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Medical Term
Ch 2 & 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which word is an adjective? pneumonia alcoholism psychologist psychiatry acoustic | acoustic |
| Which word is a diminutive word? nucleus atom micron venule microtic | venule |
| Cellular is an adjective form. True False | True |
| What is the plural form of radius? radii radium radiae radious radial | radii |
| What is the plural form of nucleus? nuclear nucleolus nuclei nucleic nucleii | nuclei |
| Radial is an adjective form. True False | True |
| The suffix -ptosis means prolapse or downward displacement. True False | True |
| The suffix -iatry means disease. pertaining to. specialist. study of. medicine; treatment. | medicine; treatment. |
| Which word is an adjective? coronary bile lung tooth kidney | coronary |
| What is the plural form of bacterium? bacteria bacteries bacterial bacterion bacteriae | bacteria |
| Amastia means large breast. True False | False |
| Which prefix means against? dys- contra- homo- ante- syn- | contra |
| Infrapubic means below or under the pubis. True False | True |
| Quadriplegia refers to paralysis of one extremity. four extremities. both legs. upper extremities only. two extremities. | four extremities. |
| The prefix infra- means over. in, within. between. through. below, under | below, under |
| Which term means paralysis of four limbs? hemiplegia paraplegia quadriplegia monoplegia triplegia | quadriplegia |
| The prefix uni- has the same meaning as micro-. meso-. epi-. mono-. ante-. | mono |
| In the term epidermis, epi- means on the side. above, upon. around. under, below. away from. | above, upon |
| Which prefix means one? extra- mono- exo- anti- a | mono- |
| The prefixes dia- and trans- mean through, across. True False | True |
| Inter- | Between |
| Epi- | Above, upon |
| Pre- | Before |
| Retro- | backward behind |
| Hyper | excessive, above normal |
| micro- | small |
| bi- | two |
| ad- | toward |
| multi, poly- | many, much |
| endo, intra- | in, within |
| supra- | above, excessive, superior |
| a, an - | without, not |
| brady- | slow |
| homo, homeo- | same |
| post- | after, behind |
| circum, peri- | around |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| dipl, diplo- | double |
| macro- | large |
| quadri- | four |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ecto, exo, extra- | outside, outward |
| super- | upper, above |
| anti, contra- | against |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| hetero- | different |
| tachy- | rapid |
| eu- | good normal |
| para- | near, beside, beyond |
| hemi- | one half |
| mono, uni- | one |
| infra, sub- | under, below |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -dynia, alga | pain |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -scope | instrument of examining |
| -emia | blood condition |
| osis | abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| -gen, -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -clasis | to break, surgical fracture |
| -ac, -ar, ical, ile, ous, tic | pertaining to |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -ist | specialist |
| ia, ism | condition |
| icle, ole, ule | small, minute |
| -desis | binding, fixation of a bone or joint |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| -gram | record, writing |
| scopy | visual examination |
| ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| ptosis | prolapse, downward placement |
| penia | decrease, deficiency |
| iatry | medicine, treatment |
| -al, ary, eal, ic, icr | pertaining to |
| stenosis | narrowing stricture |
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