Unit 1 test medical terms part 2

Question 1

-aligia

Answer 1

Pain, suffering, painful condition

Question 2

dys-

Answer 2

bad, difficult, painful

Question 3

-ectomy

Answer 3

surgical removal, cutting out, excision

Question 4

hyper-

Answer 4

excessive, increased

Question 5

hypo-

Answer 5

deficient, decreased

Question 6

-itis

Answer 6

inflammation

Question 7

-osis

Answer 7

abnormal condition, disease

Question 8

-ostomy

Answer 8

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

Question 9

-otomy

Answer 9

cutting, surgical incision

Question 10

-plasty

Answer 10

surgical repair

Question 11

-rrhage

Answer 11

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Question 12

-rrhapy

Answer 12

surgical suturing

Question 13

-rrhea

Answer 13

flow or discharge

Question 14

-rrhexis

Answer 14

rupture

Question 15

-sclerosis

Answer 15

abnormal hardening

Question 16

abdominocentesis

Answer 16

the surgical puncture of abdominal cavity to remove fluid

Question 17

edema

Answer 17

Swelling

Question 18

angiography

Answer 18

a radiographic study of blood vessels

Question 19

dermatologist

Answer 19

physician specializing in disorders of the skin

Question 20

endarterial

Answer 20

pertaining to interior of an artery

Question 21

erythrocyte

Answer 21

mature red blood cell

Question 22

fissure

Answer 22

crack in the skin

Question 23

fistula

Answer 23

abnormal passage between two organs or between an organ and the body structure

Question 24

hepatomegaly

Answer 24

abnormal enlargement of the liver

Question 25

infection

Answer 25

invasion of body by pathogenic organism

Question 26

inflammation

Answer 26

localized response to injury

Question 27

interstitial

Answer 27

between, but not within, parts of the tissue

Question 28

intramuscular

Answer 28

within the muscle

Question 29

laceration

Answer 29

skin wound from a cut

Question 30

lesion

Answer 30

pathological change to tissue

Question 31

malaise

Answer 31

general feeling of discomfort

Question 32

myelopathy

Answer 32

pathological change/disease relating to spinal cord

Question 33

myopathy

Answer 33

pathological change/disease related to muscle tissue

Question 34

natal

Answer 34

pertaining to birth

Question 35

otorhinolaryngology

Answer 35

study of ear, larynx, and throat

Question 36

palpation

Answer 36

examination technique utilizing examiners hand

Question 37

palpitation

Answer 37

pounding or racing of the heart

Question 38

pathology

Answer 38

study of disease

Question 39

phalanges

Answer 39

bones of fingers and toes

Question 40

pyoderma

Answer 40

pus-forming, bacterial skin infection

Question 41

supination

Answer 41

rotating the arms so the palm is forward/upward

Question 42

suppuration

Answer 42

formation/discharge of pus

Question 43

supracostal

Answer 43

above or outside the ribs

Question 44

trauma

Answer 44

wound or injury

Question 45

triage

Answer 45

medical screening to determine priority of treatment

Question 46

viral

Answer 46

pertaining to a virus