Medical Terminology--final review Flashcards
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What is the combining form that means ear?
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Ot/o
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What medical term means pertaining to the chest?
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Thoracic
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What medical term means abnormal condition of nail fungus?
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Onychomycosis
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What medical term means dry skin?
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Xeroderma
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What medical term means abnormal condition of being blue?
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Cyanosis
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What medical term means no sweat?
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Anhidrosis
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What medical term means excessive sweat?
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Diaphoresis
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What combining form means joint?
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Arthr/o
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What combining form means bone marrow?
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Myel/o
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What combining form means vessel?
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Angi/o or vas/o
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What combining form means red?
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Erthy/o
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What combining form means blue?
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Cyan/o
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What combining form means white?
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Leuk/o
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What combining form means poison?
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Tox/o
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What combining form means straight or upright?
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Orthr/o
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What combining form means gallbladder?
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Cholecyst/o
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What combining form means kidney?
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Nephr/o
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What combining form means vagina?
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Colp/o or vagin/o
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What combining form means uterus?
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Metr/o or hyster/o or uter/o
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What combining form means testes?
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Orchid/o
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What combining form means ear?
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Ot/o
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What combining form means heart?
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Cardi/o
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What combining form means stomach?
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Gastr/o
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What combining form means lung?
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Pneum/o or pulmon/ o
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What combining form means backward?
Retr/o
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What combining form means throat?
Pharyn/o
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What combining form means voice box?
Laryng/o
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What combining form means bladder?
Cyst/o
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What combining form means breast?
Mamm/o
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What combining form means hidden?
Crypt/o
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What combining form means muscle?
My/o or muscular/o
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What combining form means pus?
Py/o
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What combining form means fire?
Pyr/o
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What prefix means difficulty or bad?
Dys-
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What prefix means fast?
Tachy-
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What prefix means slow?
Brady-
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What prefix means above or excessive?
Hyper-
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What prefix means below?
Hypo-
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What prefix means blood?
Hemato- or hema-
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What prefix means half?
Hemi-
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What prefix means old age?
Presby-
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What prefix means above or upon?
Supra-
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What prefix means many?
Poly-
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What prefix means within?
Endo-
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What prefix means normal or good?
Eu-
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What prefix means scanty or few?
Oligo-
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What prefix means none or without?
A- or an-
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What prefix means first?
Primi-
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What suffix means to view?
-scopy
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What suffix means instrument used to view inside?
-scope
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What suffix means to suture?
-rrhapy
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What suffix means to repair?
-plasty
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What suffix means to discharge?
-rrhea
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What suffix means to flow?
-rrhage
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What suffix means enlargement?
-megaly
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What suffix means to remove?
-ectomy
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What suffix means condition of stones?
-lithiasis
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What suffix means to cut?
-tomy
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What suffix means to surgically fix in place?
-pexy
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What suffix means vision?
-opia
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What suffix means hearing?
-cusis
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What suffix means inflammation?
-itis
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What suffix means destruction of?
-lysis
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What suffix means narrowing?
-stenosis
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What suffix means hardening?
-sclerosis
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What suffix means study of?
-ology
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What suffix means digestion?
-Pepsia
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What suffix means to swallow?
-phagia
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What suffix means urine?
-uria
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What suffix means tumor?
-Oma
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What suffix means dilation?
-ectasis
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What suffix means pain?
-algia or -dynia
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What suffix means herniation?
-cele
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What suffix means new permanent opening?
-ostomy
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What suffix means to cut?
-otomy
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What suffix means abnormal softening?
-malacia
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What suffix means puncture to withdraw fluid?
-centesis
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What suffix means tone?
-tonia
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What suffix means few or deficiency?
-penia
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What suffix means breathing?
-Pnea
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What suffix means disease?
-pathy
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What term means to view into a knee?
Arthroscopy
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What term means enlarged heart?
Cardiomegaly
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What term means rapid flow of blood?
Hemorrhage
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What term means not breathing?
Apnea
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What term means difficult breathing?
Dyspnea
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What term means no voice?
Aphasia
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What term means throat inflammation?
Pharyngitis
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What term means surgical repair of voice box?
Larygnoplasty
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What term means difficult digestion?
Dyspepsia
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What term means bladder inflammation?
Cystitis
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What term means to surgically crush stones?
Lithotripsy
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What term means to remove the appendix?
Appendectomy
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What term means to remove the tonsils?
Tonsillectomy
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What term means to repair the kidney?
Nephroplasty
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What term means surgical fixation of the kidney?
Nephropexy
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What term means study of the urinary system?
Urology
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What term means condition of no urine?
Anuria
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What term means scanty amount of urine?
Oligouria
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What term means enlarged extremities?
Acromegaly?
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What term means surgical removal of thyroid?
Thyroidectomy
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What term means study of the stomach?
Gastrology
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What term means surgical removal of the thymus?
Thymenectomy
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What term means study of the endocrine system?
Endocrinology
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What term means study of the urinary system?
Urology
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What term means the study of skin?
