MEDTERM UNIT 3 QUIZLET

colostomy

the surgical creation of an opening between the large intestine and the outside of the body is called:

arteriosclerosis

a term that means a hardening of the arteries is:

-phobia, fear

The suffix in the term acrophobia is ______, which means ______.

-ia, conditiona

The suffix in the term pneumonia is _____, which means _____.

opsy

removal and viewing of living tissue from the body is a bi_____.

ectomy

removal of the larynx is a laryng_____.

ist

one who specializes in treating diseases of the kidney is a nephrolog_____.

malacia

osteo_____ is softening of bones.

odynia

pain in the chest wall muscles aggravated by breathing is called pleur_____.

Electrocardiography

On Monday, Maria attended classes to learn the process of recording the electrical impulses of the heart, termed:

ptosis

Blepharo_____ is drooping of the eyelid.

tomy

a phlebo_____ is the incision of a vein.

genesis

carcino_____ means producing or forming cancer.

cele

protrusion of the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall is a cysto_____.

trophy

A_____ means condition of no growth.

necrotic

all of the following terms relate to pain except:

itis

Mr. Chaney’s physician told him that his chronic productive cough is from excess mucus secretion by an inflamed bronchial tree. Inflammation of the bronchi is called bronch_____.

coccal

Jamie visited the campus clinic with complaints of itching and burning around her vaginal opening and a greenish-yellow vaginal discharge. A smear of specimen of the discharge indicated she had gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease caused by a diplo_____ bacterium.

emia

The physician’s admitting note on Todd Johnson’s chart indicated that Todd presented with fatigue, pallor, and easy bruising. Blood tests and a bone marrow biopsy revealed that Todd had an excessive increase in the number of abnormal or cancerous white blood cells, or leuk_____.

trache/o + -stomy

Which set of word parts builds the term that means the surgical creation of a new opening in the windpipe?

arthrocentesis

Which term means surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint?

pathy

Which suffix means disease condition?

Splenomegaly

Enlargement of the spleen in termed:

erythrocyte

this type of cell contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen:

lymphocyte

this type of cell produces antibodies:

oid

the suffix in the term mucoid is:

ic

the suffix in the term chronic is:

eal

the suffix in the term laryngeal is:

stasis

the suffix in the term metastasis is:

little or small

the suffix -ole means:

breakdown, separation

the suffix -lysis means:

structure, tissue, thing

the suffix -um means:

pertaining to

the suffix -ac means

hyperplasia

excess cells due to an increased rate of cell division is termed:

-graphy

which suffix means process of recording?

mastectomy

what is the term for removal of breast tissue?

chondroplasty

what is the term for surgical repair of cartilage?

tracheostomy

the procedure that creates a permanent artificial opening in the trachea is a:

venules

very small vessels that collect blood from the capillaries and join to form veins are:

staphylococci

clusters of berry-shaped bacteria are:

myeloma

what is the term for bone marrow tumor?

erythrocyte

a red blood cell is known as a(n):

angioplasty

surgical repair of a blood vessel is _____.

-logy, study of

the suffix in the term morphology is _____, which means _____.

phobia

which suffic added to acr/o creates a word that means a fear of heights?

arthralgia

a synonym for arthrodynia is:

hemostasis

choose the correct spelling for the word that means the stopping of the flow of blood.

osteopenia

choose the term that means deficiency of the bone:

pericardium

the folded layer of connective tissue that surrounds the heart is called the:

myeloma

what is the term for bone marrow tumor?