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Med Term ASA Unit 12
Question | Answer |
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ante- | in front of, anterior |
bi- | two |
con- | with |
dis- | undo, take apart |
ex- | out of, away from |
febr/ile | fever |
furc/o | forked, branched |
fus/o | put together |
genit/o | male & female genitals |
hemi- | half |
in- | in, not |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
mal- | bad |
malari/o | malaria, blood parasite |
morbid/o | illness |
mort/o | death |
nat/o | birth(baby) |
part/o | delivery(mother) |
-plegia | paralysis |
post- | after |
pre- | before, in front |
sanguin/o | bloody |
semi- | half |
semin/o | semen |
somn/o | sleep |
spir/o | breathe |
sub- | below, beneath |
tri- | three |
uni- | one |
antefebrile | before a fever |
ante flexion | bending foreward |
antenatal | before birth(prenatal) |
antepartum | before delivery(mother) |
bicellular | made of two cells |
binuclear | having two nuclei |
bipolar | having two poles |
congenital | born with |
consanguinity | with blood relationship |
disassociate | to break apart |
dispense | to give out for use |
dissect | to cut apart |
excise | to take out |
exhale | to breathe out |
hemicardia | half a heart |
hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
incise | to cut into |
incompatible | not compatible, does not associate well with. |
insomnia | un able to fall asleep |
intra-arterial | within the artery |
intradermal | within the dermal layer |
malaria | infestation of malaria parasite plasmodium |
malformation | poor formation |
morbidity | related to illness |
mortality | related to death |
postcibal | after meals |
post febrile | after fever |
postmortem | after death |
postnatal | after birth (baby) |
preanesthetic | before anesthesia |
preoperative | before surgery |
sanguineous | bloody |
semicircle | half of a circle |
semiconscious | partially conscious (half) |
subcutaneous | the layer below the dermis of the skin |
triceps | a three headed muscle (femoris,brachii) |
trifurcation | branch into three |
unicellular | of one cell |
unilateral | one sided |
Use the correct prefix for not | in- |
Use the correct prefix for bad, poor | mal- |
Use the correct prefix for three | tri- |
Use the correct prefix for one | uni-, mono- |
Use the correct prefix for half | semi-, hemi |
Use the correct prefix for with | con- |
Use the correct prefix for after | post-, retro- |
Use the correct prefix for within | intra-, endo-, in- |
Use the correct prefix for between | inter- |
Give the correct medical term for not competent | incompetence, incompetent, incompetency |
Give the correct medical term for condition of redness, swelling, and warmth | inflammation |
Give the correct medical term for artificial______________, placing semen into the opening of the cervix | insemination |
Give the correct medical term for general feeling of illness or lack of well-being | malaise |
Give the correct medical term for three-bellied muscle (posterior upper arm) | triceps |
Give the correct medical term for branch into two (like a vessel or nerve that divides into two branches | bifurcate, bifurcated |
Give the correct medical term for cell having one nucleus | uninuclear, mononuclear |
Give the correct medical term for sexually attracted to both sexes | bisexual |
Give the correct medical term for half (partially) conscious | semiconscious |
Give the correct medical term for born with | congenital |
Give the correct medical term for having blood relationship | consanguinity |
Give the correct medical term for to cut a tissue into parts for sutdy (verb) | dissect, dissected, dissecting |
Give the correct medical term for the time following birth referring to the baby | postnatal |
Give the correct medical term for time before delivery, referring to the mother | antepartum, prepartum |
Give the correct medical term for within a vein | intravenous |
Give the correct medical term for penetration of a solution into tissues | infiltration, infiltrate, infiltrated, infiltrating |
Give the correct medical term for pertaining to death rate | morbidity |
Give the correct medical term for affective disorder with swings from manic to depressive | bipolar |
Give the correct medical term for paralyzed on one side of the body | hemiplegia |
Define the medical term incontinence | inability to control urination or defecation |
Define the medical term exhale | breathe out |
Define the medical term unicellular | of one cell |
Define the medical term malariotherapy | treatment for malaria |
Define the medical term postfebrile | after a fever |
Define the medical term perinatal | time around birth |
Define the medical term hemigastrectomy | excision of half the stomach |
Define the medical term insomnia | inability to sleep, difficulty falling asleep |
Define the medical term malnutrition | poor nutrition |
Define the medical term cachexia | wasting away of the body due to illness or anorexia |
Define the medical term morbidity | disease rate |
Define the medical term postmenopausal | after menopause (cessation of reproductive cycles) |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for before meals | ac |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for intravenous | IV |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for nurse practitioner | NP |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for postperative or by mouth | PO |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for subcutaneous | sc, subcu, subq, sq, SQ |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for three times a day | tid |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for afternoon | pm, P.M. |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for dispense as written (medication prescription) | DAW |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for excision | exc |
Give the correct medical abbreviation for intramuscular | IM |