Practice Test Flashcards by Michelle Walling

What is an EKG

Electrocardiogram

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term that means within a cell?

intracellular

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What is the symbol for a female

○+

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formation of blood

hemat/o poiesis

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blood tumor

hemat/o oma

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C with a line over it

w/ (with)

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osteomyelitis

inflimmation of a bone and the bone marrow

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ischemia

deficiency of oxygenated blood

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cardiogenesis

cancer forming or development of cancer

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hemostasis

controlling or stopping bleeding

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fibrinolysis

destruction of fibers

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angiostenosis

abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel

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candromalacia

softening of the cartilage

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thermogenesis

process of heat producing in organisms

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combining form that means hard

Kerat/o

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abbreviation for as desired

ad lib

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abbreviation for a stroke

CVA

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condition of hardening of the blood vessels due to the presence of fatty plaque

atherosclerosis

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combining form that describes the spinal cord or bone marrow

myel/o

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body part visualized during a colposcopy

vagina

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structure that protrudes in a cystoele

vaginal canal

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hysterectomy

surgical removal of the uterus

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acromatism

colorless or absence of color

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nephrectomy

surgical removal of the kidney

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onychomalacia

softening of a fingernail or toenail

gastrectomy

surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

scleroderma

hardened skin

prostatovesiculectormy

surgical removal of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles

dermatomycosis

fungal condition of the skin

dermatome

instrument for cutting thin slices of skin for grafting

inflamed ovary

oophoroitis

under the tongue

sub lingu/o al

pertaining to the throat

pharung/o al

term for high blood pressure

hypertension

pyuria

urine containing white blood cells or pus

narrowing of the nasal passages

rhin/o stenosis

enlargement of the heart

cardio megaly

deficient penis

my/o penia

removal of the penis

balan ectomy

increased respiratory rate

tachypnea

rotation of the palm downward

pronation

bone cell

ostocyte

headache

cephalgia

removal of living tissue for viewing

biopsy

movement toward the midline of the body

adduction

excessive thirst

polydipsia

suturing

rrhaphy

before childbirth

antepartum

surgical puncture of the lung

pneum/o centesis

an excessive quantity of potassium in the blood

hyper Kali emia

a lessened or reduced quantity of sodium in the blood

hypo natri emia

the surgical repair of the bladder

cysto plasty

rupture of the vagina

colp/o rrhexis

gastroenterologist

stomach and small intestine

without speech

aphasia

pupil

irid/o

condrocyte

cartilage cell

suffix for surgical puncture

centesis

surgical crushing of a kidney stone

lithotripsy

olfact is associated with what organ

smell and respiratory

abbreviation for a blood clot

DUT

metr/o

uterus

movement or pointing the foot downward

plantar flexion

myoma

muscle tumor

myasthenia

muscle weakness

dyskinesia

inability to control movement

dystaxia

poor coordination

drooping of the kidney

nephropexy

incision into the fascia

fasci/o tomy

diabetes mellitus

SOB

shortness of breath

dacryorrhea

excessive flow of tears

immunopathy is - of the immune system

deficiency

xanth/o

yellow

what procedure is used to view the large intestine

gastrointestinal endoscopy

suffix that means fixation

plasty

abbreviation HPV

human papillomavirus

meaning of bid

twice a day

large extremities

acro megaly

stimulate the cortex of the adrenal gland

adren/o cortic/o tropic

standing still or to stop

stasis

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