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A patient is diagnosed with nephralgia. Based on your understanding of medical terminology, which part of the body is likely the source of the patient's pain?
A patient is diagnosed with nephralgia. Based on your understanding of medical terminology, which part of the body is likely the source of the patient's pain?
- Stomach
- Liver
- Kidney (correct)
- Brain
A doctor suspects a patient has an abnormally thickened section of their large intestine. Which term would MOST accurately describe this condition in the patient's medical chart?
A doctor suspects a patient has an abnormally thickened section of their large intestine. Which term would MOST accurately describe this condition in the patient's medical chart?
- Panocolitis
- Pachycolia (correct)
- Megacolon
- Colitis
A surgical report describes a 'suprarenalectomy'. Which anatomical area did this procedure MOST likely involve?
A surgical report describes a 'suprarenalectomy'. Which anatomical area did this procedure MOST likely involve?
- Above the kidney (correct)
- Through the kidney
- Around the kidney
- Below the kidney
A patient is diagnosed with polycythemia Vera, a condition involving an increase in blood cells. Which component of the term 'polycythemia' indicates the 'increase' aspect of the condition?
A patient is diagnosed with polycythemia Vera, a condition involving an increase in blood cells. Which component of the term 'polycythemia' indicates the 'increase' aspect of the condition?
Which of the following terms BEST describes the study of the totality of diseases affecting an organ?
Which of the following terms BEST describes the study of the totality of diseases affecting an organ?
Flashcards
-itis
-itis
Inflammation
-osis
-osis
Abnormal condition or increase
-pathy
-pathy
Disease or disorder
-ectomy
-ectomy
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Study Notes
- itis → Indicates Inflammation
- osis → Denotes an abnormal condition or increase
- pathy → Signifies a disease or disorder
- algia → Indicates pain
- ism → Represents a condition or state
- oma → Signifies a tumor
- ology → Denotes the study or science of something
- ectomy → Indicates surgical removal
- cyte → Signifies a cell
- iasis → Indicates formation
Prefixes
- Multi- → Means many
- Neo- → Means new
- Pachy- → Means thick
- Pan- → Means all or total
- Para- → Means beside, beyond, around, or abnormal
- Per- → Means through
- Peri- → Means surrounding or outer
- Poly- → Means many or much
- Post- → Means after
- Pre- → Means before
- Pro- → Means before
- Sub- → Means below or under
- Supra- → Means above
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Description
This lesson covers common suffixes used in medical terminology, such as '-itis' for inflammation and '-oma' for tumor. It also explains prefixes like 'multi-' for many and 'neo-' for new, providing a foundation for understanding medical terms. Knowing these suffixes and prefixes helps decode complex medical terms.
