Medical Terminology: Chapter 1

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

pain, suffering

Question 2

-dynia

Answer 2

pain

Question 3

-ectomy

Answer 3

surgical removal

Question 4

-gram

Answer 4

picture or record

Question 5

hyper-

Answer 5

excessive, increased

Question 6

hypo-

Answer 6

deficient

Question 7

-itis

Answer 7

inflammation

Question 8

-osis

Answer 8

abnormal condition, disease

Question 9

-ostomy

Answer 9

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

Question 10

pre-

Answer 10

before, in front of

Question 11

-plasty

Answer 11

surgical repair

Question 12

-rrhage

Answer 12

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Question 13

-rrhaphy

Answer 13

surgical suturing

Question 14

-rrhea

Answer 14

flow or discharge

Question 15

-sclerosis

Answer 15

abnormal hardening

Question 16

abdominocentesis (ab-dom-ih-noh-sen-TEE-sis)

Answer 16

surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid.

Question 17

acronym (ACK-roh-nim)

Answer 17

a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term.

Question 18

arteriosclerosis (ar-tee-ree-oh-skleh-ROH-sis)

Answer 18

abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.

Question 19

erythrocyte (eh-RITH-roh-sight)

Answer 19

a mature red blood cell.

Question 20

gastritis (gas-TRY-tis)

Answer 20

inflammation of the stomach lining.

Question 21

hepatomegaly (hep-ah-toh-MEG-ah-lee)

Answer 21

abnormal enlargement of the liver.

Question 22

infection (in-FECK-shun)

Answer 22

invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism.

Question 23

interstitial (in-ter-STISH-al)

Answer 23

between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.

Question 24

intramuscular (in-trah-MUS-kyou-lar)

Answer 24

within the muscle.

Question 25

triage (tree-AHZH)

Answer 25

the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.