Questions and Answers
What term means the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time?
hemorrhage
What term describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus?
mycosis
What term refers to the resulting film produced by angiography?
angiogram
What is the medical term for surgical repair of a muscle?
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What term describes the frequent flow of loose or watery stools?
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What is the medical term for a wound or injury?
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What is the medical term for the surgical repair of a nerve?
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What is the combining form that means plaque or fatty substance?
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Which term means a word formed from the initial letter of each of the major parts of a compound term?
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What does the term arterionecrosis mean?
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What does the suffix in the medical term gastrosis mean?
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What does the combining form POLI/O mean in the term poliomyelitis?
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What does the combining form PYR/O mean in the term pyrosis?
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Which statement describes the term ilium?
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What does the prefix HYPER- mean in the medical term hypertension?
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What does the suffix -GRAM mean in the medical term angiogram?
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What is the medical term used to describe the time and events surrounding birth?
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What is the medical screening of patients to determine their priority of need called?
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What is a surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid known as?
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What is the term for a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues?
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What is the study of the ears, nose, and throat known as?
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What is the medical term for the procedure of removing tonsils?
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What is the medical term for a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
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What is a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury?
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What is the term for the surgical suturing of a tendon?
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What is the study of disorders of the newborn known as?
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What is the term for abnormal enlargement of the liver?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Key Terms
- Hemorrhage: Loss of a large amount of blood in a short time.
- Mycosis: Abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.
- Angiogram: Film produced by angiography, used to visualize blood vessels.
- Myoplasty: Surgical repair of a muscle.
- Diarrhea: Frequent flow of loose or watery stools.
- Trauma: Medical term for a wound or injury.
- Neuroplasty: Surgical repair of a nerve.
- Ather/o: Combining form that indicates plaque or fatty substance.
Terminology Insights
- Acronym: Word formed from the initial letter of each major part of a compound term.
- Arterionecrosis: Tissue death of an artery.
- Gastrosis: Medical term where the suffix indicates an abnormal condition or disease.
- Poli/o: Combining form meaning gray, important in conditions like poliomyelitis.
- Pyr/o: Combining form signifying fever or fire, relevant in terms like pyrosis.
- Ilium: Specific part of the hip bone.
Prefixes and Suffixes
- HYPER-: Prefix meaning excessive, as seen in hypertension.
- -GRAM: Suffix meaning picture or record, evident in angiogram.
Clinical Context
- Perinatal: Describes the time and events surrounding birth.
- Triage: Medical screening of patients to prioritize treatment needs.
- Abdominocentesis: Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid.
- Inflammation: Localized response to injury or tissue destruction.
Specialized Fields
- Otorhinolaryngology: Study of ears, nose, and throat.
- Tonsillectomy: Surgical procedure for removing tonsils.
- Prognosis: Prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
- Lesion: Pathological change in tissues due to disease or injury.
Surgical Terms
- Tenorrhaphy: Surgical suturing of a tendon.
- Neonatology: Study of disorders in newborns.
- Hepatomegaly: Abnormal enlargement of the liver.
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