Midterm-Medical Term Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
hemat/o | blood |
-logy | study of |
hepat/o | liver |
-itis | inflammation |
-ilium | part of the pelvis |
-ileum | part of the small intestine |
urethra | tube leading from the urinary bladder to outside of the body |
electr/o | electricity |
cardi/o | heart |
-gram | record |
gastr/o | stomach |
enter/o | intestines (usually small intestine) |
-ic | pertaining to |
epi- | above |
aden/o | gland |
-oma | tumor, mass, swelling |
arthr/o | joint |
bi/o | life |
-opsy | the process of viewing |
carcin/o | cancerous, cancer |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
-al | pertaining to |
cis/o | to cut |
-ion | process |
crin/o | secrete |
endo- | within |
ex- | out |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
-scopy | process of visual examination |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
encephal/o | brain |
erythr/o | red |
-cyte | cell |
-ectomy | excision or removal |
gnos/o | knowledge |
dia- | through, complete |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hem/o | blood |
-globin | protein |
iatr/o | treatment |
-genic | pertaining to producing, produced by or produced in |
leuk/o | white |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
onc/o | tumor |
opthalm/o | eye |
-scope | instrument to visually examine |
-ist | one who specializes in a field |
oste/o | bone |
path/o | disease condition |
ped/o | child |
psych/o | mind |
radi/o | x-rays |
ren/o | kidneys |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh |
sect/o | to cut |
thromb/o | clot, clotting |
-osis | condition, usually abnormal |
ur/o | urinary tract |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-emia | blood condition |
-ical | pertaining to |
-ion | process |
-sis | state of |
-tomy | process of cutting, incision |
-y | process, condition |
a- | no, not, without |
an- | no, not, without |
auto- | self |
exo- | out |
hyper- | excessive, above, more than normal |
hypo- | deficient, below, under, less than normal |
in- | into, in |
peri- | surrounding, around |
pro- | before, forward |
re- | back, backward, again |
retro- | behind |
sub- | below, under |
trans- | across, through |
4 types of tissues | epithelial, muscle, connective, nerve |
4 types of cells | muscle, fat, nerve, epithelial |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
adip/o | fat |
anter/o | front |
cervic/o | neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chrom/o | color |
coccyg/o | coccyx |
crani/o | skull |
dist/o | far, distant |
dors/o | back portion |
hist/o | tissue |
ili/o | ilium |
inguin/o | groin |
later/o | side |
lumb/o | lower back |
medi/o | middle |
nucle/o | nucleus |
pelv/o | hip, pelvis |
poster/o | back, behind |
sacr/o | sacrum |
spin/o | spine |
thorac/o | chest |
trache/o | trachea |
umbilic/o | navel |
ventr/o | bellsy side of body |
vertebr/o | vertebrae |
viscer/o | internal organs |
inter | between |
meta | change |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-coccus | berry chaped bacterium |
-cyte | cell |
-dynia | pain |
-ectomy | removal;excision;resection |
-emia | blood condition |
-er | one who |
-genesis | producing; forming |
-graphy | process of recording |
-lysis | breakdown; destruction; seperation |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-penia | deficiency |
-phobia | fear |
-plasia | development, formation, growth |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-ptosis | drooping, sagging |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stasis | stopping, controlling |
-stomy | opening to form a mouth |
-therapy | treatment |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
acr/o | extremeties, top, extreme point |
acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
agor/a | marketplace |
amni/o | amnion |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
axill/o | armpit |
blephar/o | eyelid |
bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
chem/o | drug, chemical |
chron/o | time |
col/o | colon |
hydr/o | water, fluid |
isch/o | to hold back |
lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
laryng/o | larynx |
lymph/o | lymph |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
necr/o | death |
neutr/o | neutrophil |
ot/o | ear |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
phag/o | to eat, swallow |
phleb/o | vein |
plas/o | formation, development |
pneumon/o | lungs |
rect/o | rectum |
splen/o | spleen |
staphyl/o | clusters |
strept/o | twisted chains |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
ven/o | vein |
-er | one who |
-ia | condition |
-ole | little, small |
-ule | little, small |
-um, -ium | structure, tissue, thing |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ary | pertaining to |
-oid | resembling |
-ous | pertaining to |
-tic | pertaining to |
carp/o | wrist bones |
cost/o | rib |
cutane/o | skin |
dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
duct/o | ducts or tubes |
flex/o | to bend |
furc/o | forking, braching |
gloss/o | tongue |
glyc/o | sugar |
immun/o | protection |
morph/o | shape form |
mort/o | death |
nat/i | birth |
norm/o | rule order |
ox/o | oxygen |
pub/o | pubis |
seps/o | infection |
somn//o | sleep |
son/o | sound |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
top/o | place, position |
tox/o | poison |
urethr/o | urethra |
-blast | embryonic, immature |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-gen | producing, forming |
-lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
-meter | to measure |
-mission | to send |
-ore | one who |
-partum | birth, labor |
-phoria | feeling |
-physis | to grow |
-plasia, -plasm | development, formation |
-pnea | breathing |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-stasis | stop, control |
-trophy | nourishment, development |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ante- | before, forward |
anti- | against |
auto- | self, own |
bi- | two |
brady- | slow |
con- | with, together |
contra | against, opposite |
de- | down, lack of |
dia- | through, complete |
dys- | bad, painful |
ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
eu- | good, normal |
hemi- | half |
infra- | beneath |
inter- | between |
macro- | large |
mal- | bad |
meta- | beyond, change |
micro- | small |
neo- | new |
