Chapter 4 Med Terms

Question 1

Carp/o

Answer 1

Wrist bones

Question 2

Cis/o

Answer 2

Cut

Question 3

Cost/o

Answer 3

Rib

Question 4

Cutane/o

Answer 4

Skin

Question 5

Dactyl/o

Answer 5

Fingers, toes

Question 6

Duct/o

Answer 6

Lead, carry

Question 7

Flex/o

Answer 7

Bend

Question 8

Furc/o

Answer 8

Branching

Question 9

Gloss/o

Answer 9

Tongue

Question 10

Glyc/o

Answer 10

Sugar

Question 11

Immun/o

Answer 11

Protection

Question 12

Morph/o

Answer 12

Shape, form

Question 13

Mort/o

Answer 13

Death

Question 14

Nat/i

Answer 14

Birth

Question 15

Norm/o

Answer 15

Rule, orderOx/o

Question 16

Ox/o

Answer 16

Oxygen

Question 17

Pub/o

Answer 17

Pubis; Anterior portion of the pelvis

Question 18

Seps/o

Answer 18

Infection

Question 19

Somn/o

Answer 19

Sleep

Question 20

Son/o

Answer 20

Sound

Question 21

Tens/o

Answer 21

Force, strain, stretch

Question 22

The/o

Answer 22

Put, place

Question 23

Thel/o, Theli/o

Answer 23

Nipple

Question 24

Thyr/o

Answer 24

Thyroid gland; Shield

Question 25

Top/o

Answer 25

Place, position, location

Question 26

Tox/o

Answer 26

Poison

Question 27

Trache/o

Answer 27

Windpipe, trachea

Question 28

Urethr/o

Answer 28

Urethra

Question 29

-crine

Answer 29

Secrete

Question 30

-drome

Answer 30

Run

Question 31

-fusion

Answer 31

Coming together, to pour

Question 32

-gen

Answer 32

Substance that produces

Question 33

-lapse

Answer 33

Sliide, fall, sag

Question 34

-lysis

Answer 34

Breakdown, destruction, separation

Question 35

-meter

Answer 35

Measure

Question 36

-mission

Answer 36

Send

Question 37

-or

Answer 37

One, who

Question 38

-oxia

Answer 38

Oxygen

Question 39

-partum

Answer 39

Birth, labor

Question 40

-phoria

Answer 40

Bear, carry, feeling (mental state)

Question 41

-physis

Answer 41

Grow

Question 42

-plasia

Answer 42

Development, formation, growth

Question 43

-plasm

Answer 43

Structure or formation

Question 44

-pnea

Answer 44

Breathing

Question 45

-ptom

Answer 45

Happening, occurance

Question 46

-ptosis

Answer 46

Falling, drooping, prolapse

Question 47

-rrhea

Answer 47

Flow, discharge

Question 48

-stasis

Answer 48

Stopping, controlling

Question 49

-trophy

Answer 49

Development, nourishment

Question 50

A-, An-

Answer 50

No, not, without

Question 51

Ab-

Answer 51

Away from

Question 52

Ad-

Answer 52

Toward

Question 53

Ana-

Answer 53

Up, apart

Question 54

Ante-

Answer 54

Before, forward

Question 55

Anti-

Answer 55

Against

Question 56

Auto-

Answer 56

Self, own

Question 57

Bi-

Answer 57

2

Question 58

Brady-

Answer 58

Slow

Question 59

Cata-

Answer 59

Down

Question 60

Con-

Answer 60

With, together

Question 61

Contra-

Answer 61

Against, opposite

Question 62

De-

Answer 62

Down, lack of

Question 63

Dia-

Answer 63

Through, complete

Question 64

Dys-

Answer 64

Abnoraml, bad, difficult, painful

Question 65

Ec-

Answer 65

Out, outside

Question 66

Endo-

Answer 66

In, within

Question 67

Epi-

Answer 67

Above, on, upon

Question 68

Eu-

Answer 68

Good, normal

Question 69

Ex-

Answer 69

Outside, out

Question 70

Hemi-

Answer 70

Half

Question 71

Hyper-

Answer 71

Excessive, above

Question 72

Hypo-

Answer 72

Under, deficient

Question 73

In-

Answer 73

Not Into, without

Question 74

Infra-

Answer 74

Beneath, under

Question 75

Inter-

Answer 75

Between

Question 76

Intra-

Answer 76

In, within, into

Question 77

Macro-

Answer 77

Large

Question 78

Mal-

Answer 78

Bad

Question 79

Meta-

Answer 79

Change, beyond

Question 80

Micro-

Answer 80

Small

Question 81

Neo-

Answer 81

New

Question 82

Pan-

Answer 82

All

Question 83

Para-

Answer 83

Abnormal, beside, near

Question 84

Per-

Answer 84

Through

Question 85

Peri-

Answer 85

Surrounding

Question 86

Poly-

Answer 86

Many, much

Question 87

Pre-

Answer 87

Before, in front of

Question 88

Pro-

Answer 88

Before, forward

Question 89

Pros-

Answer 89

Before, forward

Question 90

Re-

Answer 90

Back, again

Question 91

Retro-

Answer 91

Behind, backward

Question 92

Sub-

Answer 92

Under

Question 93

Supra-

Answer 93

Above, upper

Question 94

Syn-, Sym-

Answer 94

Together, with

Question 95

Tachy-

Answer 95

Fast

Question 96

Trans-

Answer 96

Across, through

Question 97

Ultra-

Answer 97

Beyond, excess

Question 98

Uni-

Answer 98

One

Question 99

Serious bacterial infection of the blood

Answer 99

Septicemia

Question 100

Waste materials are separated via a machine when the kidneys are no longer functioning

