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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (T/F) All medical terms have a prefix? | FALSE |
| (T/F) Not every medical word has a prefix | TRUE |
| (T/F) The letter I is used to link a word root up to another element when the word root comes from Latin | TRUE |
| (T/F) To define a medical word | first define the suffix |
| -al | Pertaining to (neural) |
| -algia | Pain (neuralgia) |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -ectomy | Cutting out |
| -emia | Blood condition (leukemia |
| -gist | Specialist in the study and treatment of |
| -globin | Protein (hemoglobin) |
| -gram | Record (mammogram) |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ic | Pertaining to (gastric) |
| -ism | Condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | Specialist in the study of |
| -logy | Study of |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -opsy | To view |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -osis | State of |
| -scope | Instrument to visually examine |
| -scopy | process of visual examination |
| -tomy | Process of cutting into |
| -y | Means condition or process |
| 5 different types of this cell fight disease | Leukocytes |
| A protein found in red blood cells is | Hemoglobin |
| A red blood cell is a/an | Erythrocyte |
| A specialist in the study of blood is a | Hematologist |
| a- | an- |
| Abnormal condition of the skin is | Dermatosis |
| aden/o | Gland |
| Adenitis | Inflammation of a gland |
| Adenocarcinoma | A cancerous (malignant) tumor of a gland |
| Adenoma | Tumor of a gland |
| An incision of a joint is called | Arthrotomy |
| An x-ray record of a joint is | arthrogram |
| Anemia | Deficiency of hemoglobin and/or red blood cells – results in reduced oxygen to the cells |
| Anemia | Deficiency of hemoglobin or numbers of red blood cells; "no blood" |
| Anemia means a condition of | "no blood" |
| arthr/o | Joint |
| aut- | Self |
| Autopsy | Examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death |
| bi/o | Life |
| Blood trapped in tissues of the skin or in an organ resulting from trauma and usually called a bruise is called | A hematoma |
| carcin/o | Cancer |
| cardi/o | Heart |
| Cardiology | Study of the heart |
| cephal/o | Head |
| Complete | through |
| dys- | Bad |
| endo- | Within (endocardium) |
| exo- | Outside |
| hyper- | Excessive |
| hypo- | Below |
| pro- | Before |
| re- | Back |
| retro- | Behind |
| sub- | Below |
| trans- | Across |
| Presence of large numbers of immature | cancerous while blood cells |
| Removal of a nerve | Neuroectomy |
| Singular: apex Plural: | Apices |
| Singular: bronchus Plural: | Bronchi |
| Singular: calculus Plural? | Calculi |
| Singular: cortex Plural: | Cortices |
| Singular: ganglion Plural: | Ganglia |
| Singular: ovum Plural: | ova |
| Singular: varix Plural: | Varices |
| Pathology | Study of disease |
| Rheumatology | Study of joint diseases |
| Hematology | Study of the blood |
| Endocrinology | Study of the endocrine glands |
| Ophthalmology | Study of the eye |
| Cardiology | Study of the heart |
| Nephrology | Study of the kidney is |
| Psychology | Study of the mind and mental disorders |
| Neurology | Study of the nerves |
| Dermatology | Study of the skin |
| Gastroenterology | Study of the stomach and intestines |
| Oncology (cancerous/malignant) | Study of tumors |
| Gynecology | Study of women and women's diseases |
| -al | Pertaining to (neural) |
| -algia | Pain (neuralgia) |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -ectomy | Cutting out |
| -emia | Blood condition (leukemia |
| -globin | Protein (hemoglobin) |
| -gram | Record (mammogram) |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ic | Pertaining to (gastric) |
| -ism | Condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -logist | Specialist in the study of |
| -logy | Study of |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -opsy | To view |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -scope | Instrument to visually examine |
| process of visual examination | -scopy |
| -osis | State of |
| -tomy | Process of cutting into |
| -y | Means condition or process |
| Swelling of tissue behind the eyeball | Exopthalmos |
| The lungs | bronchial tubes |
| The prediction about the outcome of an illness is a/an | Prognosis |
| The prostrate gland is located where in relationship to the bladder in men. | In front – hyper |
| The record of electricity in the brain is a/an | Electroencephalogram |
| The study of women and women's diseases is | Gynecology |
| This type of blood cell carries oxygen | Erythrocyte |
