Chapter 1 Intro to med term

Question 1

Cyanosis

Answer 1

cyan / osis
blue coloring

Question 2

erythr/o

Answer 2

An erythrocyte (eh-RITH-roh-sight) is mature red blood cell ( erythr/o means red, and -cyte means cell).

Question 3

leuk/o

Answer 3

leukocyte (LOO-koh-sight) is white blood cell ( leuk/o means white, and -cyte means cell).

Question 4

melan/o

Answer 4

Melanosis (mel-ah-NOH-sis) is any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs ( melan means black, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease).

Question 5

poli/o

Answer 5

Poliomyelitis (poh-lee-oh-my-eh-LYE-tis) is viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord ( poli/o means gray, myel means spinal cord, and -itis means inflammation).

Question 6

-algia

Answer 6

pain, suffering

Question 7

-dynia

Answer 7

Pain

Question 8

-ectomy

Answer 8

surgical removal, cutting out

Question 9

-gram

Answer 9

picture or record

Question 10

hyper-

Answer 10

excessive, increased

Question 11

hypo-

Answer 11

deficient, decreased

Question 12

-itis

Answer 12

inflammation

Question 13

-osis

Answer 13

abnormal condition, disease

Question 14

-ostomy

Answer 14

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

Question 15

pre-

Answer 15

before, in front of

Question 16

-plasty

Answer 16

surgical repair

Question 17

-rrhage

Answer 17

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

Question 18

-rrhaphy

Answer 18

surgical suturing

Question 19

-rrhea

Answer 19

flow or discharge

Question 20

-sclerosis

Answer 20

abnormal hardening

Question 21

angiography

Answer 21

process of producing an x-ray, or radiographic study, of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium.

Question 22

arteriosclerosis

Answer 22

abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

Question 23

arthralgia

Answer 23

pain in a joint or joints

Question 24

endarterial

Answer 24

pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery.

Question 25

eponym

Answer 25

a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.

Question 26

fissure

Answer 26

a groove or crack-like sore of the skin; also normal folds in the contours of the brain.

Question 27

fistula

Answer 27

an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.

Question 28

gastralgia

Answer 28

Pain in the stomach

Question 29

gastroenteritis

Answer 29

inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.

Question 30

gastrosis

Answer 30

any disease of the stomach.

Question 31

interstitial

Answer 31

between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.

Question 32

intramuscular

Answer 32

within the muscle

Question 33

mycosis

Answer 33

any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.

Question 34

myelopathy

Answer 34

any injury, degeneration or disease in the spinal cord.

Question 35

myopathy

Answer 35

any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue.

Question 36

natal

Answer 36

pertaining to birth.

Question 37

neurorrhaphy

Answer 37

suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.

Question 38

otorhinolaryngology

Answer 38

study of the ears, nose, and throat.

Question 39

phalanges

Answer 39

the bones of the fingers and toes

Question 40

poliomyelitis

Answer 40

a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord.

Question 41

pyoderma

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any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo.

Question 42

pyrosis

Answer 42

discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus.

Question 43

supination

Answer 43

the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward.

Question 44

suppuration

Answer 44

the formation of pus.

Question 45

supracostal

Answer 45

above or outside the ribs.

Question 46

syndrome

Answer 46

a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process.

Question 47

tenorrhaphy

Answer 47

surgical suturing of a tendon.

Question 48

The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is called

Answer 48

Arteriosclerosis

Question 49

A fever is considered to be a

Answer 49

sign

Question 50

Any disease of the stomach is known as

Answer 50

Gastrosis

Question 51

A word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term is known as a(n)

Answer 51

acronym

Question 52

The term meaning above or outside the ribs is

Answer 52

Supracostal

Question 53

A/An blank diagnosis is also known as a rule out.

Answer 53

Differential

Question 54

A blank is an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.

Answer 54

Fistula

Question 55

What does ERYTHR/O mean in the term erythrocyte?

Answer 55

Red

Question 56

What does the suffix -OTOMY in the term pyelotomy mean?

Answer 56

surgical incision

Question 57

Which of the following options describes a fissure?

Answer 57

a groove or crack-like sore of the skin

Question 58

he formation of pus is called

Answer 58

Supperation

Question 59

The term meaning wound or injury is

Answer 59

trauma

Question 60

Blank is a pounding or racing heart.

Answer 60

Palpitation

Question 61

What is the medical term for the surgical repair of a nerve?

Answer 61

neuroplasty

Question 62

Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?

Answer 62

ATHER/O

Question 63

Which of the following terms means a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it?

Answer 63

eponym

Question 64

What does the term arterionecrosis mean?

Answer 64

tissue death of an artery

Question 65

What does the suffix in the medical term gastrosis mean?

Answer 65

What does the suffix in the medical term gastrosis mean?

Question 66

What does the suffix in the medical term POLI/O mean in the term poliomyelitis?

Answer 66

gray

Question 67

What does the combining form PYR/O in the term pyrosis mean?

Answer 67

fever or fire

Question 68

Which statement describes the term ilium?

Answer 68

The ilium is part of the hip bone.

Question 69

What does the suffix -GRAM mean in the medical term angiogram?

Answer 69

a picture or record

Question 70

the medical term used to describe the time and events surrounding birth is

Answer 70

perinatal

Question 71

A localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissues is known as

Answer 71

inflammation

Question 72

The medical term describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.

Answer 72

mycosis