Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
2
Q
esthesi/o
A
feeling or sensation
3
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
4
Q
path/o
A
disease
5
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
6
Q
oto
A
ear
7
Q
neoplasm
A
new growth of tissue that forms abnormal mass
8
Q
pathology
A
study of disease
9
Q
orthopedics
A
preservation and restoration of bones and structures
10
Q
epidemiology
A
study of incidence, prevalence, spread, prevention and control of disease in a community
11
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid (amniocentesis)
12
Q
-ectomy
A
excision (removal)
13
Q
-lysis
A
loosening, freeing, destroying
14
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation (mastopexy)
15
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
16
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture (angiorrhaphy)
17
Q
-tome
A
an instrument for cutting (microtome)
18
Q
-stomy
A
formation of an opening (tracheostomy)
19
Q
-tomy
A
incision (cutting into tissue)
20
Q
-tripsy
A
surgical crushing (lithotripsy)
21
Q
aden/o
A
gland
22
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
