Medical Terminology5 - Q/A Flashcards
Combining form meaning joint
Arthr/o
A combining form is…
The root plus vowel
Suffix meaning “inflammation”
-itis
Prefix meaning “under” “deficient” “less than normal”
-hypo
Suffix meaning “study of”
-logy
Tumor of a gland
Adenona
Visual examination of the urinary ladder
Cystoscopy
Prediction about the outcome of treatment
Prognosis
Nerve pain:
Neuralgia
Ren/o , Nephr/o mean:
Kidney
What term relates to the brain?
Cerebral
Cancerous tumor is :
Carcinoma
Red blood cell:
Erythrocyte
A cerebrovascular accident can be caused by:
Thrombosis
An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called
Cystoscope
Excessive amount of sugar in the blood is called:
Hyperglycemia
Gastrectomy is a :
Gastric resection
Glands that secrete hormones:
Endocrine
Cancerous condition of white blood cells…
Leukemia
Incision of the abdomen
Lapartomy
A malignant (cancerous) tumor of flesh tissue :
Sarcoma
A doctor who performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples:
Pathologist
A record of the electricity in the brain:
Electroencephalogram
Inflammation of the small intestine:
Enteritis
Blood protein found in red blood cells :
Hemoglobin