A+P Medical Terminology Final Exam

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

hyper-

excessive, increased-

-megaly

enlargement

-algia

pain, suffering

-ectomy

surgical removal

-osis

abnormal condition or disease

-malacia

abnormal softening

hypo-

deficient, decreased

-itis

inflammation

-necrosis

tissue death

-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-ostomy

surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-otomy

surgical incision

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhapy

surgical suturing

-scopy

visual examination

-rrhexis

rupture

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-rrhea

flow or discharge

myelopathy

the term used to describe any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

hypertension

the medical term for higher-than-normal blood pressure

natal

pertaining to birth

symptom

what pain is classified as; an indication of a problem

-pathy

disease

leukocyte

white blood cell

prognosis

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

edema

swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

acute

rapid onset

supination

turning the palm upward

palpation

examination procedure

exudate

fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

lesion

pathologic tissue change

palpitation

pounding heart

laceration

torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut wound

gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

suppuration

formation of pus

trauma

wound or injury

viral

pertaining to a virus

appendectomy

surgical removal of the appendix

eponym

a disease named for the person who discovered it

inflammation

a localized response to injury or tissue destruction

fissure

a groove or crack-like sore of the skin

neurorrhapy

suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

tonsilitis

inflammation of the tonsils

tendinitis

inflammation of a tendon

syndrome

a set of signs and symptoms

myorrhexis

rupture of a muscle

gastralgia

stomach pain

pyoderma

any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

arteriosclerosis

the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

sign

what a fever is considered to be; manifestation of a disease perceived by the physician

arthralgia

pain in a joint or joints

dermatologist

a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the the skin

hypotension

lower-than-normal blood pressure

angiography

the process of recording a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium

supracostal

above or outside the ribs

differential diagnosis

a rule out of a condition

fistula

an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

T or F: an erythrocyte is commonly known as a red blood cell

True

T or F: arteriomalacia is abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

False

T or F: a colostomy is the surgical creation of an artificial opening between the colon and the body surface

True

T or F: malaise is often the first symptom of inflammation

True

T or F: an infection is the is the invasion of the body by a disease-producing organism

True

Root of: otorhinolaryngology

oto-rhino-laryng-ology

Root of: mycosis

myc-osis

Root of: poliomyelitis

polio-myel-itis

Root of: neonatology

neo-nat-ology

Root of: endarterial

end-arterial

intramuscular injection

medication placed directly within the muscle

paracentesis

a procedure to remove excess fluid from the abdomen

acronym

a word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term

phalanges

the distal-most finger and toe bones

triage

the screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

pathology

the specialty concerned with the study of all aspects of diseases

remission

when the symptoms of a disease begin to disappear

pyrosis/cardialgia

the uncomfortable feeling in your heart known as heartburn

diarrhea

the frequent flow of loose or watery stools

neuroplasty

the surgical repair of a nerve

hemorrhage

loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

arterionecrosis

tissue death of an artery or arteries

interstitial

between parts of a tissue

hepatomegaly

enlargement of the liver

cardiologist

a medical specialist concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease

rhinorrhea

the term meaning a runny nose

arthritis

the term meaning the inflammation of a joint or joints

natologist

a medical specialist in disorders of the newborn

neurotomy

a surgical incision into a nerve

carditis

inflammation of the heart

rhinalgia

pain in the nose

neuralgia

pain in a nerve or nerves

cardiotomy

a surgical incision into the heart

rhinits

inflammation of the nose

myel/o

the combining form meaning spinal cord

my/o

the combining form meaning muscle

orth/o

the combining form meaning bone

neur/o

the combining form meaning nerve

arthr/o

the combining form meaning joint

adip/o

fat

anter/o

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