pan- | all |
para- | abnormal, beside, near |
per- | through |
peri- | surrounding |
poly- | many, much |
post- | after, behind |
pre- | before, in front of |
pro- | before, forward |
pseudo- | false |
retro- | behind, backward |
sub- | under |
supra- | abiv |
syn-, sym- | together, with |
tachy- | fast |
trans- | through |
ultra- | beyond, excess |
uni- | one |
hormone produced by an endocrine gland | follicle-stimulating hormone |
ms.sally ping has vaginal discharge, pain in the LLQ and RLQ, dysmenorrhea, and a gonoccal infection, a likely diagnosis is | pelvic inflammatory disease |
physicians effort to turn the fetus during delivery | cephalic version |
removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries | bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
fingerlike ends of the fallopian | fimbriae |
ovarian sac | corpus luteum |
the study and treatment of newborns is called | neonatology |
painful labor and delivery | dystocia |
area between the uterus and the rectum | cul-de-sac |
excessive flow of blood from the uterus between menstrual periods | metrorrhagia |
a woman who has had 3 miscarriages and 2 live births | grav 5, para 2 |
part of the vulva | labia majora |
removal of internal and reproductive organs in the region of the hip | pelvic exenteration |
leukorrhea is associated with which of the following conditions | cervicitis |
adnexa uteri | ovaries and fallopian tubes |
monthly discharge of blood front the lining of the uterus | menstruation |
act of giving birth | parturition |
reproductive organs | genitalia |
innermost membrane around the developing embryo | amnion |
parenchymal tissue in the testes | seminiferous tubules |
foreskin | prepuce |
swollen, twisted veins near the testes | varicocele |
benign prostatic hyperplasia is characterized by | overgrowth of glandular tissue |
congenital absence of a testicle | anorchism |
undescended testicle | cryptochordism |
a chancre is the primary lesion in which of the following conditions | syphilis |
testicular carcinoma | seminoma |
orchiopexy | fixation of an undescended testicle |
the sac containing the male gonad | scrotum |
tissue that produces sperm cells | seminiferous tubules |
tube that leads from the epididymus to the urethra | vas deferens |
sterilization procedure | vasectomy |
a spermolytic substance | destroys sperm cells |
testosterone is produced by | interstitial cells of the testes |
male sex hormone | testosterone |
mal gonad | testes |
scanty sperm production | oligospermia |
glands that secrete semen | bulbourethral |
sexually transmitted infection | syphilis |
a highly malignant brain tumor | glioblastoma |
space between the nerve cells is called | synapse |
fainting | syncope |
x-ray record of the spinal cord | myelogram |
inflammation of the spinal nerve root | radiculitis |
pertaining to the muscles and nerves | myoneural |
cerebral aneurysm, thrombosis, or hemorrhage can be the cause of | cerebrovascular accident |
elevated portions of the cerebral cortex are called | gyri |
spinal bifida is associated with | meningomyelocele |
glial cells | astrocytes |
neurotransmitter | acetylocholine |
burning sensation of pain | causalgia |
collection of blood within the meningeal layers | subdural hematoma |
abnormal sensation of tingling or prickling | paresthesia |
a network of interlacing nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system | plexus |
part of the brain that controls the breathing, heartbeat, and the size of blood vessels | medulla oblongata |
part of the brain responsible for coordinating muscle movements and maintaining balance | cerebellum |
portion of the brain that controls the pituitary gland, water balance, and body temperature | hypothalamus |
collection of spinal nerves below the end of the spinal cord | cauda equina |
inability to speak | aphasia |
abnormal sensation | paresthesia |
parts of the brain that controls muscular coordination | cerebellum |
essential cells of an organ | parenchymal |
muscular wave-like movement to transport food through the digestive system | peristalsis |
new opening from the large bowel to the surface of the body | colostomy |
stone in a salivary gland | sialadenolithiasis |
fats are improperly digested and appear in the feces | steatorrhea |
lack of appetite | anorexia |
membrane that connects part of the small intestine | mesentery |
part of the tooth that contains a rich supply of nerves and blood vessels | pulp |
stomat/o means | mouth |
carries bile into the duodenum | common bile duct |
the combining form of the first part of the large intestine | cec/o |
high blood levels of a pigment released by the liver with bile | hyperbilirubinemia |
cheil/o means the same as | labi/o |
gingiv/o means | gums |
pertaining to the abdomen | celiac |
ring of muscle | sphincter |
pertaining to bile | biliary |
dilation of a lymph vessel | lymphangiectasis |
an ulcer would most likely be detected by which of the following test | gastroscopy |
opposite of -ectasis | -stenosis |
periodontal procedure | gingivectomy |
which test would demonstrate choledocholithiasis | transhepatic cholangiography |
anastomosis | cholecystojejunostomy |
forward protusion of the eye | proptosis |
destruction of blood | hemolysis |
pyloric stenosis | narrowing of the opening between the stomach and intestine |
not open | atresia |
drooping, sagging, prolapse | ptosis |
enlargement of the liver | hepatomegaly |
heavy menstrual discharge | menorrhagia |
palatoplasty | a surgical repair of the roof of the mouth |
common bile duct | choledoch/o |
a term that means no urine production | anuria |
alkaline | pH |
Lithotripsy | shock waves crush urinary tract stones |
nephrolithotomy | incision to remove a renal calculus |
renal pelvis | pyel/o |
uremia | azotemia |
oliguria | scanty urination |
electrolyte | creatinine |
diabetes insipidus is characterized by all of the following except | glycosuria |
hernia of the tube connecting the kidneys and urinary bladder | ureterocele |
portion of the urinary bladder | trigone |
renal abscess may lead to | pyuria |
childhood renal carcinoma | wilms tumor |
a group of symptoms marked by edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia | nephrotic syndrome |
nitrogenous waste | creatinine |
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