Chapter 5 (Medical Terminology)

Question 1

Broncho/Pulmo

Answer 1

Lungs

Question 2

Cardi(o)

Answer 2

Heart

Question 3

Gastro

Answer 3

Stomach

Question 4

Hepat

Answer 4

Liver

Question 5

Neur

Answer 5

Nerve

Question 6

Nas(o)

Answer 6

Nose/Nasal

Question 7

Or

Answer 7

Mouth/Oral

Question 8

Pneumo

Answer 8

Lungs

(Air)

Question 9

Ab-

Answer 9

Away from

Question 10

Ad-

Answer 10

Toward

(Near)

Question 11

Ante-

Answer 11

Before

Question 12

Brady-

Answer 12

Slow

(Below normal)

Question 13

Contra-

Answer 13

Against

Question 14

Dys-

Answer 14

Difficult

(Painful)

Question 15

Hyper-

Answer 15

Above normal

(High)

Question 16

Hypo-

Answer 16

Below normal

(Low)

Question 17

Inter-

Answer 17

Between

Question 18

Intra-

Answer 18

Within

(Inside)

Question 19

Peri-

Answer 19

Around

Question 20

Poly-

Answer 20

Many

Question 21

Post-

Answer 21

After

Question 22

Pre-

Answer 22

Before

Question 23

Sub-

Answer 23

Below

(Under)

Question 24

Super-/Supra-

Answer 24

Above

(In excess)

Question 25

Tachy-

Answer 25

Above normal | (Rapid)

Question 26

Uni-

Answer 26

One

Question 27

Bi-

Answer 27

Two | (Both)

Question 28

Tri-

Answer 28

Three

Question 29

Quad-

Answer 29

Four

Question 30

-ac/-al

Answer 30

Pertaining to

Question 31

-algia

Answer 31

Pain

Question 32

-emesis

Answer 32

Vomiting

Question 33

-itis

Answer 33

Inflammation

Question 34

-ology

Answer 34

Study of

Question 35

-plegia

Answer 35

Paralysis

Question 36

-pnea

Answer 36

Breathing

Question 37

-rrhea

Answer 37

Discharge

Question 38

-spasm

Answer 38

Contraction

Question 39

-ist

Answer 39

One who specializes in

Question 40

Therm

Answer 40

Heat

Question 41

Electr(o)

Answer 41

Electricity

Question 42

-gram

Answer 42

Written record

Question 43

Electrocardiogram

Answer 43

A written record of the heart's electrical activity

Question 44

Dyspnea

Answer 44

Difficult breathing (Short of breath)

Question 45

Tachypnea

Answer 45

Rapid breathing

Question 46

-iac | (e.g. Hemophiliac)

Answer 46

One who is afflicted with

Question 47

Arthr-

Answer 47

Joint

Question 48

Arthritis

Answer 48

Inflammation of a joint

Question 49

Psor- | (e.g. Psoriasis)

Answer 49

Itching

Question 50

-nia/-asis | (e.g. Pneomonia)

Answer 50

Medical condition of \_\_\_\_\_\_

Question 51

-ectomy/-scopy | (e.g. Arthroscopy)

Answer 51

Medical procedure of \_\_\_\_\_\_

Question 52

Quadriplegia

Answer 52

Paralysis of (all) four limbs

Question 53

-iole/-ule | (e.g. venule, arteriole)

Answer 53

Reduction in size

Question 54

C-PAP

Answer 54

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Question 55

CPR

Answer 55

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Question 56

Chol(e) | (e.g. Cholecystitis)

Answer 56

Bile

Question 57

Cyst

Answer 57

Closed sac

Question 58

Anatomy

Answer 58

The study of body structure

Question 59

Physiology

Answer 59

The study of body function

Question 60

Anatomic Position

Answer 60

(The standard reference position of the body for anatomical study.) The body is standing erect and facing the observer, with the arms at the sides and the palms pointed forward.

Question 61

Plane

Answer 61

A flat surface formed by slicing through a solid object.

Question 62

Sagittal (Medial) Planes

Answer 62

The body is divided into right and left halves/sections.

Question 63

Midsaggital Plane

Answer 63

The sagittal plane that splits the body into equal right and left halves | (Runs along the midline)

Question 64

Midline

Answer 64

An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves

Question 65

Frontal (Coronal) Planes

Answer 65

The body is divided into front and back halves/sections.

Question 66

Transverse (Horizontal) Planes

Answer 66

The body is divided into *top* and *bottom* halves/sections (near the waist).

Question 67

Medial

Answer 67

Toward the midline of the body

Question 68

Lateral

Answer 68

Away from the midline of the body (i.e. to the side)

Question 69

Bilateral

Answer 69

On both sides

Question 70

Unilateral

Answer 70

(Limited to) one side

Question 71

Midaxillary Line

Answer 71

A line (that divides the body into equal *front* and *back* halves) drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle.

Question 72

Axilla

Answer 72

Armpit

Question 73

Anterior

Answer 73

Front of the body (or body part)

Question 74

Posterior

Answer 74

Back of the body (or body part)

Question 75

Ventral

Answer 75

Front of the body

Question 76

Dorsal

Answer 76

(1) Back of the body (2) Back of the hand/foot

Question 77

Superior

Answer 77

(1) Above (2) Toward the head

Question 78

Inferior

Answer 78

(1) Below (2) Away from the head

Question 79

Proximal

Answer 79

Closer to the torso

Question 80

Distal

Answer 80

Farther from the torso

Question 81

Torso

Answer 81

The trunk of the body (i.e. the body without the head and the extremities).

Question 82

Palmar

Answer 82

Palm of the hand

Question 83

Plantar

Answer 83

Sole of the foot

Question 84

Midclavicular Line

Answer 84

The line through the center of each clavicle (There is a midclavicular line for both of the clavicles.)

Question 85

Abdominal Quadrants

Answer 85

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Question 86

Supine

Answer 86

Lying on the back

Question 87

Prone

Answer 87

Lying facedown (i.e. on the abdomen)

Question 88

Recovery Position (a.k.a. Lateral Recumbent Position)

Answer 88

Lying on the side (Preferred position for any unconscious non-trauma patient because it allows fluid/vomitous to drain from the mouth and be less likely to be aspirated/inhaled into the lungs)

Question 89

Fowler Position

Answer 89

A sitting position (in which the patient is seating straight up or leaning slightly back)

Question 90

Febrile

Answer 90

Fever

Question 91

A-/An- (e.g. Afebrile)

Answer 91

Without

Question 92

Endo-

Answer 92

Within (Inside)

Question 93

Hema/Hemo/Hemato (e.g. Hemothorax)

Answer 93

(Pertaining to) Blood

Question 94

De-

Answer 94

Away from

Question 95

Infra-

Answer 95

Below

Question 96

Supra-

Answer 96

Above

Question 97

Tachycardia

Answer 97

Rapid heart rate

Question 98

Thorax

Answer 98

Chest cavity

Question 99

Acronym

Answer 99

A series of initials that can be pronounced as a word. (e.g. CPAP = “See-pap”)

Question 100

Fx

Answer 100

Fracture

Question 101

Hx

Answer 101

History

Question 102

Rx

Answer 102

Prescription (Treatment)

Question 103

LOC

Answer 103

Loss of Conscious

Question 104

Dx

Answer 104

Diagnosis

Question 105

MI

Answer 105

Myocardial Infarction (a.k.a. Heart Attack)

Question 106

GSW

Answer 106

Gunshot wound

Question 107

S/P

Answer 107

Status post \_\_\_\_\_\_

Question 108

MVC/MVA

Answer 108

Motor vehicle crash/accident