Dermatology
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What term means the study of ears, nose and throat?
Otorhinolaryngology
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What term means the study of tissues?
Histology
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What term means study of hearing?
Audiology
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What term means study of ears?
Otology
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What term means study of the heart?
Cardiology
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What term means too much urine?
Polyuria
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What term means inflammation of nerves?
Neuritis
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What term means inflammation of tonsils?
Tonsillitis
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What term means inflammation of appendix?
Appendicitis
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What term means the study of the kidneys?
Nephrology
116
What term refers to a horizontal plane?
Transverse
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What term refers to the side?
Lateral
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What term means lying downward?
Prone
119
What term means middle?
Medial
120
What term means baldness?
Alopecia
121
What term means hives?
Urticaria
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What term means itching?
Pruitis
123
What term means an artificial body part?
Prosthesis
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What term means narrowing of the spinal cord?
Spinal stenosis
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What term means softening of the bone?
Osteomalacia
126
What prefix means bone?
Osteo-
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What prefix means spinal cord or bone marrow?
Myel-o
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What prefix means slow?
Brady-
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What prefix means fast?
Tachy-
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What suffix means pregnancy?
Gravidia
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What prefix means testicle?
orchi/o
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What term means to flow backward?
Regurgitation
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What term means fast heartrate?
Tachycardia
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What term means slow heartrate?
Bradycardia
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What term means to stop bleeding?
Hemostasis
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What term means nosebleed?
Epistaxis
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What term means spitting up blood?
Hemoptysis
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What term means to vomit?
Emesis
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What term means to make a permanent incision into the trachea?
Tracheostomy
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What term means to make an incision into the trachea?
Tracheotomy
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What term means the passage of bright red stools?
Hematochezia
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What term means the intestine twists on itself, cutting off blood flow?
Volvulus
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What term means to view inside of the abdomen?
Laparoscopy
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What term means to cut into the abdomen?
Laparotomy
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What term means voiding?
Micturation
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What term means the visual examination of a kidney?
Nephroscopy
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What term refers to a women who has had 2 or more pregnancies?
Multigravida
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What term means to dilate the cervix in order to scrape the inside of the uterus?
D&C
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What prefix means menses?
Meno-
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What term refers to bleeding that occurs between menstrual periods?
Menometrorrhagia
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What term refers to a procedure that may be required to permanently correct Cryptorchidism?
Orchidopexy
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What prefix means hidden?
Crypto-
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What condition would require a circumcision as the treatment?
Phimosis
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What term means foreskin?
Prepuce
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What term means tip of the penis?
Glans penis
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What term means excessive hormone production?
Hypersecretion
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What prefix means excessive?
Hyper-
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What prefix means under or not enough?
Hypo-
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What prefix means breast?
Mammo-
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What prefix means female?
Gyneco-
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What term means male breast formation?
Gynecomastia
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What is the "master gland"?
Pituitary gland
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What prefix means nerve?
Neuro-
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What prefix means muscle?
Myo-
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What prefix means pus?
Pyo-
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What prefix means fire?
Pyro-
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What prefix means dry?
Xero-
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What term means repair of a nerve?
Neuroplasty
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What term means to suture ruptured nerve?
Neurorrhapy
170
What term means nearsightedness?
Myopia
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What term means farsightedness?
Hyperopia
172
What term means dizziness?
Vertigo
173
What term means fainting?
Syncope
174
What prefix means water?
Hydro-
175
What prefix means sweat?
Hid/o
176
What term means the eyes are turning outward?
Extropia
177
What term means the eyes are turning inward?
Esotropia
178
What term means dry eyes?
Xerophthalmia
179
What term means night blindness?
Nyctalopia
180
What term means the white part of the eye?
Sclera
181
What term means the patient is lying face up?
Supine
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What term means the patient is lying face down?
Prone
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What abbreviation means twice a day?
Bid
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What abbreviation means three times a day?
Tid
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What abbreviation means four times a day?
Qid
186
What term refers to to the side?
Lateral
187
What term refers to the middle?
Medial
188
What term means scaly skin?
Ichthyoderma
189
What term means nail biting?
Onychophagia
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What term means the middle layer of the skin?
Dermis
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What term means the upper layer of skin?
Epidermis
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What term means the inner layer of skin?
Subcutaneous
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What term means instrument to view inside a joint?
Arthroscope
194
What term means surgical procedure to stabilize a joint?
Tendonesis
195
What term means autoimmune disease attacking the joints?
Rheumatoid arthritis
196
What suffix means to eat or swallow?
-phagia
197
What term means chest pain?
Angina pectoris
198
What term means temporary loss of blood supply?
Ischemia
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What term means an area of dead tissue?
Necrosis or infarct
200
What term means heart attack?
Myocardial infarction (MI)
201
What are the layers of the heart?
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
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What term means a stationary blood clot?
Thrombus
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What term means a floating blood clot?
Embolus
204
What term means blood disorder?
Dyscrasia
205
What term means blue tint to the skin?
Cyanosis
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What term means visual examination of the bronchi?
