Test 3 Review Flashcards For Modules 12-17
PERICARDITIS
PERI- : prefix meaning around or surrounding
CARDI/O- : root word meaning heart
-ITIS : suffix indicating inflammation
MYOCARDIAL
MYO : prefix meaning “muscle”
CARD/O : root word meaning “heart”
-AL : suffix indicating a condition or relating to
ANGIOPLASTY
ANGI/O : “vessel”
-PLASTY : “opening up”, “molded,” or “formed”
CONSTRICT/O
to draw together
BRADYCARDIA
BRADY- : slow
CARD/O : heart
SCLER/O
hardening
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
ATHERO- : fatty plaque deposits
SCLER/O : hardening
-OSIS : abnormal condition or disease
AOROTOMY
AORT/O : aorta
-OTOMY : incision or cut into a body part.
LIPID/O
fat
MONO-
one
HYPERCHROMIA
HYPER- : “above” , “excessive” , or “over”
CHROMO- : “color” or “pigment”
-IA : condition” or “abnormal state”
RETICULOCYTE
RETICUL/O : mesh-like structure
-CYTE : cell
ERYTHREMIA
ERYTHRO- : red
-EMIA : blood
LYMPHADEN/O
lymph nodes
What does AIDS stand for?
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
EUPNEA
EU- : good, well, normal
-PNEA : breath or respiration
APNEA
A- : without or not
-PNEA : breath or respiration
THORACODYNIA
THORAC/O : chest or thorax
-DYNIA : pain
Another name for throat
Pharynx
The larynx is also called
voice box
BRONCHIECTASIS
BRONCHI- : air passages (tubes) that transport air from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs
-ECTASIS : dilation or widening
LOBECTOMY
LOBE : A part or segment of an organ, like the lung, liver, or brain.
-ECTOMY : removal
ANOXIA
AN- : without
OX- referring to oxygen
-IA : suffix indicating a condition or state
PULMONARY EDEMA
PULM/O : lung
-ARY : pertaining or relating to
EDEMA : swell
RHINORRHEA
RHIN/O : nose
RRHEA : flow or discharge
THORACOCENTESIS
THORAC/O : chest or thorax
-CENTESIS : surgical puncture to remove fluid
DENT/O and ODONT/O have what in common?
They both mean tooth
Where are taste buds found?
papillae
ABDOMINOPELVIC
ABDOMIN/O : stomach
PELV/O : pelvic
-CLYSIS
washing; irrigating
HIAT/O
gape or opening
CHOLANGI/O
bile duct; bile vessel
PERIODONTIST
PERI- : around
ODONT/O : tooth
-IST : refers to an expert or individual who works within a specific area of expertise
HEPAT/O
liver
A surgical process to remove the glans penis? Medical term & breakdown of the word.
GLANSECTOMY
GLANS- : the delicate, curved tip of the penis
-ECTOMY : surgical removal
What is a BPH?
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - a situation where the prostate gland, situated beneath the bladder in males, increases in size without being malignant.
The suffix -CIDAL means
to kill
CYSTOSCOPE
CYST/O : cyst
-SCOPE : A visual inspection of an internal organ or body cavity
LITHOTRIPSY
LITH/O : stone
-TRIPSY : to crush
HEMATURIA
HEMA- : blood
-URIA : urine
Another term for UNDESCENDED TESTICLES?
TERM & BREAKDOWN.
CRYPTORCHIDISM
CRYPTO- : hidden or concealed
ORCHIDO : testicle
-ISM : indicates a state, condition, or theory.
TERM MEANING WHEN A MALE IS UNABLE TO FERTILIZE AN EMBRYO.
WORD & BREAKDOWN
ASPERMATOGENESIS
A- : without, not
SPERMAT/O- pertains to the male germ cells, commonly called sperm.
-GENESIS : The beginning, growth, or creation of something.
NEPHR/O
kidney
VERSI/O
tilting, turning, or tipping
HYSTEROSALPINGECTOMY
HYTERO- uterus
SALPINGO- fallopian tubes
-ECTOMY : surgical removal
A woman who has never brought forth any living children.
PRIMIPARA
ANTEPARTUM
ANTE- : before or in front of
-PARTUM : birth or labor
COLPORRAPHY
COLP/O : vagina
-RRAPHY : surgical repair of a wound or tissue by stitching
EPISIOTOMY
EPIS/O: vulva or perineum
-OTOMY : cutting or incision
LACTOGENESIS
LACT/O : milk
-GENESIS : the origin, development, or formation of something
