HSC3537: Final Exam Practice

A medical term that means lack/without muscle coordination

ataxia

A medical term that means nerve pain

neuralgia

A medical term that means paralysis on only one side of the body

hemiplegia

A medical term that means head pain or headache

cephalalgia

The branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats diseases and conditions related the nervous system is

neurology

The combining form encephal/o means

brain

The combining form concuss/o means

to shake violently

The suffix that means seizure is

-lepsy

The combining form gli/o means

glue

The combining form depress/o means

to press down

The combining form that means split is

schiz/o

The combining form that means irrational fear is

phob/o

The combining form astr/o means

star

The combining form narc/o means

stupor, sleep

The combining form dur/o means

dura mater

The combining form that means venticle is

ventricul/o

A medical term that means thymus tumor is

thymoma

the medical tyerm hyperparathyroidism is

excessive secretion of the parathryoid hormone

The medical term hyperkalemia means

excessive potassium in the blood

A medical term that means state of insufficient pituitary (hormones) is

hypopituitarism

The medical term adrenalitis means

inflammation of one or both adrenal glands

A medical term that means enlarged adrenal gland is

adrenomegaly

The suffix that means pertaining to a meal is

-prandial

The combining form mineral/o means

minerals, electrolytes

The combining form that means pituitary gland is

pituitar/o

The combining form that means body is

somat/o

The combining form that means thyroid gland is

thyr/o

The suffix that means pertaining to blood condition is

-emic

The combining form metr/o means

uterus

The combining form mast/o means

breast

The suffix that means produces is

-genesis

The combining form testicul/o means

testes

The combining form that means breast is

mamm/o

The suffix that means to bear (offspring) is

-para

The combining form nat/o means

birth

The prefix that means against is

contra-

The suffix that means pregnant woman is

gravida

The suffix that means formation of cells is

-plasia

The combining form that means male is

andr/o

The prefix that means before is

ante-

In the medical term 'orchitis' what body part is inflammed?

testes

In the medical term 'mastitis' what body part is inflammed?

breast

The medical term for newborn baby is

neonate

The medical term that means breast pain

mastalgia

In the medical term 'anorchism' what body part is missing?

testes

The combining form that means ketones is

keton/o

The suffix that means urine condition is

-uria

The suffix that means surgical crushing is

-tripsy

The suffix that means drooping is

-ptosis

Olig/o is the combining form meaning

scanty

The combining form that means medicine is

iatr/o

Nephr/o is the combining form meaning

kidney

The suffix that means stone is

-lith

Pyel/o is the combining form meaning

renal pelvis

The combining form that means sugar, glucose is

glycos/o

The combining form that means glomerulus is

glomerul/o

The suffix that means condition of stones is

-lithiasis

The medical term that means the presence of bacterina in the urine is

bacteriuria

The medical term that means urinary bladder pain is

cystalgia

The medical term that means the kidney is abnormally soft is

nephromalacia

The medical term that means presence of sugar in the urine is

glycosuria

The medical term that means stone in the ureter is

ureterolith

The combining form that means pouch is

diverticul/o

The combining form that means yellow is

cirrh/o

The suffix that means speciality of is

-istry

The combining form that means bile, gall is

chlo/e

The combining form that means colon is

col/o

The suffix that means appetite is

-orexia

If someone is diagnosed with 'hepatitis', what body part has a tumor?

liver

The medical term that means 'excessive vomiting' is

hyperemesis

The medical term that means 'having difficulty swallowing or eating' is

dysphagia

The surgical removal of the colon is called

colectomy

If someone is having a 'laparoscopy', what body part is being examined?

abdomen

By breaking down the word parts of hypercapnia, you can define the medical term as

excessive carbon dioxide

The branch of medicine involved in the diagnosis and treatment diseases and disorders of the respiratory system is

pulmonology

The medical term anosmia can be translated to mean

without smell; lack of smell

The combining form for trachea is

trace/o

A suffix meaning breathing is

-pnea

The suffix -phylaxis means

protection

The combining form alveol/o means

alveolus

All of the following are combining forms for lung EXCEPT

lun/o

Which of the following medical terms means 'too few red blood cells'?

erythropenia

What does 'hemorrhage' mean?

abnormal blood flow (bleeding)

The combining form that means red is ________.

erythr/o

The combining form that means lymph vessel is ________.

lymphangi/o

A suffix that means standing still is ________.

-stasis

A suffix that means more than the normal number of cells is ________.

-cytosis

The combining form that means rosy red is ________.

eosin/o

The term that means 'inflammation of a several arteries'

polyartaritis

The word parts of stethoscope mean

chest; instrument for viewing

The word part meaning of atherosclerosis are

fatty substance; hardening

A combining form that means vessel is

angi/o

The combining form corpor/o means

body

The combining form steth/o means

chest

A combining form that means pulse is

sphygm/o

A combining form that means skin is

cutane/o

The combining form varic/o means

dilated vein

A combining form that means to hold back is

isch/o

Crani/o is the combining form that means

skull

The suffix -phoresis means

carrying