Chapter 2 (Quiz) Flashcards
Knowing and understanding medical terminology helps technicians
Understand what is asked when a request is made.
The majority of medical terms are either _______ or ________ origin.
Greek or Latin
Which of the following tells the primary meaning of a word?
Root Word Element
The purpose of combining vowel is to
ease pronunciation of a word.
The last word element in a medical-term is the
Suffix
The term itis means
Inflammation.
The term ectomy means
Surgical Removal
The term oscopy means
Visual Examination
Arthroscopy means
Visual exam of a joint
The term ostomy
is a suffix
The suffix -tome means a
Cutting instrument.
Plasty is a
Suffix meaning surgical restoration
The word laminectomy means
removal of part of a lamina
Which of the following means beside or near?
Para
Which of the following surgical abbreviations might be used relating to a fractured bone?
CARB
BSO
ORIF
TAH
TAH