| This type of cell helps blood to clot | Thrombocytes or platelets |
| Tumor of the liver is | Hepatoma |
| Visual examination of the abdomen is | Laparoscopy |
| What is a combining vowel | The link between the root of a word to a suffix or another root word |
| What is the ROOT of a word | The foundation of the word |
| What is the suffix of a word | The ending of the word |
| -gist | Specialist in the study and treatment of |
| Pathologist | Specialist in the study of disease |
| Diameter | Measurement of the width across a circle |
| Transurethral section | Removal of portions of the prostrate gland through the urethra (TURP) |
| Prostate gland | Gland in males (exocrine) |
| Anemia | Deficiency of hemoglobin and/or red blood cells – results in reduced oxygen to the cells |
| Platelets | Clotting cells |
| Leukemia | Increase in cancerous (malignant) while blood cells in blood and bone marrow |
| Erythrocytes | Red blood cells |
| Cerebrovascular accident | Stroke |
| Psychosis | Abnormal condition of the mind |
| Hypoglycemia | Blood condition of decreased sugar |
| Thrombosis | Abnormal condition of clotting (clot formation) |
| Osteoarthritis | Inflammation of bones and joints |
| Prognosis | Prediction of the outcome of an illness or treatment |
| Oncologist | Specialist in the study and treatment of tumors |
| Transdermal | Pertaining to through the skin |
| Hyperthyroidism | Increased condition (secretion) of the thyroid gland |
| Dysentery | Painful intestines |
| Laparoscopy | Visual examination of the abdomen |
| Autopsy | Examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death |
| Hyperthyroidism | Excessive activity of the thyroid gland |
| Anemia | Deficiency of hemoglobin or numbers of red blood cells; "no blood" |
| Dysentery | Condition of painful intestine; inflammation |
| Endocrine glands | Organs that produce (secrete) hormones directly into the bloodstream |
| Hypoglycemia | Blood condition of decreased sugar |
| Exocrine glands | Organs that produce (secrete) chemicals to the outside of the body through tubes or ducts |
| Resection | Removal (excision) of an organ or structure |
| Transdermal | Pertaining to through the skin |
| hyperglycemia | Blood condition of increased sugar |
| Oncologist | Specialist in the treatment of cancer (tumors) |
| Pathologist | Specialist in the study of disease; examines biopsies and performs autopsies |
| Leukocyte | White blood cell |
| Thrombocyte | Clotting cell or platelet |
| Adenoma | Tumor of a gland |
| Adenocarcinoma | A cancerous (malignant) tumor of a gland |
| Diagnosis | Complete knowledge of a patient's illness on the basis of tests and other information |
| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver |
| Adenitis | Inflammation of a gland |
| Term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase. | Acronym |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| Medical terms derived from the name of a person | Eponym |
| You can often analyze medical terms and decipher their meanings | not by memorizing whole terms but by ___ them into their component word ___. |
| The main or foundation of a word is referred to as the word ________ - it contains the word's essential (core) meaning. | root |
| In medical terminology | word roots often (but not always) represent a body part (T/F) |
| Suffixes frequently indicate a procedure | a condition |
| (T/F) All medical terms have a prefix? | False |
| Prefixes often indicate (5) things | Number (bi- |
| (T/F) To define a medical word | first define the suffix |
| The main part or foundation of a word is the ? | Root |
| The most commonly used combining vowel is? | O |
| The combining for in the term nephritis is | Nephr/o |
| The prefix in the term retrogastric is _____. | Retro- |
| What is the correct division of the medical term subgastric into its component parts? | Sub + gastr/o + -ic |
| The part that provides a term's essential meaning is known as the _____. | Root |
| (T/F) Not every medical word has a prefix | True |
| (T/F) The letter I is used to link a word root up to another element when the word root comes from Latin | True |
| The combining vowel is usually dropped when the suffix begins with _____. | A vowel |
| The term retro- means | behind |
| In the terms subgastric and subglossal | the suffixes mean _____. |
| Pertaining to | (-ic and -al) |
| Gastroenterology means _____. | the study of the stomach and intestines |
| The term that means incision into the bone is _____. | osteotomy |
| Enter/o means _____. | Within |
| The prefix endo- means | within |
| The word root in the term rhinitis is _____. | rhin/ |
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