Language of Medicine FINAL 5-9
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Language of Medicine FINAL 5-9

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dips/o means:

  • Disorder
  • Thirst (correct)
  • Throat
  • Drop

    • later/o means:

  • Top
  • Under
  • Back
  • Side (correct)

    • hyper- meaning:

  • Forward
  • Excessive (correct)
  • Without
  • Deficient

    • -stasis meaning:

    <p>Stopping</p> Signup and view all the answers

    -trophy meaning

    <p>Development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    -mast/o meaning:

    <p>breasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    -pepsia meaning:

    <p>Digestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    o/o meaning:

    <p>egg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Steat/o meaning:

    <p>fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    lith\o means:

    <p>stone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    lact/o means:

    <p>milk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    odont/o means:

    <p>teeth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    -one means:

    <p>hormone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    andr/o means:

    <p>male</p> Signup and view all the answers

    in- means:

    <p>inside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    _______ is the term for frequent passage of loose watery feces, sometimes accompanied by abdominal cramping.

    <p>diarrhea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The improper absorption of fats is called:

    <p>steatorrhea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The prefix par- means:

    <p>other than</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Hyperbilirubinemia is a condition in which ____________ bilirubin is in the ________________.

    <p>too much; blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form sial/o means:

    <p>saliva</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining forms or/o and stomat/o both mean:

    <p>mouth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Amyl/o is a/an:

    <p>starch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form sialaden/o means:

    <p>salivary glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form eti/o means:

    <p>cause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -rrhea means:

    <p>abnormal discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining forms lingu/o , gloss/o both refer to the:

    <p>tongue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Food and saliva mix to form a compact mass is called a/an:

    <p>bolus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The submandibular, sublingual and parotid glands make up the ______________________ glands.

    <p>salivary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form gastr/o means:

    <p>stomach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The medical term meaning difficulty with swallowing is:

    <p>dysphagia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The large intestine is also known as the:

    <p>colon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Emesis is known as:

    <p>vomiting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The anatomical or medical term used to mean the throat is the:

    <p>pharynx</p> Signup and view all the answers

    cholecyst/o means:

    <p>gallbladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -ase means a/an :

    <p>enzyme</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -iasis means:

    <p>abnormal condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cholelithiasis is/are commonly called:

    <p>gallstones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -tomy means:

    <p>process of cutting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    cold sores or recurring fever blisters around the mouth is known as herpetic ______itis.

    <p>stomat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If the cause of a disease or its treatment is unknown or not understood, it is called:

    <p>idiopathic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Choledoch/o means the:

    <p>common bile duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mastication is commonly known as:

    <p>chewing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A term that means suturing of a hernia is:

    <p>herniorrhaphy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The prefix hemi- means:

    <p>one half</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The abbreviation 'GI ' means:

    <p>gastrointestinal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -ectasia means:

    <p>widening</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -phagia means:

    <p>eating, swallowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form iatr/o means:

    <p>treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -ic means:

    <p>pertaining to</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form which means weight is:

    <p>bar/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix - graphy means the process of

    <p>recording</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form meaning skin is:

    <p>cutane/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -spasm describes a/an:

    <p>involuntary contraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A gastro________ means the surgical repair of the stomach

    <p>plasty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Combining forms which mean lips are :

    <p>cheil/o, labi/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the abbreviation for the imaging procedure that uses magnetic waves to produce images of tissues and organs?

    <p>MRI</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -stasis means:

    <p>stopping, controlling, standing still</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form angi/o means:

    <p>vessel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -eal means:

    <p>pertaining to</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The prefix per- means:

    <p>through</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The abbreviation for peptic ulcer disease is:

    <p>PUD</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A stomachache or indigestion is known as:

    <p>dyspepsia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A combining form for urine is:

    <p>ur/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A/An _________________________________ is a multipurpose test that can detect many common disorders.

    <p>urinalysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The process of urination is also known as:

    <p>micturition, voiding</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The dropping or displacing of the kidney is known as:

    <p>nephroptosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The term meaning too much glucose (sugar) in the urine is:

    <p>glycosuria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix meaning urine condition is:

    <p>-uria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form for renal pelvis is:

    <p>pyel/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Excessive blood acidity due to dangerous levels of blood ketones is called:

    <p>ketoacidosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -poietin means:

    <p>substance that forms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form blast/o means:

    <p>embryonic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A combining form for the urinary bladder is:

    <p>cyst/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -ine means:

    <p>pertaining to</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The study of the female reproductive organs and breasts is:

    <p>gynecology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    gravid/o, -cyesis, -gravida can all mean:

    <p>pregnancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -plasty means:

    <p>surgical repair</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Hyster/o is the combining form meaning:

    <p>uterus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form fet/o means:

    <p>fetus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form nat/ means:

    <p>birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth is:

    <p>obstetrics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form myom/o means:

    <p>muscle tumor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    vagin/o, colp/o can all mean:

    <p>vagina</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form meaning the fallopian tubes is:

    <p>salping/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The medical term for drug treatment is:

    <p>chemotherapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining forms orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o mean:

    <p>testis, testicle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    testis combining form is:

    <p>test/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -plasia means:

    <p>development , formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form gon/o means

    <p>seed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form genit/o means:

    <p>reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The suffix -lysis means:

    <p>breakdown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The prefix ana- means:

    <p>apart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The combining form that means "animal life" is:

    <p>zo/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Lack of appetite is

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    A suffix that means discharge is:

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    An inflammation of the testis is called:

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    surgical removal of salivary glands is called:

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    combining form of fallopian tube is:

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    X-ray of the breast is

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    combining form of reproduction is

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    combining form of vomiting blood:

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    suffix meaning surgical repair is:

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    The medical terminology that means muscle tumor is:

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    The medical terminology that means dropping of the kidney is:

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    the medical terminology that means difficulty in delivery is:

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    the medical terminology that means low sperm count is:

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    combining form that means gum is:

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    suffix that means surgical fixation is:

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    medical terminology meaning mucous membranes lining inside of the cheek ............. mucosa.

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    blephar/o means:

    <p>eyelid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    supra- means:

    <p>above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    -phea means:

    <p>Breathing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    an/o means:

    <p>anus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The medical term for the removal of one or both ovaries is a/an:

    <p>Oophorectomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A sialoadenectomy is the surgical removal of the:

    <p>salivary gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Hypernephroma is a cancerous tumor of the:

    <p>Kidney</p> Signup and view all the answers

    hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the:

    <p>uterus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Diminished or absent urination is known as:

    <p>Anuria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    cry/o means:

    <p>cold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An inflammation of the glans penis is called ______:

    <p>balanitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A difficult labor and delivery is known as:

    <p>dystocia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    -lapse means:

    <p>fall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    top/o means:

    <p>place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    -therapy means:

    <p>treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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