Med Term 10

Question 0

ablation

Answer 0

taking away tissue by cutting or cautery

Question 1

ablactation

Answer 1

weaning a nursing baby, away from the breast milk

Question 2

aboral

Answer 2

away from the mouth

Question 3

abortion

Answer 3

termination of pregnancy

Question 4

auto

Answer 4

combining form for self

Question 5

autograft

Answer 5

tissue grafting with one’s own tissues

Question 6

autogenous

Answer 6

one’s own generated substance or tissue

Question 7

autoimmunity

Answer 7

immune response (sensitivity) to one’s own tissues

Question 8

laparo

Answer 8

abdominal wall

Question 9

laparoscopic

Answer 9

an operation in which a laparoscope is used

Question 10

cholecystectomy

Answer 10

excision of the gallbladder

Question 11

introduced

Answer 11

to put inside or into; insert or inject

Question 12

trocars

Answer 12

hollow tubes with a sharp point, used to puncture the wall of a body cavity

Question 13

incision

Answer 13

a cut into a body tissue or organ

Question 14

omphalotomy

Answer 14

incision into the naval

Question 15

postoperative

Answer 15

after an operation

Question 16

colectomy

Answer 16

excision of the colon

Question 17

ligation

Answer 17

binding

Question 18

pyro

Answer 18

heat, fever, or fire

Question 19

hydro

Answer 19

water

Question 20

hidro

Answer 20

sweat

Question 21

glyco

Answer 21

sweet/sugar. glycogen

Question 22

gluco

Answer 22

sweet/sugar, glucose

Question 23

type 1 diabetes

Answer 23

insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM

Question 24

type 2 diabetes

Answer 24

noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM

Question 25

gestational diabetes mellitus

Answer 25

GDM, hyperglycemia during pregnancy

Question 26

-emia

Answer 26

condition of the blood

Question 27

immuno

Answer 27

immune

Question 28

auto

Answer 28

self

Question 29

mono

Answer 29

one or single

Question 30

hemi-, semi-

Answer 30

half

Question 31

mono-, uni-

Answer 31

one

Question 32

prot-, prim-

Answer 32

first

Question 33

di(plo)-, bi-

Answer 33

two

Question 34

tri-

Answer 34

three

Question 35

tetra-, quadr-

Answer 35

four

Question 36

penta-, quint-

Answer 36

five

Question 37

hexa-, sex/ta-

Answer 37

six

Question 38

hepta-, sept/a-

Answer 38

seven

Question 39

octa-, oct-

Answer 39

eight

Question 40

enne(a)-, non(i)-

Answer 40

nine

Question 41

deca-

Answer 41

ten

Question 42

dec(i)-

Answer 42

thenth, 0.1

Question 43

hecto-

Answer 43

100

Question 44

cent(i)

Answer 44

100th, 0.01

Question 45

kilo-

Answer 45

1,000

Question 46

mill(i)

Answer 46

1000th, 0.001

Question 47

multi-

Answer 47

multiple or many

Question 48

para, -para

Answer 48

pertaining to a woman who has given birth one or more times.

