Medical Terminology Chapters 1-3

Word root

Prefix

Suffix

<p>Combining vowel</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>A worsening of symptoms or a flare-up of a disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>The study of disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spread of cancer cells from the original tumor to other parts of the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A medical professional who specializes in the study and treatment of tumors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A red blood cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

<p>The middle</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Pertaining to below</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pertaining to near</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tiny, pinpoint, bright red lesions that result from escape of blood into the skin and mucous membranes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>An injury with no break in the skin, characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pertaining to within the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Invasion into the skin and hair by lice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An overgrowth of scar tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Containing both mucus and pus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Open, the opposite of closed or compromised</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A device that creates mist used to deliver medication for respiratory treatment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A nosebleed</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An incision made in the trachea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The surgical removal of a lobe, usually referring to the lung.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Painful breathing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A flexible tubelike device used for withdrawing or instilling fluids.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Protrusion or hernia of the bladder sac.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blood in the urine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Surgical crushing of stone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nephr/o, ren/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The absence of one or both testes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of male disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A duct carrying sperm from the epididymis to the urethra.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spermatic cord encloses each vas deferens with nerves, lymphatics, arteries, and veins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The condition of a hidden testis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A tool used to widen a body opening for visual examination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A surgical procedure that prevents pregnancy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A female's first menstrual period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inflammation of the breast.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Painful menstruation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A surgical puncture to aspirate amniotic fluid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A woman who has been pregnant multiple times.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Birth labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A structure that grows on the wall of the uterus during pregnancy and allows for the nourishment of the fetus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An incision of the vulva.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A blood test that measures the amount of hemoglobin in the blood</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The open space within a tube or tubular organ.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance that slows blood clotting.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chest pain that may radiate to the left arm and jaw.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A slow heart rate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A low number of blood cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sac that surrounds the heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Difficulty swallowing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The excision or removal of half of the colon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of the rectum and anus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A condition where the muscle at the end of the esophagus doesn't close properly, allowing stomach contents to leak back into the esophagus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Poor vision at night or in faint light.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sharpness of vision for either distance or near.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The condition of dry eyes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pertaining to tears.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pertaining to two or both eyes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An incision made in the tympanic membrane.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A healthcare professional specializing in the study of sound and hearing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inflammation of the outer ear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by a sensation of spinning motion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An instrument used for visual examination of the ear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Inflammation of the tendons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An abnormal condition of the vertebrae.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The breakdown of striated muscle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints, producing arthritis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Paralysis of the lower half of the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low levels of sodium in the blood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High blood sugar levels.</p> Signup and view all the answers