Med Term Ch 3 Study Flashcards

What is the combining form for the word “abdomen”

abdomin/o

What is the term for a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen, also known as paracentesis

abdominocentesis

List 10 suffixes that mean “pertaining to”

ac, al, ic, ical, eal, ar, ary, ous, tic, ior

What is the term for an inherited disorder of dwarfism in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size

achondroplasia

What is the combining form for the word “extremities”

acr/o

What is the term for enlargement of extremities after puberty due to pituitary gland problem

acromegaly

What is the term for fear of heights

acrophobia

What is the combining form of the word “sharp”

acu/o

What is the term for “characterized by severe symptoms and short course of illness”

acute

What is the combining form of the word “gland”

aden/o

What is the term for small masses of lymphatic tissue in the part of pharynx near nose and nasal passages

adenoids

What is the combining form of the word “fat”

adip/o

What is the term for “fat”

adipose

What is the term for fear of open spaces; an anxiety disorder

agoraphobia

What is the suffix that means “pain”

-algia

What is the combining form of the word “amnion”

amni/o

What is the term for a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo

amniocentesis

What is the term for the condition marked by reduction in the number of erythrocytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in blood

anemia

What is the combining form of the word “vessel”

angi/o

What is the term for formation of blood vessels

angiogenesis

What is the term for xray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

angiography

What is the term for surgical repair of a blood vessel

angioplasty

What is the combining form of the term “artery”

arteri/o

What is the term for a small artery

arteriole

What is the term for hardening of an artery with collection of fatty plaque

arteriosclerosis

What is the combining form of the word “joint”

arthr/o

What is the term for joint pain

arthralgia

What is the term for a decrease in size of normally developed organ or tissue of the body; wasting away

atrophy

What is the combining form of the word “armpit”

axill/o

What is the term for the “underarm or armpit”

axillary

What is the term for a white blood cell (leukocyte) containing dark granules that stain with basic dye

basophil

What is the combining form of the word “life”

bi/o

What is the term for removal of living tissue for examination under a microscope

biopsy

What is the combining form of the word “eyelid”

blephar/o

What is the term for prolapse of eyelid

blepharoptosis

What is the combining form of the word “bronchial tubes”

bronch/o

What is the term for inflammation of bronchial tubes

bronchitis

What is the combining form of the word “cancer”

carcin/o

What is the term for formation or production of cancer

carcinogenesis

What is the term for cancer-producing

carcinogenic

What is the combining form for the word “heart”

cardi/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the heart”

cardiac

What is the term for “disease of heart muscle”

cardiomyopathy

What is the suffix for the word “hernia”

-cele

What is the suffix for the phrase “surgical puncture to remove fluid”

-centesis

What is the combining form of the word “drug”

chem/o

What is the term for “treatment using drugs”

chemotherapy

What is the combining form of the word “cartilage”

chondr/o

What is the term for “softening of cartilage”

chondromalacia

What is the combining form of the word “time”

chron/o

What is the term for “continuing over a long period of time”

chronic

What is the combining form of the word “colon”

col/o

What is the term for a new opening of the colon through the abdominal wall to the outside of the body

colostomy

What is the combining form of the term “urinary bladder”

cyst/o

What is the term for a hernia of the urinary bladder

cystocele

What is the term that means “cell”

cyte

What is the term that means “pain”

dynia

What is the suffix for the word “excision”

-ectomy

What is the term for a record of the electricity in the brain

electroencephalogram

What is the term for an instrument used to record the electricity in brain

electroencephalograph

What is the term for the process of recording the electricity in the brain

electroencephalography

What is the suffix for the phrase “blood condition”

-emia

What is the combining form of the word “brain”

encephal/o

What is the term for a leukocyte whose granules turn red with stain and whose numbers are elevated in allergic reactions

eosinophil

What is the suffix for the phrase “one who”

-er

What is the combining form of the word “red”

erythr/o

What is the term for a red blood cell

erythrocyte

What is the term for a deficiency of red blood cells

erythropenia

What is the term for the tube connecting the throat to the stomach

esophagus

What is the suffix for “the condition of producing, forming, or formation of”

-genesis

What is the suffix for the phrase “produced by or in”

-genic

What is the suffix that means “record”

-gram

What is the suffix for the phrase “instrument to record”

-graph

What is the suffix for the process of recording

-graphy

What is the combining form of the word “blood”

hem/o

What is the term for collection or mass of blood

hematoma

What is the term for destruction of blood (RBCs)

hemolysis

What is the term for stoppage of bleeding or circulation of blood

hemostasis

What is the combining form for the word “liver”

hept/o

What is the combining form of the word “water”

hydr/o

What is the term for the abnormal condition of fluid (water) in the kidney

hydronephrosis

What is the term for “treatment using water”

hydrotherapy

What is the term for an increase in size of tissue or organ; excessive development

hypertrophy

What is the suffix for the word “condition”

-ia

What is the combining form of the word “groin”

inguin/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the groin”

inguinal

What is the combining form of the term “to hold back”

isch/o

What is the term for when blood is held back from an area

ischemia

What is the suffix for the word “specialist”

-ist

What is the suffix that means “inflammation:

-itis

What is the combining form of the word “abdomen”

lapar/o

what is the term for visual examination of the abdomen

laparoscopy

What is the term for incision of the abdomen

laparotomy

What is the medical term for the voicebox

larynx

What is the combining form of the word “larynx”

laryng/o

What is the term for “pertaining to the voicebox”

laryngeal

What is the term for “removal of the voicebox”

laryngectomy

What is the combining form of the word “white”

leuk/o

What is the term for the disease of high numbers of malignant (cancerous) white blood cells

leukemia

What is the term for a slight increase in white blood cells

leukocytosis