Bronchoscopy
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What term means excessive fluid retained in the lung tissue?
Pulmonary edema
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What term means excessive fluid in the tissues?
Edema
209
What term means pus in the thorax?
Pyothorax or empyema
210
What term means loss of appetite?
Anorexia
211
What term means dark, tarry stool?
Melena
212
What term means heartburn?
Pyrosis
213
What term means outpouching off the colon?
Diverticulum
214
What term means floating kidney?
Nephroptysis
215
What term means waste accumulates in the blood?
Uremia
216
What term means maintaining balance in the body?
Homeostasis
217
What term means increased formation of urine?
Diuresis
218
What term means twisted spermatic cord?
Testicular torsion
219
What term means first menstrual period?
Menarche
220
What term means last menstrual period?
Menopause
221
What term means hidden or undescended testicle?
Cryptorchidism
222
What term means male sterilization?
Vasectomy
223
What term means reversal of vasectomy?
Vasovasotomy
224
What term means congenital anomaly of penis and the urethra is on the underneath side if the penis?
Hypospadius
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What term means congenital anomaly of penis and the urethra is on the top side of the penis?
Epispadius
226
What term means paralysis of the lower part of the body?
Paraplegia
227
What suffix means extreme weakness?
-paresis
228
What suffix means paralysis?
-plegia
229
What term means paralysis of all four extremities?
Quadriplegia
230
What term means extreme weakness of all four extremities?
Quadraparesis
231
What term means paralysis on one half of the body?
Hemiplegia
232
What term means profound unconsciousness?
Coma
233
What term means accumulation of CSF in the ventricles of the brain?
Hydrocephalus
234
What is a VP shunt called?
Ventricular peritoneal shunt
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What term means facial paralysis?
Bell's palsy
236
What term means loss of myelin sheath around neurons?
Multiple sclerosis
237
What term means eruption of painful blisters along a nerve path?
Shingles
238
What term means dilates and constricts to control light into the eye?
Pupil
239
What term means mucous membrane of the eyelid?
Conjunctiva
240
What term means inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eyelid?
Conjunctivitis
241
What term means refers to the production of tears?
Lacrimal
242
What term refers to old-age vision?
Presbyopia
243
What term means old-age hearing?
Presbycusis
244
What term means ringing in the ears?
Tinnitus
245
What does ENT mean?
Otorhinolaryngology
246
What term means feeling of dread?
Phobia
247
What term means loss of memory?
Amnesia
248
What term means perceiving something that is not there?
Hallucinations
249
What term describes the plane that divides the body into left and right
portions?
Saggital
250
What term describes the plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions?
Transverse
251
In the anatomical divisions of the abdomen, the center square of the middle row is called?
Umbilical
252
What anatomical division is located above the umbilical area?
Epigastric
253
What anatomical division is located below the umbilical area?
Hypogastric
254
In the anatomical divisions, the squares next to the epigastric area are called?
Hypochondriac -- right and left
255
In the anatomical divisions of the abdomen, the right and left squares on the bottom row are called?
Iliac or inguinal
256
What term means surgical procedure remove superficial skin lesions with scraping?
Curettage
257
What term means torn or jagged wound?
Laceration
258
What term means abnormal tone?
Dystonia
259
What term means bones of the wrist?
Carpals
260
What term means bones of the feet?
Tarsals
261
What term means bones of fingers or toes?
Phalanges
262
What term means puncture of a joint?
Arthrocentensis
263
What term means abnormal lateral curvature of the spine?
Scoliosis
264
What term means incision of a joint?
Arthrotomy
265
What term means too few white blood cells?
Leukopenia
266
What term means study of blood?
Hematology
267
What term means normal breathing?
Eupnea
268
What term means difficult breathing?
Dyspnea
269
What term means no breathing?
Apnea
270
What term means shallow breathing?
Hypopnea
271
What term means fast breathing?
Tachypnea
272
What term means slow breathing?
Bradypnea
273
What term means nasal discharge?
Rhinorrhea
274
What term means nose repair?
Rhinoplasty
275
What means bladder?
Cyst
276
What means gall?
Chole
277
What term means removal of gallbladder?
Cholecystectomy
278
What term means gallbladder stones?
Choleolithiasis
279
What term means removal of stomach?
Gastrectomy
280
What term means frequent, watery bowel movements?
Diarrhea
281
What term means to create a connection between 2 structures?
Anastomosis
282
What term means surgical repair of the bladder?
Cystoplasty
283
What term means surgical repair of the rectrum?
Protoplasty
284
What term means condition of difficult urination?
Dysuria
285
What term means urinating at night?
Nocturia
286
What term means using shockwaves to crush kidney stones?
Extra corporeal shockwave lithotripsy (eswl)
287
What term means scanty menstrual flow?
Oligomenorrhea
288
What term means no menstrual flow?
Amenorrhea
289
What term means painful menstrual flow?
Dysmenorrhea
290
What are the three layers of the uterus?
Endometrium
Myometrium
Epimetrium
