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What does the combining form hemat/o mean?
What does the combining form hemat/o mean?
- Artery
- Blood (correct)
- Red
- Plaque
What does the term splenomegaly mean?
What does the term splenomegaly mean?
- Surgical removal of the spleen
- Incision into the spleen
- Abnormal enlargement of the spleen (correct)
- Inflammation of the spleen
Which of the following is the physician who treats disorders of the respiratory system?
Which of the following is the physician who treats disorders of the respiratory system?
- Rheumatologist
- Allergist
- Pulmonologist (correct)
- Cardiologist
What is the medical term for 'surgical incision into the skull'?
What is the medical term for 'surgical incision into the skull'?
What is an artificial opening between the large intestine and the outside of the body?
What is an artificial opening between the large intestine and the outside of the body?
What is an arthroplasty?
What is an arthroplasty?
Where are sublingual salivary glands located?
Where are sublingual salivary glands located?
What is the study and treatment of malignant tumors and cancer?
What is the study and treatment of malignant tumors and cancer?
What is the medical term for 'inflammation of a vein'?
What is the medical term for 'inflammation of a vein'?
Which of the following are also known as 'white blood cells'?
Which of the following are also known as 'white blood cells'?
What are the vertebrae in the spinal column that form the neck?
What are the vertebrae in the spinal column that form the neck?
What is the medical term commonly known as a 'heart attack'?
What is the medical term commonly known as a 'heart attack'?
Which of the following medical terms means 'abnormally slow breathing'?
Which of the following medical terms means 'abnormally slow breathing'?
What is a microorganism that causes a disease in humans?
What is a microorganism that causes a disease in humans?
A person with hemiplegia is totally paralyzed where?
A person with hemiplegia is totally paralyzed where?
What is subjective evidence of a disease, such as itching, pain, or tiredness?
What is subjective evidence of a disease, such as itching, pain, or tiredness?
What does the term exacerbation mean?
What does the term exacerbation mean?
What does the term benign mean?
What does the term benign mean?
What does metastasis mean?
What does metastasis mean?
What is a prognosis?
What is a prognosis?
Which of the following is an example of an eponym?
Which of the following is an example of an eponym?
What is the medical term for 'pertaining to the stomach'?
What is the medical term for 'pertaining to the stomach'?
What is a foreign object, such as a blood clot, that is circulating in the blood?
What is a foreign object, such as a blood clot, that is circulating in the blood?
What does the prefix hyper- mean?
What does the prefix hyper- mean?
What does the suffix -algia mean?
What does the suffix -algia mean?
Study Notes
Medical Terminology Key Concepts
- Hemat/o: Combining form meaning blood.
- Splenomegaly: Medical term for abnormal enlargement of the spleen.
- Pulmonologist: Physician specializing in the treatment of respiratory system disorders.
- Craniotomy: Surgical incision into the skull.
- Colostomy: Creation of an artificial opening between the large intestine and the outside of the body.
- Arthroplasty: Procedure for the surgical repair of a joint.
Salivary Glands and Related Terms
- Sublingual Salivary Glands: Located below the tongue.
- Oncology: Field focused on the study and treatment of malignant tumors and cancer.
Vascular and Hematological Terms
- Phlebitis: Medical term for inflammation of a vein.
- Leukocytes: Another term for white blood cells.
- Cervical: Describes the vertebrae in the spinal column that form the neck.
Cardiac and Respiratory Terminology
- Myocardial Infarction: Commonly known as a heart attack.
- Bradypnea: Medical term for abnormally slow breathing.
Microbiology and Symptoms
- Pathogen: Microorganism that causes disease in humans.
- Hemiplegia: Condition resulting in total paralysis on one side of the body.
- Symptom: Subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or itching.
Medical Conditions and Concepts
- Exacerbation: Increase in the severity of disease symptoms.
- Benign: Term used for non-cancerous growths or tumors.
- Metastasis: The process of cancer cells spreading to new areas of the body.
- Prognosis: Prediction of the probable outcome of a disease.
Medical Eponyms and Anatomy
- Raynaud's Disease: Example of eponym in medical terminology.
- Gastric: Pertaining to the stomach.
- Embolus: A foreign object, like a blood clot, circulating in the blood.
Prefixes and Suffixes in Medical Terms
- Hyper-: Prefix meaning increased or above normal.
- -algia: Suffix meaning pain.
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