medical terminology final

pyel/o

renal pelvis

osteoclasis

(surgical) breaking of a bone

dia-

through

cause (of disease)

eti/o

cheli/o

tongue

narrowing of a vein

phlebostenosis

Dx

diagnosis

condition in which there is a reduction in the number of erythrocytes

anemia

combining form for flesh

sarc/o

-malacia

softening

tachy-

rapid

an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

ascites

excessive development of the kidney

nephrohypertrophy

crani/o

skull

cancerous tumor of a glandular tissue

adenocarcinoma

term for above kidney

suprarenal

-megaly

enlargement

a radiologic image of the esophagus

esophagram

term dyspareunia means difficult or painful during..

intercourse

-genic

producing, originating, causing

combining form that means blue

cyan/o

which of the following is paired incorrectly

-poiesis; prolapse; downward displacement

combining form leuk/o

white

Vertebr/o has the same meaning as spondyl/o

true

A device that creates a mist

nebulizer

a condition in which there is an interruption of blood supply to the brain

stroke

suffix meaning slight paralysis

-paresis

a patient with multiple sclerosis may experience an increase in the severity of symptoms or

exacerbation

plural form of bursa

bursae

-para

beside

gastr/o/rrhexis is a rupture of the stomach

true

an elevated androgen level may cause hair loss or

alopecia

the combining form for incomplete

atel/o

which set of singular/plural terms is paired incorrectly

pleura, pleurata

the suffix that means surgical fixation (of a bone or joint)

-desis

local anesthesia is seldom employed for a procedure using extreme cold to remove small skin lesions. this procedure is called

cryosurgery

when defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the

suffix

the combining form proxim/o

near

the combining form for the ribs

cost/o

the combining form for small growth

polyp/o

a word root is used before a suffix that begins with a vowel. an example of this rule is

enter/o/lysis

the term that means inflammation of the throat

pharyngitis

the combining form for bile duct

choledoch/o

pinpoint skin hemorrhages are called

petechiae

the term that means enlargement of the thyroid gland is

goiter

a patient with blood In the chest cavity (pleural space) has a

hemothorax

the term bradycardia means

slow heartbeat

the suffix -plegia means paralysis

true

a medical term built from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a technique or condition, such as Alzheimer's disease is

an eponym

moving away from the midline is a movement called

abduction

glycosuria indicates that the urine contains

sugar

an angioscope is

instrument used for visual examination of a blood vessel

the prefix that means good is ue-

false

the term that means bruise

contusion

the combining form for breathe is spir/o

true

the combining form stomat/o means

mouth

the combining form for the upper arm bone is

humer/o

the combining form phren/o means

diaphragm

an abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails is called

onychomycosis

the act of using a stethoscope to listen for sounds within the body is called

auscultation

the combining form that means bone marrow

myel/o

the suffix -emesis means

vomiting

the pelvic examination required the patient to be lying on her back with her legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated or in the ______ position

lithotomy

the combining form that means gray matter is

poli/o

the combining form Ather/o means

fatty plaque

hepat/o means liver. the medical word for swelling or herniation of the liver is

hepat/itis

the prefix intra- means

within

the plural form of carcinoma is

carcinomas

the combining form salping/o means

uterine tube

the medical term for hives is

urticaria

the terms myasthenia is defined as

muscle weakness

ankyl/o means bent

true

the combining form that means testicle is

orchi/o

the term epistaxis means

nosebleed

the suffix -larty means

treatment, specialty

pneumon/o means air

true

the suffix for prolapse or downward displacement is

-ptosis

dilation of the bronchi is

bronchiectasis

the term ventral has a meaning similar to

anterior

the combining form for dust is

coni/o

visual examination of a joint is

arthroscopy

the combining form angi/o means

vessel

forward slipping of one vertebra over another is

spondylolisthesis

following surgery, a blood clot dislodged from a deep vein in the lower extremity was carried to the pulmonary artery, causing a blockage of circulation to the patient’s lung, or

pulmonary embolism

pleur/o means lung

false

the suffix -penia means

abnormal reduction in number

the suffix for suturing is

-rrhaphy

the combining form infer/o means

below

the dissolution of sperm is called

spermatolysis

the suffix for surgical puncture is

-centesis

the prefix pan- means

all, total

dips/o is a combining form meaning

thirst

the prefix ad- means

toward

the invasion of pathogens in body tissue is referred to as

infection

the combining form vas/o means

vessel

the suffix for an incision is -ectomy

false

the term meaning pertaining to under the skin is

hypodermic

the term ischemia is defined as

a condition of deficient blood flow due to constriction or obstruction