Chapter 1 Flashcards
(42 cards)
___means an organ or body part that is not working properly.
Dysfunctional
The part of the term which contains the basic meaning of the term is the ____
Word root
This word part means right side.
dextr/o
____ is any condition of unusual deposit of black pigment in body tissues or organs.
Melanosis
A prefix meaning toward, or in the direction of.
ad-
Which word part means abnormal softening?
-malacia
Inflammation of the appendix is know as__.
appendicitis
This term means a surgical incision for the removal of a stone.
lithotomy
This word part means either bone marrow or spinal cord.
myel/o
In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word part means ear.
ot/o
A word part meaning large, abnormal size, or long.
macro-
This term is an adjective that means pertaining to the heart.
cardiac
The medical term for surgical repair of a muscle is __.
myoplasty
Which combining form means nerve?
neur/o
The word part ____ refers to the renal pelvis. which is part of the kidney.
pyel/o
Which term describes the time and events surrounding birth?
perinatal
Which combining form means white?
leuk/o
This word part means plaque of fatty substance.
ather/o
The blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood is known as___.
Cyanosis
The term ______ means pertaining to a virus.
Viral
The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward is known as _______.
Supination
The term ______ means the medical screening of the patients to determine their relative priority of need.
Triage
The ______ are the bones of the fingers and toes.
phalanges
A/ An ________ is the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface.
Colostomy
