Health and Medical Terminology (HSC) 3537

The most common combining vowel is:

'o'

The suffix that means "to control or stop" is:

-stasis

About how many men will develop breast cancer?

1 in 1000

Acupuncture has been practiced in the United States since:

1970s

The Optic (sight), Oculomotor (eye movement), Trochlear (pulley-like), and Abducens (to draw away) Nerves all innervate the eye in some way. These are referred to as Cranial Nerves _________________ (OOOTTAFAGVAH):

2, 3, 4, and 6

The diagnostic term Hip Disarticulation (HD) also means:

A surgical amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint

What physicians use antagonistic substances to attach to disease organisms or illness?

Allopathic

All hypnosis techniques put an individual in a relaxed state of ____ brain wave activity.

Alpha

The diagnostic term for a disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, and restlessness is:

Alzheimer's Disease

The medical term that means Lou Gehrig's disease is also known as:

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Who is considered the founder of osteopathy?

Andrew Taylor Still

A specialist who specializes in the study of hearing is an:

Audiologist

Therapeutic touch is also known as:

Auratherapy

A trephine is used to remove___.

Bone

Holistic therapies stress the importance of:

Both self-care and illness prevention

The medical term Cerebral Palsy (CP) is characterized by:

Brain damage around the time of birth; CP is manifested by abnormal muscle tone, movements, and coordination (dyskinesias)

The diagnostic term for a process that includes the use of a computer to produce a series of images of the tissues of the brain at any desired depth is:

CAT Scan

CTS is an abbreviation for ___________ Syn/drome (sign and symptom complex).

Carpal Tunnel

The diagnostic term for a condition characterized by brain damage and lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is:

Cerebral Palsy "CP"

The interruption of blood supply to the brain caused by a cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolism, or cerebral hemorrhage is called:

Cerebro/vascular Accident, Apoplexy, or Stroke

Which of these treatments would commonly be labelled "orthodox" medicine?

Chemotherapy

The healing specialty that emphasizes a system of therapy based on the manipulation of the vertebral column and other bones of the body by hand is:

Chiropractic

A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.

Computerized Axial Tomography

An Osteopathic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation ____ and a Chiropractic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation _______.

DO and DC

Who is considered the founder of chiropractics?

Daniel David Palmer

Which of these is not one of Kubler-Ross' stages of grief?

Depression/ Bargaining Acceptance

Mydr/iatic Drops are used to:

Dilate pupils

Small acupuncture needles are used for:

Ears

An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:

Electric Convulsive Therapy

The Herbert Spiegel suggestibility test incorporates what organ?

Eye

The ____________is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations.

Gamma Knife

Which of these body parts is commonly massaged by practitioners of reflexology?

Hand

According to Barbara Ann Brennan's "Hands of Light," a white aura indicates:

Health and happiness

"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?

Hippocratic Oath

What physicians administer small doses of similar disease substances to allegedly stimulate the natural body response of immunity?

Homeopathic

Which of these is not a sign of brain concussion?

Increased appetite

Acupuncture may be used to treat:

Insomnia and back pain/ Headaches and migraines/ Arthritis and rheumatism/ Allergies and tinnitus

"Complimentary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as ________:

Integrated Medicine

The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):

Intensive Care Unit

Which oil might an aromatherapist use to attempt to ease a client's joint pain?

Juniper

The diagnostic term Genu Varum ( knees are in the varus position) means:

Knees are bent outward (bow-legged)

A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Scan)-MRI

What is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues by stroking, rubbing, kneading and tapping?

Massage

The diagnostic term for a chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by dizziness (Vertigo) and ringing (Tinnitus) in the ear is:

Meniere's Disease

With mechanical deafness, there is a problem with the:

Middle ear

The medical term Neuro/fibromat/osis is characterized by:

Multiple fiber-like nerve tumors

Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?

Myopia

Any therapy that relies on the body's own healing powers is considered:

Natural

The diagnostic term for an emotional disorder characterized by the use of ineffective skills for coping with anxiety or inner conflict is:

Neurosis

A Optometric Physician uses the Medical Abbreviation:

OD

The medical term for a physician who specializes in Ophthalmology is:

Ophthalmologist

The medical term for a specialist who studies the diseases of the eye and is a medical doctor is:

Ophthalmologist

The medical term that actually means one who is skilled in filling prescriptions for lenses is:

Optician

A physician who uses techniques and treatments common to Medical Doctors and Chiropractic Physicians is a(n):

Oste/o/path

A physician that uses techniques and treatments similar to Medical Doctors and Chiropractors is a(n):

Osteopath

The term that means one who studies and treats disease of the ear is:

Otologist

The medical term that means a specialist who studies and treats the diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, and throat is:

Otorhinolaryngologist

Folk remedies are based on:

Plants/ Charms/ Rituals

The medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot disease and disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is a(n):

Pod/iatr/ist

What treats the body using principles similar to acupuncture and acupressure?

Reflexology

The medical term Trach/oma refers to a chlamydial (to cloak) infection causing:

Rough swollen eye lesions

Who is considered the founder of homeopathy?

Samuel Hahnemann

The practice of summoning a higher power to help treat disease is called:

Spiritual healing

Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?

Spritam

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for:

The Stages of Death and Dying

What type of medicine has ancient origins, strong cultural ties, and trained healers?

Traditional

The diagnostic term that means deficient supply of blood to the brain for a short time is called a(n):

Transient Ischemic Attack "TIA"

The procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:

Ultra/sono/graph/y

What does Reiki mean in Japanese?

