Med Terms Unit 1 + 2

slow

The prefix "brady-" means which of the following?

opsy

to check or to examine

sclerosis

hardening of

algia

pain

tomy

to cut

cele

pertains to a herniation or a protrusion

ia

a condition

iasis

suggests an abnormal or unhealthy state

plegia

paralysis

rrhexis

rupture of body organs or vessel

asthenia

lack of strength

navel

omphalo

clasis

to crush

dynia

pertains to pain

rrhaphy

patching tissues up with sutures

ole or ula or ule

diminutive effect on the root word (smaller)

ion

suggests an action

oid

the resemblance of something to another thing

stenosis

constricting or narrowing of an anatomical passage

Xeroderma

Which of the following terms could describe dryness of the skin. 

kidney

Pyelonephritis refers specifically to a condition that affect which one of the following structures

a yellowish deposit of cholesterol under the skin. 

What is observed with a xanthoma?

false

Myalgia is a clinical term for joint pain

he abnormal duplication of male characteristics or tissues

Which of the following best describes the medical term "Androdiplosis"?

false

CAT= computerized acute tomography

false

ARDS= acute renal distress syndrome

hemangioma

A common birthmark is a “strawberry mark” that is really an accumulation of excess blood vessels the push out the surface of the skin. the medical term for this structure would be ______

pupil

core(o)

B

to which letter does the term core(e) refer?

cerebello

referring to the hindbrain

hemangioma

what should be call this?

an abscess between the rectum and lower part of the pelvis

an ischiorectal abscess would be _____

joints in their extremities

If someone has Ankylosing sponylitis they have a problem with their

kerat. scler

scaly tissue has the prefix _______ -o while the whites of your eyes are referred to with _______-o

pleur

to refer to the light pink sections of the thoracic cavity is termed the _____ cavity

trendelenburg

the surgical position #3 and #2 are related. thus #3 is termed reverse ________ (#2 is just that filled in word)

upper arm

humeral refers to

respiratory= mediastin, capn, pleur, bronchi

integumentary= dermat, seb, trich, steat

none= ili, cec

sort terms into categories: respiratory, integumentary, and none

mediastin

to refer to the darker pink section of the thoracic cavity is termed the _____ cavity

thyroid. parathyroid

There are two closely related glands in the endocrine system. the _____ gland is responsible for regulating the metabolism of the body. Within it are the smaller _____ glands which regulated calcium levels in the blood

seb(o)

which of the following root words does NOT refer in some way to fat? lip(o), steat(o), ather(o), seb(o), adip(o)

Bronchi

The CORRECT spelling for the plural of bronchus

body

The general meaning of "corpus" is best described by which of the following?

Hidradenitis

Inflammation of a sweat gland is known as which of the following terms?

Inability to swallow

Which of the following is the definition for aphagia

Hysteropexy

Which of the following terms describes surgical fixation of the uterus in a suspended position?

constriction of tissue

The term "lithiasis" is best described by which of the following?

head

The combining form "cephal/o" refers to which of the following?

Arthralgia

Term that refers to pain

Rhinorrhea

Drainage from the nose

Thoraces

The plural form of the medical term that means chest

Dysmenorrhea

The patient's complaint of painful menstrual periods will be documented in the medical record as which of the following?

Leukopenia

Which of the following is the term for an abnormally low white blood cell count?

beginning of menstruation

Menarche refers to which of the following?

Tympanoplasty

Term for reconstruction of the eardrum

Onych-

Prefix pertaining to fingernail

Gynecomastia

Term for abnormally large breasts in men

Humoral

Medical term associated with body fluids

An infarct

An area of dead myocardial tissue is best described by which of the following

Seroanguinous

A mix of blood and clear fluid often seen in healing wounds or post surgical sites

Unilateral

Of, occurring on, or affecting one side only

Retroareolar

The area of the breast that is behind the nipple areolar complex

Intraductal

Something is located within, introduced to, or occurring within a duct

emia

Blood condition

leuk

White

megalo

Very large

macro

Large

dys

Not working correctly or normally

trans

Across

prefix

Beginning of a medical term

pathy

Disease state

peri

Around

itis

Inflammation

endo

Within or inside

osis

Condition or disease (usually non-inflammatory)

mal

Bad

Perinatal

Which of the following means that something happened around the time of birth

Transdermal

______ means relating to the application of a drug or medicine through (i.e., across) the skin (the root word for skin is -dermal)

Erythro

The medical term for a "red blood cell" is a(n) ______-cyte (-cyte is the root word for cells)

Unusual bluish condition

The patient record notes a cyanosis. You should be looking for a ______

graphy

Process of taking a picture

gram

Picture

plasty

Modifying the shape of or repairing

echo

Ultrasonic waves

stomy

Creating an opening in

brady

slow

iatry

medical treatment

electro

electricity

otomy

making a cut in/removing part of

cyano

blue

choloro

green

ectomy

removal of

micro

very small

cholecystectomy

Removal of the gall bladder

inter

Between the ribs

Thromb

A problem with blood clotting

costal

between the ribs

ileo

Making an opening into the first part of the intestine

angiogram

A picture of the blood vessels

Ceph

Brain