Unit 11

Question 1

anti

Answer 1

to mean against

Question 2

antiarthritics

Answer 2

an agent that works against arthritis

Question 3

antibiotic

Answer 3

an agent that works against bacteria

Question 4

antidepressant

Answer 4

an agent that helps elevates mood to treat depression

Question 5

antirheumatic

Answer 5

an agent that works against rheumatic disease

Question 6

antiseptic

Answer 6

something that cleans to protect against infections (used externally)

Question 7

disinfectant

Answer 7

a chemical agent that is used to kill some organisms on surgaces

Question 8

sanitization

Answer 8

to clean, wash with soaps, and friction

Question 9

sterilization

Answer 9

to completely destroy organisms

Question 10

epi-

Answer 10

a prefix for upon

Question 11

epidural

Answer 11

upon the dura mater (meninges)

Question 12

epigastrorrhaphy

Answer 12

to suture an area above the stomach

Question 13

epinephrectomy

Answer 13

an excision of tissues upon the kidney (adrenal)

Question 14

hetero

Answer 14

a combining form for different

Question 15

heterogenous

Answer 15

made of different tissues/substances

Question 16

heteropsia

Answer 16

a visual acuity that is different in each eye

Question 17

hetereosexual

Answer 17

to be sexually attracted to the opposite sex

Question 18

infra-

Answer 18

a prefix for below

Question 19

infracostal

Answer 19

below the ribs

Question 20

inframammary

Answer 20

below the breasts

Question 21

infrapatellar

Answer 21

below the patella (kneecaps)

Question 22

meta

Answer 22

a prefix for beyond

Question 23

metatarsals

Answer 23

bones of the foot that is beyond the tarsal bones

Question 24

metacarpals

Answer 24

bones of the hands that is beyond the carpal bones

Question 25

subaural

Answer 25

below the ear

Question 26

subcutaneous

Answer 26

below the skin

Question 27

subdural

Answer 27

below the dura mater (meninges)

Question 28

supralumbar

Answer 28

above the lumbar spine

Question 29

suprarenal

Answer 29

above the kidney

Question 30

suprapubic

Answer 30

above the pubic bone area

Question 31

trans

Answer 31

the prefix for across or through

Question 32

transdermal

Answer 32

across or through the dermis

Question 33

transcatheter

Answer 33

across or through the flexible tube

Question 34

transposition

Answer 34

placed across to the opposite side

Question 35

transvaginal

Answer 35

across or through the vagina

Question 36

ultra

Answer 36

the prefix for above or over

Question 37

ultrasonography

Answer 37

to make an images through the use of reflected high frequency sound

Question 38

ultraviolet

Answer 38

the light frequency above violet

Question 39

homo-

Answer 39

the prefix for same

Question 40

homosexual

Answer 40

a sexual attraction to the same sex

Question 41

homoglandula

Answer 41

relates to the same glandular tissue

Question 42

homogeneous

Answer 42

to make the same tissue or items

Question 43

bilateral

Answer 43

relates to both sides

Question 44

symmetry

Answer 44

to measure or looks the same on both sides/ a balance

Question 45

sympathetic

Answer 45

to share the same feelings

Question 46

super-

Answer 46

the prefix for above or over

Question 47

superciliary

Answer 47

above or over the cilliary body of the eye

Question 48

superinfection

Answer 48

an infection on top of another

Question 49

superficial

Answer 49

relates to on the surface

Question 50

contra

Answer 50

prefix for against/prevents

Question 51

contraceptive

Answer 51

an agent that prevents conception (pregnancy)

Question 52

contravolitional

Answer 52

against one's will

Question 53

supeticemia

Answer 53

an infection in the blood

Question 54

septopyemia

Answer 54

an infection and pus in the blood

Question 55

asepsis

Answer 55

without poisons or infection

Question 56

mammo

Answer 56

a combining form for breast

Question 57

mammogram

Answer 57

an x-ray image of the breast

Question 58

mammography

Answer 58

the process of making a record of a breast or mammogram

Question 59

mammoplasty