo | outside
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| hyper | excessive, more than normal, too much
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| the valves and chambers within the heart are lined with what? | endocardium
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| glyco | sugar
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| Hyperglycemia may be a sign of what? | diabetes mellitus
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| mellitus means | sweet
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| hypo | below, less than normal, too mcuh
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| This condition results from too much insulin in the bloodstream. Symptoms are weakness, headache, and hunger. | hypoglycemia
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| pro | before, forward
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| re | back
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| resection | removing some or all of an organ in the sense of cutting back or away
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| section | cutting into an organ
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| retro | behind
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| trans | across, through
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| transurethral | the urethra is a tube that leads from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.
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| adenoma | tumor of a gland
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| words ending in a | retin the a and add e
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| words ending in is | drop the is and add es
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| words ending in ex or ix | drop the ex or ix, and add ices
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| words ending in on | drop the on and add a
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| words ending in um | drop the um and add a
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| words endin in us | drop the us and add i
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| verterbra/vertebrae | backbones
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| bursa/bursae | sacs of fluid near a joint
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| diagnosis/diagnoses | determination of the nature and cause of disease
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| psychosis/psychoses | abnormal conditions of the mind
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| apex/apices | pointed ends of organs
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| cortex/cortices | outer parts of organs
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| varix/varices | enlarged, swollen veins
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| ganglion/ganglia | groups of nerve vells; benign cysts near a joint (such as the wrist)
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| bacterium/bacteria | types of one-celled organisms
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| ovum/ova | egg cells
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| bronchus/bronchi | tubes leading form the windpipe to the lungs
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| calculus/calculi | stones
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