unit 1 glossary

Question 1

word root

Answer 1

base of a word

Question 2

vomit

Answer 2

evacuate stomach content

Question 3

vertabra

Answer 3

spinal bones

Question 4

verb

Answer 4

action or state

Question 5

transport

Answer 5

carry action

Question 6

thermometer

Answer 6

instrument that measures temperature

Question 7

suffix

Answer 7

follows a word root to change its meaning or part of speach

Question 8

neurospasm

Answer 8

nerve spams

Question 9

noun

Answer 9

name of a person, place, or thing

Question 10

practitioner

Answer 10

one who practices

Question 11

prefix

Answer 11

placed before a word

Question 12

psychiatrist

Answer 12

specialist in treating mental disorders

Question 13

radiographer

Answer 13

one who makes x-ray images

Question 14

sensitivity

Answer 14

quality of being sensitive

Question 15

spermatozoon

Answer 15

sperm

Question 16

mucus

Answer 16

watery substance produced by a membrame

Question 17

microfilm

Answer 17

image reduced to small size on film

Question 18

microbe

Answer 18

very small organism

Question 19

lymphadenopathy

Answer 19

disease of a lymph gland

Question 20

larynx

Answer 20

voice box

Question 21

inject

Answer 21

put in using a needle

Question 22

inflammation

Answer 22

condition defined by redness swelling pain and warmthh

Question 23

ilim

Answer 23

upper pelvic bone

Question 24

hyperthyroidism

Answer 24

overactive thyroid condition

Question 25

hydrotherapy

Answer 25

therapy using water

Question 26

hydrophobia

Answer 26

abnormal fear of water

Question 27

hydrocele

Answer 27

herniation or sac containing water

Question 28

gastroduodenostomy

Answer 28

make a new surgical opening between the stomach and duodenum

Question 29

gastroduodenoscopy

Answer 29

examination by looking into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope

Question 30

gastritis

Answer 30

inflammation of the stomach

Question 31

gastrectomy

Answer 31

excision of the stomach

Question 32

extension

Answer 32

stretching or elongation

Question 33

disease

Answer 33

abnormal function or condition

Question 34

dermatology

Answer 34

the study of the skin, medical specialty

Question 35

dermatitis

Answer 35

inflammation of the skin

Question 36

cytometer

Answer 36

instrument that measures cells

Question 37

cyanosis

Answer 37

condition of blueness

Question 38

crisis

Answer 38

acute situation

Question 39

contraction

Answer 39

condition of shortening a body part, tension, muscle function

Question 40

condyle

Answer 40

rounded bony process

Question 41

chicken pox

Answer 41

viral infection with varicella zoster

Question 42

carpus

Answer 42

wrist bone

Question 43

carcinoma

Answer 43

cancerous tumor

Question 44

brainstem

Answer 44

brain structure that includes midbrain pons medulla oblongata

Question 45

bacterium

Answer 45

microorganism group

Question 46

bacillus

Answer 46

rod shaped bacteria

Question 47

appendix

Answer 47

glandular structure below the cecum

Question 48

anemia

Answer 48

lack of blood

Question 49

acroparalysis

Answer 49

paralysis of the extremities

Question 50

acromegaly

Answer 50

enlarged extremities

Question 51

acrodermatitis

Answer 51

inflammation of the skin extremities