Medical Terminology Unit 6

Question 1

uretro

Answer 1

combining form for ureter

Question 2

uretrolith

Answer 2

stone in a ureter

Question 3

ureterorrhagia

Answer 3

hemorrhage of the ureter

Question 4

polycystic

Answer 4

having many cysts

Question 5

polyneuralgia

Answer 5

pain in many nerves

Question 6

polyotia

Answer 6

having more than two ears

Question 7

polyphagia

Answer 7

excessive eating or frequent eating

Question 8

prostato

Answer 8

combining form for prostate gland

Question 9

prostatectomy

Answer 9

excision of the prostate gland

Question 10

prostatitis

Answer 10

inflammation of the prostate

Question 11

protstatorrhea

Answer 11

flow or discharge from the prostate

Question 12

pyelo

Answer 12

combining form for renal pelvis

Question 13

pyelogram

Answer 13

x-ray image of the renal pelvis

Question 14

pyelonephritis

Answer 14

inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney

Question 15

pyeloplasty

Answer 15

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

Question 16

salpingo

Answer 16

combining form for fallopian tube

Question 17

salpingo-oophoritis

Answer 17

inflammation of the fallopian tube and ovary

Question 18

salpingo-oophorocele

Answer 18

herniation of the fallopian tube and ovary

Question 19

salpingostomy

Answer 19

making a surgical opening in the fallopian tube

Question 20

semen

Answer 20

fluid containing sperm, ejaculate

Question 21

spermatolysis

Answer 21

destruction of sperm

Question 22

spermicide

Answer 22

agent that kills sperm