Ch 2 & 3 - Suffixes & Prefixes

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

may be the result of trauma, such as a “skinned knee” or from a therapy, such as dermabrasion for the skin removal of scar tissue

Question 2

abrasion

Answer 2

process of scraping away from a surface, such as skin or teeth, by friction

can be from the wearing-down of a tooth from mastication (chewing)

Question 3

asymmetrical

Answer 3

different in placement or arrangement about an axis

Question 4

asymmetrical

Answer 4

without proportion of the body or parts of the body

Question 5

asymmetrical

Answer 5

unequal in size or shape

Question 6

comatose

Answer 6

total lack of consciousness

Question 7

comatose

Answer 7

the adjective to “coma”

Question 8

comatose

Answer 8

literally means “pertaining to a state of deep sleep”

Question 9

hypertrophy

Answer 9

the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells; commonly used term to describe increased heart size

Question 10

infection

Answer 10

process whereby a pathogenic (disease-producing) microorganism invades the body, reproduces, multiplies, and causes disease

Disease-producing microorganisms: bacteria, viruses, mycoses (fungi), helminths (worms), and protozoa

Question 11

trauma

Answer 11

physical injury or wound caused by an external force, violence, or a toxic substance

also refers to psychological injury resulting from a several emotional shock, which can cause disordered feelings and/or behavior

Question 12

turgor

Answer 12

an evaluation of the skin’s ____ is an essential part of physical assessment

Question 13

turgor

Answer 13

generally refers to the expected resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid

Question 14

afebrile

Answer 14

literally means “pertaining to without fever”

Question 15

afebrile

Answer 15

the patient’s temperature would be within a normal range of 98.6*F

Question 16

bifurcate/bifurcation

Answer 16

the process of having two forks or branches or two divisions; the point of forking

commonly used to describe arterial branching, such as the aorta into the femoral arteries

Question 17

enucleate

Answer 17

literally means “to remove the kernel of”

Question 18

enucleate

Answer 18

used to describe the removal of the eyeball surgically or to remove a cataract surgically

also means to remove a part or a mass entirely

Question 19

hyperactive

Answer 19

may describe an individual who exhibits constant overactivity

Question 20

hyperactive

Answer 20

nature or quality of excessive activity

can refer to the entire organism or to a particular entity such as the thyroid, heart, or muscles

Question 21

insomnia

Answer 21

people with this condition can have difficulty falling asleep, wake up often during the night and have trouble going back to sleep, wake up too early in the morning, or experience unrefreshing sleep

Question 22

insomnia

Answer 22

condition of not being able to sleep

Question 23

lumen

Answer 23

space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

Question 24

lumen

Answer 24

the hollow core of a hypodermic needle, which forms an oval-shaped opening when exposed at the beveled (flat, slanted surface) point

Question 25

Myringotomy

Answer 25

surgical incision of the tympanic membrane to remove unwanted fluids from the ear

Question 26

patent

Answer 26

opposite of occlusion

Question 27

patent

Answer 27

wide open; freely open

Question 28

pericardial

Answer 28

pertaining to the pericardium (a fibrous sac surrounding the heart)

Question 29

premenstrual

Answer 29

pertaining to the number of days before the discharge of the menses (the monthly flow of bloody fluid from the endometrium via the vagina)

Question 30

regurgitation

Answer 30

process of back-flow of solids or foods from the stomach to the mouth or the back-flow of blood through a deficient heart valve

Question 31

sign

Answer 31

any objective clinical evidence of an illness or disordered function of the body that can be seen, heard, measured, or felt by the examiner

Question 32

sign

Answer 32

objectively observed by the healthcare provider, such as a heart murmur

Question 33

subacute

Answer 33

literally means “below sharp”

Question 34

subacute

Answer 34

used to describe the course of a disease process or the healing process following tissue injury

Question 35

subacute

Answer 35

designated as the mid-ground between acute and chronic

Question 36

symptom

Answer 36

any perceptible change in the function of the body that indicates disease

Question 37

symptom

Answer 37

may be acute, chronic, relapsing, remitting, and can have a systemic or local effect

Question 38

symptom

Answer 38

subjectively identified by the patient, such as pain or nausea

Question 39

unconscious

Answer 39

an abnormal state in which a person is not aware of his or her environment

Question 40

unconscious

Answer 40

in this state, the person experiences no sensory impressions and is unresponsive neurologically