MA EXAM GUIDE - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Cysto- is a prefix meaning

bladder

The term for narrowing is

stenosis

Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the

stomach

The abbreviation meaning two times a day

bid

Enlargement of the kidney is called

nephromegaly

Sublingual refers to the region

under the tongue

What does the prefix retro- mean?

behind

Which combination is correctly paired?

peri-/around

Which term means normal breathing?

eupnea

Which suffix means to dissolve or destroy?

-lysis

Cholecystitis is an illness of which body system?

digestive

Which combination is correctly paired?

circum-/around

Which term refers to the decline of vision due to aging?

presbyopia

Which suffix refers to an excessive flow?

-rrhage

The medical term lithotripsy means crushing of a

stone

hyper-

increased

nephr/o-

kidney

auto-

self

osteo-

bone

dys-

painful

lith/o-

stone

brady-

slow

chol/e-

gall, bile

macro-

large

gastr/o-

stomach

arthr/o-

joint

tachy-

fast

thorac/o-

chest

hypo-

decreased

mamm/o-

breast

ven/o-

vein

hepat/o-

liver

hem/o-

blood

opthalm/o-

eye

trans-

through/across

-oma

tumor

-algia

pain

-ectomy

surgical removal

-itis

sensation

-ology

study of

-emia

blood condition

-tomy

incision

-osis

abnormal condition

-megaly

enlargement

-graphy

process of recording

-phasia

speech

-scopy

visual examination

-genic

producing

-ptosis

drooping

-stasis

stopping

-plegia

paralysis

-desis

bind or tie

-phagia

swallowing

-ostomy

surgical opening

pathy

disease

prn

as needed

IM

intramuscular

Hx

history

qid

four times a day

gtt

drop

mcg

microgram

pc (post cibum)

after meals

URI

upper respiratory infection

CC

chief complaint

CHF

congestive heart failure

RLQ

right lower quadrant

Dx

diagnosis

LMP

last menstrual period

I&D

incision and drainage

Tx

treatment

hct

hematocrit

LUQ

left upper quadrant

SOB

shortness of breath

stat

immediately

po

by mouth

hypotension

low blood pressure

cicatrix

scar tissue

cardiomegaly

enlargement of the heart

cholelithiasis

gallstones

subcutaneous

beneath the skin

maxilla

upper jaw

enlargement of the thyroid gland

goiter

vomiting blood

hematemesis

smallest blood vessel

capillary

kneecap

patella

inflammation of the nerve

neuritis

heart attack

myocardial infarction

blood in the urine

hematuria

large tongue

macroglossia

fainting

syncope

x-ray study of the bladder

cystogram

slow heart beat

bradycardia

membrane covering the lungs

pleura

loss of bone density

osteoporosis

severe itching

pruritus