Question 49

nulli-

Answer 49

none

Question 50

primi-

Answer 50

first

Question 51

gravida

Answer 51

pregnancy

Question 52

para

Answer 52

refers to live births

Question 53

deca-

Answer 53

10

Question 54

deci

Answer 54

0.1, one tenth

Question 55

kilo

Answer 55

1000

Question 56

milli

Answer 56

0.001

Question 57

ab-

Answer 57

from, away from

Question 58

de-

Answer 58

from, down from or from- resulting in less than

Question 59

ex-

Answer 59

from, out from

Question 60

ad-

Answer 60

toward

Question 61

iso-

Answer 61

equal or the same

Question 62

dia-

Answer 62

through, complete

Question 63

per-

Answer 63

through

Question 64

peri-

Answer 64

around

Question 65

circum-

Answer 65

around

Question 66

odonto

Answer 66

teeth

Question 67

-esis

Answer 67

action or process

Question 68

necro

Answer 68

death

Question 69

autopsy

Answer 69

postmortem exam

Question 70

postmortem

Answer 70

after death

Question 71

lividity

Answer 71

tissue being red or blue caused by congestion in the veins

Question 72

rigidity

Answer 72

inflexibility or stiffness

Question 73

normocephalic

Answer 73

a head of normal size and shape for ones age

Question 74

petechiae

Answer 74

small purple spot

Question 75

periorbital

Answer 75

pertaining to the area surrounding the eye socket

Question 76

circumcised

Answer 76

to remove the foreskin of a penis

Question 77

descended

Answer 77

move from higher to a lower place

Question 78

-philia

Answer 78

abnormal or unusual attraction to

Question 79

-phobia

Answer 79

abnormal fear of

Question 80

philo

Answer 80

attraction to, liking, loving

Question 81

centigram

Answer 81

one hundredth of a gram

Question 82

centimeter

Answer 82

one hundredth of a meter

Question 83

circumduction

Answer 83

moving as to describe a circle

Question 84

circumscribed

Answer 84

encircling or in a circular shape

Question 85

circumocular

Answer 85

encircling the eye

Question 86

dehydration

Answer 86

resulting in less than normal amount of water

Question 87

descending

Answer 87

in a downward direction or moving downward

Question 88

excretion

Answer 88

removal of waste

Question 89

exhale

Answer 89

breath out

Question 90

extraction

Answer 90

pull out, remove

Question 91

iso

Answer 91

prefix, meaning same or equal

Question 92

isometric

Answer 92

measuring equal or the same on both sides

Question 93

isodactylism

Answer 93

fingers or toes all an even length

Question 94

isotonic

Answer 94

osmotic pressure the same as a cell

Question 95

masto

Answer 95

breast

Question 96

mastectomy

Answer 96

excision of the breast

Question 97

mastocarcinoma

Answer 97

cancer of the breast tissue

Question 98

mono

Answer 98

prefix for one

Question 99

monomyoplegia

Answer 99

paralysis of one muscle

Question 100

mononuclear

Answer 100

having one nucleus

Question 101

mononucleosis

Answer 101

condition of increase in monocytes (viral infection)

Question 102

glycogenesis

Answer 102

formation of sugar or glycogen

Question 103

glycohemoglobin

Answer 103

glucose attached to hemoglobin

Question 104

hyperglycemia

Answer 104

high blood glucose level

Question 105

hypoglycemia

Answer 105

low blood glucose level

Question 106

multi

Answer 106

prefix, many

Question 107

multiglandular

Answer 107

pertaining to many glands

Question 108

multinuclear

Answer 108

having many nuclei in one cell

Question 109

multipara

Answer 109

having many (more than one) births

Question 110

necro

Answer 110

death

Question 111

necrotic

Answer 111

pertaining to dead tissue

Question 112

necrotomy

Answer 112

incision into dead tissue

Question 113

necropsy

Answer 113

inspection of dead tissue (autopsy)

Question 114

peri

Answer 114

prefix, around, surrounding

Question 115

periarticular

Answer 115

around a joint

Question 116

pericardiectomy

Answer 116

excision of the pericardial membrane

Question 117

peritonsillar

Answer 117

around the tonsil

Question 118

primi

Answer 118

prefix, first

Question 119

primigravida

Answer 119

first pregnancy

Question 120

primipara

Answer 120

first birth

Question 121

per

Answer 121

through

Question 122

percussion

Answer 122

striking through (tapping)

Question 123

percutaneous

Answer 123

through the skin

Question 124

perfusion

Answer 124

supplying blood through tissues

Question 125

perforation

Answer 125

puncturing, making a hole through

Question 126

pyro

Answer 126

fever, fire

Question 127

pyrexia

Answer 127

condition of high temperature, fever

Question 128

pyrolysis

Answer 128

destruction of tissue caused by fever

Question 129

pyrotoxin

Answer 129

poisons created by metabolism during fever