Retake Flashcards
1
Q
Bladder
A
vesico
2
Q
Joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
A
anastomosis
3
Q
QOD
A
Every other day
4
Q
Stiff Joint
A
ankylosis
5
Q
Crooked
A
ankylo
6
Q
Excision of
A
ectomy
7
Q
Thirst
A
dipsia (maybe polydipsia)
8
Q
Bluish discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen.
A
cyanosis
9
Q
Coughing and Spitting up From Lungs
A
expectoration
10
Q
Lying on the side
A
lateral decubitus
11
Q
Small
A
ile
12
Q
Without Order or Coordination
A
ataxia
13
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
14
Q
Prefix meaning “Without”
A
an
15
Q
Inflammation of Ovaries
A
oophoritis
16
Q
Combining form for tissue
A
Histo
17
Q
Combining form Meaning “Breathing”
A
spiro
18
Q
Prefix Meaning “normal”
A
eu
19
Q
Combining Form Meaning “Swollen, Twisted, Vein”
A
Varic/o
20
Q
Dissolution of fat
A
lipolysis
21
Q
Celi/o definition
A
abdomen
22
Q
Clot Carried in Bloodstream
A
embolus
23
Q
Combining Form Mean Ovary
A
oophor
24
Q
Softening of Bone
A
osteomalacia
25
Region of Abdomen Below Naval
hypogastric
26
Removal of a Clot
Answer: Embolectomy
| Maybe thrombectomy?
27
Difficulty Seeing Objects At A Distance
Myopia
28
Abnormally Reduced Number of Cellular Components in Blood
Pancytopenia
29
Suprarenal
Above the kidney
30
Skin
Cutaneous, Dermatology
31
Drug that relieves fever
pyro- (antipyretic)
32
Brain
encephal-
33
Chest Pain Caused By Loss of Oxygenated Blood To The Heart
angina
34
Sugar in the urine
glucosuria
35
Removal of Lobe of Lung
lobectomy
36
Oropharynx
Middle part of the throat behind the mouth
37
Blood Donated By a Patient for His/Her Future Use
autologous
38
Buildup of Fatty Substance in Artery
atherosclerosis
39
Abnormal Ketones in Blood
ketosis
40
Movement away from the body
Abduction
41
Term Meaning “Backward”
retro
42
Chicken pox
varicella
43
Small Urine Output
oliguria
44
Indigestion
dyspepsia
45
Mobility
R/O/M (Range Of Motion)
46
Hypo
beneath/below or less than normal
47
Migration of Endometrial Tissue
endometriosis
48
Combining form meaning “color”
Chrom(ato)
49
-lepsy
seizure
50
Perfusion Deficit
Ischemia
51
Term for Heart Attack
Myocardial infarction
52
Relief of Pain
analgesia
53
Failure of Bone Marrow to Produce Red Blood Cells
Aplastic Anemia
54
Fingers or toes
dactyl/o
55
Excision of Pituitary Gland
Hypophysectomy
56
Colposcopy
special magnifying device to look at your vulva, vagina , and cervix
57
Venipuncture
phlebocentesis
58
Hoarseness
Dysphonia
59
Abnormal/excessive Growth of Facial Hair
Hirsutism
60
Vessels That Carry Blood to Venules
Capillaries
61
Absorption into Blood Through Skin
Transdermal
62
Myel/o
Spinal Cord
63
Difficulty Breathing
Dyspnea
64
Surrounds and Encloses the Heart in a Loose Protective Sac
Pericardium
65
Suffix Meaning Weakness
Asthenia
66
Aque/o
water
