the anatimy of medical terms chapter 1

pneum-

root meaning lung or air

-o-

combining vowel

pneum/o-

combining form

pulmon-

root meaning lung

-o-

combining vowel

pulmon/o-

combining form

respir-

root meaning to breathe

-a-

combining vowel

respir/a-

combining form

bronch-

root meaning bronchus

-o-

combining vowel

bronch/o

combining form

hem-

root meaning blood

-o-

combining vowel

pneum-

root meaning lung or air

-o-

combining vowel

-thorax

suffix meaning chest

hemopneumothorax

meaning blood and air in the chest

One who studies the skin

Dermatologist

Relates to a joint

Arthritis

Intestines and the stomach

Gastroenterology

Process of breathing

Respiratory

A tube from the bladder to the outside

Urethra

The study of the diseases of the nervous system

Neurology

A muscle in the back

Trapezius

A small bone in the middle ear

Malleus

The surgeon wants a closer look inside Mr. Parker’s knee so he is scheduled for an ___ tomorrow morning

Arthroscopy

Mary Collins has torn her knee ligaments playing high school basketball. Her treatment plan includes scheduling ___ to reattach them (fixation)

Arthrodesis

June Larkin had a bad skiing accident while on vacation. Her tendons and ligaments in her knee will require extensive surgery to get her walking again without crutches. She needs an ___ (repair)

Arthroplasty

pneum-

Air

gynec-

Female

Lymph

Clear spring water

-thorax

Chest

Arthr-

Joint

Respir-

To breathe

Mucus

Clear, sticky secretion

Patent

Open

Toxin

Poison

Apex

Tip or summit

Dermat-

Skin

Breech

Buttocks

The ___ system keeps you breathing

Respiratory

A muscle in the back

Trapezius

A bony protuberance in your ankle

Malleolus

Erythrocyte

Red

Hypogastric

Stomach

Some terms will have no combining vowels

True

Which one of the following are types of word elements

Prefixes

Suffixes

Roots

Where can a riot be found in the term

Anywhere

Roots are usually of ___ or Latin origin

Greek

The combining form in the term pneumonia

Pneum/o

Myoblast

An embryonic cell that develops into muscle cell

Myology

The scientific study of the structure and function of muscles

Myogenesis

Formation of muscular tissue

Myopathy

Any congenital or acquired muscle disease

Myoplasty

Repair of muscle tissue

Medical terms are divided into

Word Elements

The suffix that means one who studies

-logist

Medical words may contain prefixes, roots, and suffixes. The core element of any term

Root

The word element -logo is an example of

Suffix

A root plus a combining vowel creates the combining

Form

The suffix that means “surgical repair” is

-Plaste

A root is separated from the combining vowel with a

/

If a suffix with a consonant, add a combining vowel to the

Root

The category of suffix that produces a medical term that identifies the nature of an illness is

Diagnostic

The suffix, -logist when combined with the root, dermat/o means

A specialist who deals with diseases of skin

The diagnostic term “hemolysis” means

Destruction of red blood cells

The suffix that means “the study of”

-logy

What is the suffix for surgical suture

Rrhaphy

The suffix that means “visual examination” is

-scopy

The suffix ___ means bind or fixation

-desis

What does the surgical suffix ‘-desis’refer to

Fixation

The combining form in the term pneumonia is

Pneum/o

Which of the following is NOT a classification of suffixes

Numeric

Directional

Rhinoplasty is surgical ___ of the nose

Repair

Which of the following suffixes means breakdown/destruction

Lysis

The suffix -algia

Pain

Centesis

Surgical puncture

Desis

Fixation

Rrhaphy

Surgical suture

Stomy

Surgical formation of an opening

Tripsy

Crushing

Choose the suffix that means inflammation

-itis

If a patient is undergoing surgery to have their T2 through T5 vertebra fused, the correct medical term would be a spinal ___

Arthrodesis

The suffix in the medical term cyanosis is

-osis

A combing form consists of a ___ and a ___

Root ; combining vowel

Which of the following are adjectival suffixes that mean “pertaining to”

-ary

-ac

-al

Name the suffix that means surgical repair

-plasty

The suffixes -ac and -ary both mean

Pertaining to

Algia

Pain

Ectasis

Dilation

Edema

Fluid in tissues

Emesis

Vomitting

Genesis

Form, produce

Itis

Inflammation

Which of the terms below includes a noun suffix

Psychiatry

Which of the following terms means inflammation or infection of the nose

Rhinitis

What does the prefix precede in the word

Root

The medical term for a dark blue coloration of blood due to lack of oxygen

Cyanosis

What does the prefix endo- mean

Inside