Medical Terms Comprehensive Review PDF

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This document is a collection of medical terms and their definitions, accompanied by diagrams and video links. The content covers medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, and includes questions and answers on various medical topics.

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Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 1. Medical Terminology special vocabulary that is used in healthcare and is often formed from Latin and Greek word parts 2. Anatomical directi...

Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 1. Medical Terminology special vocabulary that is used in healthcare and is often formed from Latin and Greek word parts 2. Anatomical directions and body planes 3. body planes imaginary lines drawn through the body at various parts to separate the body into sections. Watch the video and answer the next card's ques- tion https://youtu.be/sqtE9GlLBJs 4. Which body plane di- The sagittal plane divides the body into right and vides the body into right left sections and left sections? 5. Watch the video and https://youtu.be/pQUMJ6Gh9Bw answer the next card's question about anatomi- cal directions 6. Moving from the trunk of Moving from the trunk of the body toward the end the body toward the end of a limb is moving in a/an distal direction. 1 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v of a limb is moving in a/an ________direction. 7. What term means toward medial the midline? 8. Which term means above epigastric the stomach? 9. *Word building of Tachy- Prefix: tachy-Prefix Definition: fast cardia 1st Root Word: cardi/o 1st Root Definition: heart Suffix: -ia Suffix Definition: Condition Definition: condition of a rapid heart rate 10. Tachycardia breaks down tachy (fast) + card (heart) + ia (condition). to____________ https://youtu.be/98TqC16JRXo 11. Which word parts do you integument/o, -ary need to build a med- ical word with the mean- https://youtu.be/63YdIH2S2ls 2 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v ing of "pertaining to (the) skin"? 12. Which word parts do you -al, vesic/o-, vagin/o- need to build a medical -oma, nephr/o-, blast/o- word that means "con- -osis, glomerul/o-, scler/o dition (of the)glomerulus -ia, hemat/o-, ur/o- (with) hard(ness)"? 13. The word tonsillitis di- tonsill/o- and -itis vides into what word parts? 14. The prefix ab- means away from ________. [as in "abduction"] 15. The prefix post- means "after; behind" ________. Post traumatic Disorder 16. The prefix tachy- means fast ________. 3 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 17. Prefixes such as hypo- amount, number, or speed and poly- indicate ________. 18. A suffix can be a single TRUE letter or a group of let- ters. 19. If a medical word has a TRUE suffix, the suffix is found at the end of the medical word 20. The suffix -al means pertaining to ________. Bronchial 21. The suffix -pathy means disease ________. *Myopathy 22. The suffix -centesis puncture to withdraw fluid means__________ 23. The suffix -stenosis narrowing means 24. The suffix -scope means instrument used to examine 4 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 25. Prefixes and their mean- location or direction ings can be grouped into medical specialties all of these categories degree or quality EXCEPT ________. amount, number, or speed 26. The suffix -blast, as seen "immature cell" in erythroblast, means _______ 27. The suffix in the medical process of measuring" word audiometry means 28. The combining form shape morph/o- means 29. The combining form nerve neur/o- means ________. https://youtu.be/NK4OsGPPEQs 30. 5 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v The combining form urine; urinary system urin/o- means https://youtu.be/1NtPjzm1-74 31. The combining form he- liver pat/o- means ________. https://youtu.be/NV5axP0lcaY 32. The combining form um- navel; umbilicus bilic/o- means ________. 33. The combining form fingernail, toenail ungu/o- means ________. *in the medical term ungual, the word root means: nail. 34. The combining form Spinal Cord myel/o- refer to Myelin ____________ Bone Marrow 6 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 35. The combining form "hidden" crypt/o- means ________. 36. The combining form seizure eclamps/o- means ________. 37. The combining form au- ear ricul/o- means ________. Example auricular therapy 38. All of the following com- laryng/o- bining forms are related nas/o to structures located in hyster/o- the head or neck EXCEPT psych/o- ________. 39. The combining vowel O is usually the letter ________. 40. The underlined portions the combining form. of the words pneumo- nia and pneumoconiosis represent 41. Pathological Conditions disease state or process; abnormal functioning and Disorders 7 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 42. anosmia Loss of the sense of smell 43. exophthalmos bulging of the eyes 44. hematoma The medical term for a general bruise 45. Jaundice The yellow cast to the skin that indicates liver disease 46. Vitiligo Abnormal, white, depigmented patches of skin interspersed with normal skin 47. Steatorrhea is character- fatty, foul-smelling stools from pancreatic disease ized by ________. https://youtu.be/VIyrIMaNmC0 8 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 48. Having blood in the stool hematochezia is ________. 49. Vomiting of blood is hematemesis _____________ 50. otorrhea discharge from the ear 51. dysuria term means difficult or painful urination 52. oliguria scanty amount of urine 53. Onychomycosis fungal infection of fingernails or toenails 54. polydactyly congenital abnormality in which there are extra fingers or toes? 9 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 55. Gynecomastia development of breast tissue in a male 56. embolus a term describes a blood clot that has broken off a blood vessel 57. chondroma a benign tumor of the cartilage *Cartilage is a strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones. It acts as a shock absorber throughout your body. Cartilage at the end of your bones reduces friction and prevents them from rubbing together when you use your joints. 58. Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammation with fusing together of the vertebrae. Vertebra is a single bone while vertebrae are the collection of all those vertebral bones together. 59. osteomyelitis inflammation of bone and bone marrow 10 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 60. endocervicitis inflammation of the inner membrane lining the cervix 61. paraplegia paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body 62. Following a stroke, Paco myoparesis Ines experiences weak- hemiparesis ness of the left side of his quadriplegia body. What is the correct paraplegia term for this condition? 63. Investigations/proce- Following history and examination, investigations dures are used to confirm a diagnosis. This section outlines approaches to interpreting common bed- side, laboratory and radiologic tests. 64. BUN 11 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v is a blood testing procedure that measures the amount nitrogenous wastes. Also known a renal function test 65. urinalysis (UA) the examination of the physical and chemical properties of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements 66. 67. biopsy is one of the diagnostic procedures to diagnose skin cancer 68. cystopexy the surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdom- inal wall 69. A polysomnography a sleep study is also known as___________ https://youtu.be/xrlqDgThA3c 12 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 70. Electromyography (EMG) A diagnostic test that measures the electrical ac- tivity within muscle fibers in response to nerve stimulation 71. mammogram the procedure to diagnose breast disease 72. radiography the medical term for X-rays to study internal struc- ture of body to visual bones and joints 73. hysterectomy is the surgical procedure to remove the uterus. 74. circumcision surgical procedure performed on the male to re- move the prepuce 13 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 75. Abbreviations A shortened form of a word or phrase 76. The abbreviation MI Myocardial Infarction stands for ________. 77. The abbreviation HPV, if human papilloma virus seen on a patient's med- ical record, stands for ________. 78. BPH BPH is enlargement of the prostate gland 79. Other Common Terms 80. epiglottis structure acts as a lid to prevent food from enter- ing the lungs during swallowing 81. ossicular chain 14 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v The ossicular chain is the name given to the collection of the three small bones in the middle ear. 82. Which lymph glands are inguinal lymph nodes found in the groin re- gion? 83. The tibia is commonly re- shin bone ferred to as the: 84. What is the meaning of suture of muscle myorrhaphy? 85. What is the meaning of hyponatremia = insufficient sodium in the blood hyponatremia 86. Apgar score The Apgar score is a system of assessing a new- born's well-being as calculated at 1 and 5 minutes after birth 15 / 16 Medical Terms Comprehensive Review _All Chapters Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dg8t1v 16 / 16

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