Flashcards Ch 1: Medical Terminology | Quizlet

T/F The distal portion of the small intestine is called the ileum.

True

T/F The medical term for German Measles is rubella.

True

T/F Bacilli are rod-shaped bacteria

True

T/F A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia.

False

T/F Hypertension is also referred to as high blood pressure.

True

T/F OU refers to the right eye.

False

T/F Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction.

True

T/F An erythrocyte is an example of poikilocytosis.

False

T/F An example of anisocytosis is a microcyte.

True

T/F Gestation is another term for dysmenorrheal.

False

T/F The beginning of a word is known is as the prefix.

True

T/F A suffix is the ending of a word.

True

T/F The combining form is the root of the word.

False

T/F The most common combining vowel is "o."

True

T/F If two combining forms are present the least important comes first.

True

T/F Aden is a headache.

False

T/F Carcin is the root of cancer.

True

T/F Encephal means neck.

False

T/F Cyst means bladder.

True

T/F Hepat stands for root of kidney

False

T/F Osteo means bone.

True

The body is divided into front and back by which of the following planes?

coronal

The opposite of ventral is _________.

dorsal

Enlargement of the heart is ____________.

megalocardia

The part of the small intestine that connects with the stomach is the ___________.

duodenum

The medical term for headache is _________.

cephalalgia

Excessive vomiting is __________.

hyperemesis

An incision into the gallbladder is ____________.

cholecystotomy

Enlargement of the kidney is __________.

nephromegaly

Destruction or breakdown of fat is called __________.

lipolysis

Diathermy means ___________________.

generating heat through tissues

Tachy is a prefix meaning ____________.

fast

A combining form that means pus is _____________.

pyo

A prefix meaning toward is __________.

ad

Painful menstrual flow is _____________.

dysmenorrhea

A word meaning fever is ____________.

pyrexia

Low blood sugar is _____________.

hypoglycemia

The prefix epi means __________.

upon

Surgical puncturing of the pleura is ____________.

pleurocentesis

A common word for sternum is _____________.

breastbone

A fungal infection of the toenail is called ____________.

onychomycosis

Variola is ____________.

smallpox

A bruise is a/an ____________.

contusion

The combining form cyano means ___________,

blue

The word part peri means____________.

around

The word part dys means _____________.

painful

The word part itis means _____________.

inflammation

The word part which means joint is __________.

arthro

Occult means __________.

hidden

The word part which means neck is

cervix

The suffix centesis refers to

puncture

The word part that means excision is

ectomy

Cardiorrhaphy refers to

suturing of the heart

Excessive tissue formation is referred to as

hyperplasia

The word part meaning white is

leuko

Erythema refers to

red skin

The word part phago means

to eat

Laparotomy is

incision into the abdomen

The abbreviation for urine is

ur

The opposite of superficial is

deep

Gastroscopy is

the process of viewing the stomach

The word part nephron means

kidney

Pyelolithotomy refers to

incision into the renal pelvis for removal of calculi

One who studies cells is referred to as a

cytologist

An electrocardiograph is

a device to monitor electrical heart activity

The word part that means hard is

scirrho

A histologist is

one who studies microscopic tissue

Incision into the chest wall is referred to as

thoracotomy

A term meaning into a vein is

intravenous

The word part megalo means

large

A term meaning to cut into the tube from the kidney to the bladder is

ureterotomy

Under the skin is referred to as

hypodermic

Afferent refers to

conducting toward

Neoplasm refers to

new growth

Atriomegaly refers to

enlargement of the atrium of the heart

The word part stetho means

chest

Iron containing pigment is referred to as

hemoglobin

One complete heartbeat, combining the contraction and relaxation phases is known as the

cardiac cycle

Angio refers to

vessel

Necroscopy refers to

autopsy

Reno is a word meaning

kidney

Cancer or malignant tumors are referred to as

sarcoma/carcinoma

Metaplasia refers to a

change in the tissue

The suffix which means incision is

otomy

The suffix that means plastic repair is

oplasty

The term self refers to

auto

Physiology is the

study of the functions of living organisms

An instrument to view the nose is

rhinoscope

Prognosis refers to

prediction of outcome

Resection refers to

cutting or removal of a portion of

The suffix that means discharge or flow is

orrhea

Excision refers to the act of

removing

The suffix which means pain is

algia

An instrument to cut is referred to as a

tome

The combining for for woman is

gyneco

The suffix for cele means

hernia

The term chronic indicates the

duration of a condition

The medical term for nosebleed is

epistaxis

The abbreviation for blood pressure is

BP

Another term for subcutaneous injection is

hypodermic