Chapter 2 sterile processing

Medical terminoloy and its relationship to sterile processing, including medical terminology itsel

what are word elements

parts of a word

what are root elements

tells the primary meaning of a medical term, which can be modified by prefix, suffix or both

what is a prefix word element

comes before the root word. When added to a root, prefix can alter/modify its meaning

what is a suffix word element

comes after the root. When added to the root, suffix can also alter or modifu its meaning

what is the prefix, root and suffix of hemiarthroplasty?

prefix: hemi - half
root: arthro - joint
suffix: surgical restoration - surgical restoration

what does hemi mean

half

plasty meaning in suffix?

surgical restoration

arthro meaning in root

joint

gastro meaning as a root?

stomach

ectomy meaning as a suffix

surgical removal

colo meaning as a root?

colon

ectomy meaning as a suffxi

surgical removal

para meaning as a prefix

beside, near

septo meaning as a prefix

dividng wall

rhino meaning as a root

nose

chole meaning as a prefix

bile

gram meaning as a suffix

written record of

encephao meaning as a root

brain

procto meaning as a root

rectum

itis meaning as a suffix

infilmation

broncho meaning as a root

bronchus

endo meaning as a root

within

arterio meaning as a root

artery

fascia meaning as a root

fibrous membrane

chir meaning as a root

hand

herni meaning as a root

rupture

hyster meaning as a root

uterus

oscopy meaning as a suffix

visual examination

otomy meaning as a suffix

cutting into an organ

rrhapy meaning as a suffix

to suture

pexy meaning as a suffix

fixation

algia suffix meaning

pain

cide suffix meaning

kill

emia suffix meaning

blood

genic suffix meaning

origin

megaly suffix meaning

large or enlargment

necrosis suffix meaning

death of tissue

ology suffix meaning

death of tissue

oma suffix meaning

tumor

ostomy suffix meaning

creation of an opening

otomy suffix meaning

incision into

pathy suffix meaning

disease

pexy suffix meaning

surgical fixation

plasty suffix meaning

surgical restoration

rrhage suffix meaning

flow

tome suffix meaning

a cutting instrument

adeno root meaning

gland

aero root meaning

air

chondro/io root meaning

cartilage

costo root meaning

rib

cysto root meaning

bladder

cyto root meaning

cell

gyne root meaning

woman

hema or hemat root meaning

blood

hepat root meaning

liver

herni root meaning

rupture

leuko root meaning

white

litho root meaning

stone

mast root meaning

breast

nephros root meaning

kidney

oopher root meaning

ovary

stoma root meaning

opening

thrombus root meaning

blood clot

tracheo root meaning

trachea

a, an prefix meaning

without

ad prefix meaning

toward (in the direction of)

dys prefix meaning

painfuil

endo prefix meaning

within

hypo prefix meaning

below, deficient

intra prefix meaning

within, inside

para prefix meaning

beside, near

per prefix meaning

through

peri prefix meaning

around, about

post prefix meaning

after

pre prefix meaning

before

sub prefix meaning

under, beneath

supra prefix meaning

above

trans prefix meaning

across, through

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? AAA

repair of abdominal aortica aneurysm

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? ACF

anterior cervical fusion

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? ACL

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? AKA

above the knee amputation

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? ALIF

Anterior Lumbar Interbody fusion

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? AV Graft

Arteriovenous Graft

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? BKA

Below the Knee Amputation

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? BMT

Bilateral myringotomy with tubes

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? BSO

Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? CR

closed reduction

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? D&C

Dilation Curettage

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? EGD

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? ESS

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? EUA

Exam under anesthesia

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? I&D

incision and drainage

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? ICD

implantable cardioverter defibrilator

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? IMN

intramedullary nail

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? IOL

Iintraocular lens

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? IORT

intraoperative radiation therapy

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? LAVH

laparascopic-assisted vaginal hysterecomty

what surgical procedure is this abbreviation for? L&B

laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy