Test 3 Review Flashcards For Modules 12-17

Question 1

PERICARDITIS

Answer 1

PERI- : prefix meaning around or surrounding

CARDI/O- : root word meaning heart

-ITIS : suffix indicating inflammation

Question 2

MYOCARDIAL

Answer 2

MYO : prefix meaning “muscle”

CARD/O : root word meaning “heart”

-AL : suffix indicating a condition or relating to

Question 3

ANGIOPLASTY

Answer 3

ANGI/O : “vessel”
-PLASTY : “opening up”, “molded,” or “formed”

Question 4

CONSTRICT/O

Answer 4

to draw together

Question 5

BRADYCARDIA

Answer 5

BRADY- : slow
CARD/O : heart

Question 6

SCLER/O

Answer 6

hardening

Question 7

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Answer 7

ATHERO- : fatty plaque deposits

SCLER/O : hardening

-OSIS : abnormal condition or disease

Question 8

AOROTOMY

Answer 8

AORT/O : aorta
-OTOMY : incision or cut into a body part.

Question 9

LIPID/O

Answer 9

fat

Question 10

MONO-

Answer 10

one

Question 11

HYPERCHROMIA

Answer 11

HYPER- : “above” , “excessive” , or “over”

CHROMO- : “color” or “pigment”

-IA : condition” or “abnormal state”

Question 12

RETICULOCYTE

Answer 12

RETICUL/O : mesh-like structure
-CYTE : cell

Question 13

ERYTHREMIA

Answer 13

ERYTHRO- : red
-EMIA : blood

Question 14

LYMPHADEN/O

Answer 14

lymph nodes

Question 15

What does AIDS stand for?

Answer 15

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Question 16

EUPNEA

Answer 16

EU- : good, well, normal
-PNEA : breath or respiration

Question 17

APNEA

Answer 17

A- : without or not
-PNEA : breath or respiration

Question 18

THORACODYNIA

Answer 18

THORAC/O : chest or thorax
-DYNIA : pain

Question 19

Another name for throat

Answer 19

Pharynx

Question 20

The larynx is also called

Answer 20

voice box

Question 21

BRONCHIECTASIS

Answer 21

BRONCHI- : air passages (tubes) that transport air from the trachea (windpipe) to the lungs

-ECTASIS : dilation or widening

Question 22

LOBECTOMY

Answer 22

LOBE : A part or segment of an organ, like the lung, liver, or brain.

-ECTOMY : removal

Question 23

ANOXIA

Answer 23

AN- : without

OX- referring to oxygen

-IA : suffix indicating a condition or state

Question 24

PULMONARY EDEMA

Answer 24

PULM/O : lung

-ARY : pertaining or relating to

EDEMA : swell

Question 25

RHINORRHEA

Answer 25

RHIN/O : nose RRHEA : flow or discharge

Question 26

THORACOCENTESIS

Answer 26

THORAC/O : chest or thorax -CENTESIS : surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 27

DENT/O and ODONT/O have what in common?

Answer 27

They both mean tooth

Question 28

Where are taste buds found?

Answer 28

papillae

Question 29

ABDOMINOPELVIC

Answer 29

ABDOMIN/O : stomach PELV/O : pelvic

Question 30

-CLYSIS

Answer 30

washing; irrigating

Question 31

HIAT/O

Answer 31

gape or opening

Question 32

CHOLANGI/O

Answer 32

bile duct; bile vessel

Question 33

PERIODONTIST

Answer 33

PERI- : around ODONT/O : tooth -IST : refers to an expert or individual who works within a specific area of expertise

Question 33

HEPAT/O

Answer 33

liver

Question 34

A surgical process to remove the glans penis? Medical term & breakdown of the word.

Answer 34

GLANSECTOMY GLANS- : the delicate, curved tip of the penis -ECTOMY : surgical removal

Question 35

What is a BPH?

Answer 35

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - a situation where the prostate gland, situated beneath the bladder in males, increases in size without being malignant.

Question 36

The suffix -CIDAL means

Answer 36

to kill

Question 37

CYSTOSCOPE

Answer 37

CYST/O : cyst -SCOPE : A visual inspection of an internal organ or body cavity

Question 38

LITHOTRIPSY

Answer 38

LITH/O : stone -TRIPSY : to crush

Question 39

HEMATURIA

Answer 39

HEMA- : blood -URIA : urine

Question 40

Another term for UNDESCENDED TESTICLES? TERM & BREAKDOWN.

Answer 40

CRYPTORCHIDISM CRYPTO- : hidden or concealed ORCHIDO : testicle -ISM : indicates a state, condition, or theory.

Question 41

TERM MEANING WHEN A MALE IS UNABLE TO FERTILIZE AN EMBRYO. WORD & BREAKDOWN

Answer 41

ASPERMATOGENESIS A- : without, not SPERMAT/O- pertains to the male germ cells, commonly called sperm. -GENESIS : The beginning, growth, or creation of something.

Question 42

NEPHR/O

Answer 42

kidney

Question 43

VERSI/O

Answer 43

tilting, turning, or tipping

Question 44

HYSTEROSALPINGECTOMY

Answer 44

HYTERO- uterus SALPINGO- fallopian tubes -ECTOMY : surgical removal

Question 45

A woman who has never brought forth any living children.

Answer 45

PRIMIPARA

Question 46

ANTEPARTUM

Answer 46

ANTE- : before or in front of -PARTUM : birth or labor

Question 47

COLPORRAPHY

Answer 47

COLP/O : vagina -RRAPHY : surgical repair of a wound or tissue by stitching

Question 48

EPISIOTOMY

Answer 48

EPIS/O: vulva or perineum -OTOMY : cutting or incision

Question 49

LACTOGENESIS

Answer 49

LACT/O : milk -GENESIS : the origin, development, or formation of something