Final Exam Flashcards
What is the medical term for inflammation of a blood vessel?
vasculitis
A gastroscopy is the visual exam of what?
the organs of the stomach
What is the outermost layer of the skin?
epidermis
What is the medical term for rapid breathing?
tachypnea
What does the suffix -otomy mean?
surgical incision
What does the prefix peri- mean?
surrounding, around
What is the term that means blood in the urine?
hematuria
What prefix means before?
pre
What is the medical term for “benign tumor of muscle”?
myoma
What is a cystectomy?
surgical removal of the urinary bladder
Where are axillary lymph nodes located?
the armpits
What term means “pertaining to the liver”
hepatic
What does it mean if the patient has metastatic lung cancer?
the lung cancer has spread to another site
What is the medical term for shingles?
herpes zoster
What is the name for the 7 vertebrae in the neck?
cervical
What is the term for “bleeding from the ear”
otorrhagia
What is another term for epinephrine?
adrenaline
What term means “inflammation of the eyelid”
blepharitis
The combining form cost/o refers to the…
rib
What is an arthroplasty?
surgical repair
What is the suffix that means “surgical creation of an artificial opening”?
-ostomy
What is the medical term for gallstones?
cholelithiasis
What is the term for a red blood cell?
erythrocyte
What is a localized weak spot of the wall of an artery?
aneurysm
What is an angiography?
radiographic study of the blood vessels
What is hemostasis?
to stop or control bleeding
What does ather/o mean?
plaque, fatty substance
What is the heart’s natural pacemaker?
the sinoatrial node
What term means “pertaining to the kidney”?
renal
What term means “difficulty in swallowing”
dysphagia
What is the branch of medicine that deals with cancer?
oncology
What is the medical term for kidney stone?
nephrolithiasis
What is the prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
prognosis
What is dyspnea?
shortness of breath
What body cavity protects the brain?
cranial
What is a complication of diabetes that causes damage to the nerves affecting the hands and feet?
peripheral neropathy
What is the combining form that means “bone”?
oste/o
What does the suffix -emesis mean?
vomiting
What is an inflammation of the membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord?
meningitis
What is the direct visual examination of the interior of the uterus?
hysteroscopy
What is the first portion of the small intestine?
duodenum
What is the study of the structures of the body?
anatomy
What is the combining form for “black”
melan/o
What is a loss of bone density that is frequently associated with aging?
osteoporosis
