Look-alike, sound-alike terms and word parts

Question 1

arteri/o

Answer 1

means artery

Endarterial, end means within, arteri means artery, and -al means pertaining to

Question 2

ather/o

Answer 2

plaque or fatty substance

Atheroma, fatty deposit within the wall of an artery

Question 3

arthr/o

Answer 3

means joint

Arthralgia, joint pain

Question 4

-ectomy

Answer 4

surgical removal

Question 5

-ostomy

Answer 5

means surgical creation

Question 6

-otomy

Answer 6

surgical incision

Question 7

fissure

Answer 7

groove or crack-like sore of the skin

Also describes normal folds in the counters of the brain

Question 8

fistula

Answer 8

abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body. A fistula may be due to surgery, injury, or the draining of an abscess.

Question 9

ileum

Answer 9

the last and longest portion of the intestine

Question 10

ilium

Answer 10

part of the hip bone

Question 11

infection and inflammation

Answer 11

infection is the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

inflammation indicate infection

Question 12

malaise

Answer 12

general discomfort or uneasiness

Question 13

exudate

Answer 13

a fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

Question 14

indicators of inflammation

Answer 14

erythema means redness, hyperthermia means heat, edema means swelling, and pain

Question 15

laceration

Answer 15

torn or jagged wound

Question 16

lesion

Answer 16

pathologic change of the tissue due to disease or injury

Question 17

mucous

Answer 17

specialize membranes that line the body cavities

Question 18

mucus

Answer 18

name of the fluid secreted by these mucous membranes

Question 19

myc/o, myel/o, and my/o

Answer 19

myc/o means fungus
myel/o means bone marrow or spinal cord
my/o means muscle

Question 20

-ologist and -ology

Answer 20

• ologist means specialist

- ology means study of

Question 21

palpation and palpitation

Answer 21

palpation is an examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, and consistency, and location of certain body parts.
palpitation is a pounding or racing heart

Question 22

pyel/o, py/o, and pyr/o

Answer 22

pyel/o means renal pelvis
py/o means pus
pyr/o means fever or fire pyrosis (heartburn )

Question 23

supination and suppuration

Answer 23

Supination is the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward.
Suppuration is the formation or discharge of pus.

Question 24

triage and trauma

Answer 24

Triage is the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
Trauma means wound or injury.

Question 25

Viral and Virile

Answer 25

Viral pertains to a virus. Virile means having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male.