Answer 100

Hemodialysis

Question 101

Can cause microcephaly during pregnancy

Answer 101

Zika Virus Infection

Question 102

Common endocrine glands located above each kidney

Answer 102

Adrenal glands

Question 103

Adrenal glands secrete this hormone

Answer 103

Adrenaline (Epinephrine)

Question 104

Adrenal glands cause bronchial tubes to ____, heart to beat ___, and BP to ___

Answer 104

Widen, rapidly, rise

Question 105

Normal pregnancy implantation is in the

Answer 105

Upper portion of the uterus

Question 106

This type of pregnancy occurs most commonly in the fallopian tube

Answer 106

Ectopic pregnancy

Question 107

What is the difference between these 3 things that affect the cells: Hyperplasia Hypertrophy Atrophy

Answer 107

HP - Increased # of cells HT - Cells increase in size AT - Cells decrease in size

Question 108

Uterus descends into the vaginal canal

Answer 108

1st degree prolapse

Question 109

Body of uterus is still within the vagina, but cervix protrudes from the vaginal opening

Answer 109

2nd degree prolapse

Question 110

Entire uterus projects outside the orifice

Answer 110

3rd degree prolapse

Question 111

What are the treatments for a prolapsed uterus

Answer 111

May be held in position by plastic pessary May require hysterectomy

Question 112

This condition causes webbed toes and is a hereditary congenital anomaly of the fingers and/or toes

Answer 112

Syndactyly

Question 113

This condition occurs when breathing suddenly stops during sleep and cause require a person to have a CPAP machine

Answer 113

Sleep Apnea

Question 114

What does a CPAP machine do

Answer 114

Used to keep airways open

Question 115

Body makes antibodies against its own good cells, tissues, and causes inflammation and injury

Answer 115

Autoimmune disease

Question 116

What are 3 examples of autoimmune disease and what do they affect

Answer 116

Rheumatoid arthritis - Joints Celiac disease - Intestinal tract Grave disease - Thyroid gland

Question 117

Special fluid is inserted into the peritoneal

Answer 117

Peritoneal dialysis

Question 118

____ material such as urea seep into the fluid from the ___ during a period of time

Answer 118

Waste material, blood

Question 119

Objective finding that is perceived by an examiner Examples

Answer 119

Sign Fever, rash, hyperglycemia

Question 120

Subjective change in condition as perceived by the patient Examples

Answer 120

Symptoms Loss of appetite, abdominal pain, fatigue

Question 121

Occurs when 2 organisms liver together in close association either for mutual benefit or not

Answer 121

Symbiosis

Question 122

Foreign substance stimulates the production of antibodies

Answer 122

Antigen

Question 123

Protein substances made by WBC in response of the prescence of foreign antigens

Answer 123

Antibodies

Question 124

Reaction between an antigen and antibody

Answer 124

Immune response

Question 125

Receiving dead or weakened antigens that stimulate WBC to make antibodies

Answer 125

Vaccine

Question 126

Clinical signs of HDN

Answer 126

Jaundice resulting from excessive destruction of RBC's

Question 127

Irregularity in a structure or organ

Answer 127

Anomaly

Question 128

Process of taking a gene from one organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism

Answer 128

Recominant DNA Technology

Question 129

Acronym for new DNA editing tool that changes DNA sequences to turn off genes or to replace them with new version

Answer 129

CRISPR

Question 130

Group of signs or symptoms that appear together to produce a typical picture of a disease or inherited abnormality

Answer 130

Syndromes

Question 131

Characterized by vomiting, swelling of the brain, increased intracrainial pressure, hypoglycemia, and dysfunction of the liver

Answer 131

Reye syndrome

Question 132

Rey syndrome may occur in

Answer 132

Children after a viral infection has been treated with aspirin

Question 133

Inherited connective tissue disorder marked by a tall, thin body type with long "spidery" singers and toes, elongated head and heart, blood vessel and ophthalmic abnormalities

Answer 133

Marfan Syndrome

Question 134

Portion of the prostate gland is removed with a resectoscope passed through the urethra

Answer 134

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Gland (TURP)

Question 135

Procedure indicated when prostatic tissue increases (hyperplasia) and interferes with urination

Answer 135

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 136

Diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image of an organ or tissue

Answer 136

Ultrasonography

Question 137

Ultrasound images of the heart

Answer 137

Echocardiogram