Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Medical Terminology > Surgical Suffixes- Unit 2 > Flashcards

Surgical Suffixes- Unit 2 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
0
Q

Out of, away, from

A

ex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Cut

A

tomos

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

opening like a mouth

A

stoma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Instrument used to cut slices

A

tome

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Cut into, incise, incision

A

tomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Cut out, remove, excise, excision

A

ectomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Cut a new surgical opening

A

ostomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Duodenum- first section or the small intestines

A

duoden/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Inflammation

A

itis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

To write or record

A

graph

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Picture or record

A

gram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Suffix means pain

A

-algia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Heart

A

Cardi/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Combining form for electrical

A

electr/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Combining form meaning sound

A

son/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Combining form meaning sound made by reflected sound waves

A

ech/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Combining form meaning ray

A

radi/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Combining form meaning disease

A

path/I

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Reflection through the skin of bright yellow in the blood plasma

A

Jaundice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Skin

A

Derma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Suffix means cell

A

-cyte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Suffix means embryonic or immature cell

A

-blast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Suffix for blood

A

-emia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Green

A

Chlor/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Yellow

A

Xanth/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Red

A

Erythr/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

White

A

Leuk/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Black

A

Melan/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Suffix meaning an instrument used to measure or count something

A

-meter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Suffix meaning the process of mean during or counting something

A

-metry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Blood clot

A

Thromb/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Tissue

A

Hist/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Large

A

Megal/o

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Immature cell

A

Blastocyte

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Heart pain

A

Cardialgia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Physician specialist in heart disease

A

Cardiologist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Enlarged heart

A

Cardiomegaly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Blueness of the skin

A

Cyanoderma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Condition of blueness

A

Cyanosis

39
Q

A technologist who studies cellular disease

A

Cytologist

40
Q

The science of studying cells

A

Cytology

41
Q

Instrument used to count cells

A

Cytometer

42
Q

Process of using a cytometer

A

Cytometry

43
Q

The science of studying the skin

A

Dermatology

44
Q

Instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue

A

Dermatome

45
Q

Pertaining to the duodenum

A

Duodenal

46
Q

Incision into the duodenum

A

Duodenotomy

47
Q

First part of the small intestine

A

Duodenum

48
Q

Sonography of the heart

A

Echocardiography

49
Q

Electrocardiogram

A

Picture

50
Q

Instrument that produces the electrocardiogram

A

Electrocardiograph

51
Q

Process of using the electrocardiograph

A

Electrocardiography

52
Q

Reddened skin

A

Erythema

53
Q

Abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes

A

Erythremia

54
Q

Immature red blood cells

A

Erythroblast

55
Q

Red blood cells

A

Erythrocytopenia

56
Q

High numbers of erythrocytes

A

Erythrocytosis

57
Q

Redness of skin

A

Erythroderma

58
Q

The study of the origin of the cause of disease

A

Etiology

59
Q

Stomach pain

A

Gastralgia

60
Q

Excision of stomach

A

Gastrectomy

61
Q

Pertaining to the stomach

A

Gastric

62
Q

Making a new opening between the stomach and duodenum

A

Gastroduodenostomy

63
Q

Enlarged stomach

A

Gastromegaly

64
Q

Making a new opening in the stomach

A

Gastrostomy

65
Q

Immature tissue cells

A

Histoblast

66
Q

The science if studying tissues

A

Histology

67
Q

Pertaining to below the dermis

A

Hypodermic

68
Q

Tissue condition of redness, swelling, hear

A

Inflammation

69
Q

Blood cancer involving leukocyte and bone marrow

A

Leukemia

70
Q

Low numbers of leukocytes

A

Leukocytopenia

71
Q

High numbers of leukocytes

A

Leukocytosis

72
Q

Abnormally white skin

A

Leukoderma

73
Q

Pertaining to the lymph system

A

Lymphatic

74
Q

Obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup in tissues

A

Lymphedema

75
Q

Lymphatic system white blood cells

A

Lymphocyte

76
Q

Abnormally enlarged self-image

A

Megalomania

77
Q

Immature melanocytes

A

Melanoblast

78
Q

Pigment cell

A

Melanocyte

79
Q

Dark patches of skin

A

Melanoderma

80
Q

Physician specialist in the study of disease

A

Pathologist

81
Q

The science of studying disease

A

Pathology

82
Q

X-ray picture

A

Radiogram

83
Q

Process of producing radiograms

A

Radiography

84
Q

Instrument used to produce the radiogram or the X-ray film

A

Radiograph

85
Q

Physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities

A

Radiologist

86
Q

Image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound

A

Sonogram

87
Q

Instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks then up with a transducer and uses a computer to create an image of body structures

A

Sonography

88
Q

Technologist who performs sonography

A

Sonographer

89
Q

Process of using a sonograph

A

Sonography

90
Q

Platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments

A

Thrombocytes

91
Q

Low numbers of thrombocytes

A

Thrombocytopenia

92
Q

High numbers of thrombocytes

A

Thrombocytosis

93
Q

Picture made by a tomograph

A

Tomogram

94
Q

Instrument that uses X-ray to produce images through planes of the body

A

Tomograph

95
Q

The process of using a tomograph

A

Tomography

96
Q

Yellow condition of the blood

A

Xanthemia

Medical Terminology (15 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions