HIM 111 Exam 1: Key Terms & Definitions for Success

surgical removal of the stomach

gastrectomy

-ectomy means

surgical removal

gastr/o means

stomach

suffix means disease

-pathy

suffix -algia means

pain

ur/o means

urine

neur/o means

nerve

suffix -sis mean

condition of

suffix -emia mean

blood condition

Most often the combining vowel is the letter

o

The word root neur means

nerve

the suffix -logy means

study of

-ic

suffix, pertaining to

The suffixes ac, -al, and ic all mean

pertaining to

suffix genic means

pertaining to producing

suffix -ion means

process

A tumor of the liver is called a(n):

Hepatoma

suffix -oma means

tumor

prefix hepat/o means

liver

the suffix of "the study of"

-logy

the suffix of "the stomach"

gastr/o

the combining form of "intestines"

enter/o

the suffix opsy means

view of

In the term autopsy, the suffix _______ means __________

-opsy, process of viewing, view of

A term that means pertaining to the skin is:

dermal

meaning of -al

pertaining to

meaning of derm/o

skin

meaning of -itis

inflammation

meaning of -oid

resembling

meaning of dermat/o

skin

The combining vowel is usually dropped when the suffix begins with ________.

a vowel

The word root for cancer is _______.

carcin

meaning of leuk

white

______al means pertaining to the kidneys. The word part you chose is a ______.

Ren, word root

meaning of Ren/o

kidney

The visual examination of the urinary bladder is a procedure called:

Cystoscopy

-scopy =

process of visually examining

cyst =

urinary bladder

suffix -scope means

instrument used to perform a visual examination

means pertaining to the head is

cephalic

meaning of -ic

pertaining to

meaning of cephal

the head

A patient who has hepatitis has a disorder of his/her:

liver

meaning of Hepat

liver

The word part auto- is a

prefix

meaning of auto-

self

The suffix scopy means:

visual exam, process of visually examining

The combining form derm/o means

skin

meaning of scopy

visual examination with an endoscope

meaning of enter/o

intestines

the term dermal means

pertaining to the skin

The study of the stomach and intestines and their diseases is called:

gastroenterology

meaning of -dynia

pain

meaning of -eal

pertaining to

meaning of -esophag/o

esophagus

ad- means

toward

tri- means

three

The word part cardi/o is a:

combining form

meaning of cardi/o

heart

________ means pertaining to above the stomach; its word root is _______.

Epigastric, gastr

meaning of epi-

above

meaning of gastr

stomach

A ______ is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning

prefix

A term for the portion of the small intestine is:

ileum

the term ilium is

hip

cyst/o means

cysts

The combining form the means bladder is:

cyst/o

meaning of cyt/o

cell

meaning of cis/o

to cut

Inflammation of the liver is called:

hepatitis

meaning of cholecyst/o

gallbladder

The suffix that means process of study in microbiology is:

logy

meaning of micro-

small

meaning of bi/o

life

The foundation of a word is known as the _______.

root

meaning of root

word grows from

In the term electroencephalogram, the suffix is ________, which means ________.

-gram, record

meaning of electroencephalogram

record of the electrical activity of the brain

The word part hyper- is a:

prefix

meaning of Hyper-

excessive/above

Prefixes often indicate

number, position, direction, time, or negation

A cell that helps clot blood is called a(n)

thrombocyte

meaning of -cyte

cell

meaning of thromb/o

clot

The surgical removal of a kidney is a:

nephrectomy

meaning of Nephr/o

kidney

The word part endo- is a:

prefix

meaning of endo- or en-

within, in

Pertaining to the kidney is:

renal

meaning of retin/o

retina of the eye

The combining vowel connects the root to the _______ or to another root

suffix

gastr [root] + o + enter [root] + o + logy [suffix] =

gastroenterology

______arthritis is a degeneration of bones and joints that occurs as the body ages and is often accompanied by inflammation. The word part you chose is a ______.

Osteo, combining form

meaning of osteo

bone

oste/o is the ________.

combining form

meaning of arthr

meaning joint

A prefix that means out or away from is:

Ex-

meaning of -ion

process

meaning of cis/o

cutting

_______opathy means disease of the intestines. The word part you chose is a _____.

Enter, word root