Universal vital force

The medical term Glauc/oma actually means:

Waterfall, Cloudy, or Gray Vision

The diagnostic medical term Down Syndrome refers to:

a genetic defect causing multiple defects seen with degrees of intellectual disability

The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

The term "Mammogram" means:

a recording of the breast

Muscle terms for belly or abdomen are:

abdominus or laparal

The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is:

abduction

The diagnostic term Photo/phobia means:

abnormal aversion to or fear of light

A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________:

abnormal heart beats or rhythms

Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:

action taken, condition, or state

The medical term that means without feeling or without sensation is:

an/esthesia

The medical term Retin/itis Pigmentosa can be called:

animal tracks

The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:

anterior and posterior portions

The diagnostic term that literally means inflamed joint is:

arthr/itis

The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is:

arthro/gram

The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is:

arthroclasia

The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is:

arthroscop/y

The term "Clinical" means:

at patient's bedside

The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis means:

auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hyper/troph/y

The term "Prognosis" means:

before knowledge

The medical term Hemat/oma means:

blood swelling or tumor

The myeloid tissue in cancellous bone is semi-liquid and produces most RBCs, WBCs, and Platelets is usually referred to as:

bone marrow or red marrow

The diagnostic term Osteosarcoma means:

bone tumors that causes hard tissue to become soft and fleshy

A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

brain

A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________:

brain

The combining form en/cephal/o- actually means:

brain

The Cranial Nerves are string-like groups of nerves coming off of the:

brain and brain stem

The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of calcium on the kneecap (patella) surface is:

calcin/osis

An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):

carcinoma

The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the:

carpus or carpals

The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:

caudal

The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:

cephalic

The largest region of the brain is the:

cerebrum

The first seven bones of the vertebral column (forming the neck) are the:

cervical

The diagnostic term for obstruction of the eyelids sebaceous gland is:

chalazion

The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called:

chondr/o/plasty

The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is:

chondroma

Aural Atresia refers to:

closure of the outer auditory or hearing canal

The diagnostic term Cataract actually means:

clouding of the lens of the eye

In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the:

combining vowel "used with both the stem word and suffix"

The diagnostic term Cerebr/al Thromb/o/sis means:

condition of a blood clot in the brain

The medical term Encephalo/angio/scler/o/sis means:

condition of hardening of the brain's blood vessels

The mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids & globe eyeball is the:

conjunctiva

Bone is described as _____ tissue.

connective

Miotic Eye Drops cause the eyes pupil to:

constrict

The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as:

conveying toward the center

The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are:

cost/o and pleuro-

The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is:

crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"

The surgical term that means "incision into the skull to drain fluid" is:

cranio/centesis

The combining form scolio- means:

crooked and curved

The term Ankylosis literally means:

crooked, stiff, bent/condition; bones pathologically fused together

Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:

dense

The diagnostic medical term Multiple Sclerosis (MS) refers to:

deterioration or loss of the myelin sheath nerve body covering

The medical term Dys/phasia means:

difficulty in speaking

Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ .

distinction of the object from something else

The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:

dorsal

An "Otoscope" is used to view the:

ear

The body term Cerumen is also known as:

ear wax

An instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain is called an:

electro/encephalo/graph

A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called:

electro/myo/graph/y

The machine that records muscle activity is called the:

electromyo/graph

The diagnostic term that means softening of the brain is:

en/cephalo/malac/ia

If a tumor is found to be benign, it is:

encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive

"Therapeutic Touch Therapy" uses the principle that the body produces:

energy or an aura

The combining form that means "physical sensation, sensitivity, or feeling" is:

esthesi/o-

The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is:

eti/o

The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means:

excision of a finger or toe bone

The surgical terms Lamin/ectomy and Rachi/o/tomy actually mean:

excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:

extension

A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________:

eye

The medical terms Palpebr/itis and Blepharo/ptosis refer to:

eyelid inflammation and eyelid drooping

The medical term Bell's Palsy is also known as:

facial paralysis or palsy

The diagnostic term "Hyperopia" means:

farsightedness

The term Dys/chrondro/plas/ia literally refers to:

faulty cartilage formation

A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):

fibrochondroma

. The diagnostic term Syn/dactylia means:

fingers connected together

A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:

fixed and/or alternate impulses

The diagnostic term Pes Planus means:

flat foot

The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to:

formation, growth or development

The prefixes quadri- and tetra- means _________ and terato- means_______.

four and monster

Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called:

fracturing

The diagnostic term Ankylosing Spondylitis means:

fusing/process vertebrae/inflamed

A group of nerve cell bodies that are found outside of the spinal cord and brain are referred to as:

ganglions or ganglia (pl.)

The diagnostic term for a disease that causes excessive amounts of uric acid crystals in the blood to be deposited in joint (elbow or toe) is:

gout

The medical term Chalazion Cyst literally means:

hailstone sac of eyelid

The prefixes hemi- and semi- mean:

half

The combining forms acous- and audi/o- both mean:

hearing

A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

heart

A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage:

heart

The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is:

heart/muscle/disease/condition

The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means:

heavy because of muscle weakness

An ankle sprain is often characterized by ________:

hematoma formation, with ligaments that are stretched, or partially or fully torn

The diagnostic term for a condition caused by an increased amount of cerebral spinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain is:

hydrocephalus

The term "hyperplasia" means:

increase in development

The diagnostic term Pre/patellar Burs/itis means:

inflamed bursa below the knee

The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means:

inflamed bursa of the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint

The diagnostic terms Neur/itis and Neur/algia mean:

inflamed nerves and pain in the nerves

The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an:

inflammation (viral based attack) of the frontal gray horn of the spinal cord

The diagnostic term Osteoarthritis means:

inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy

The diagnostic term En/cephal/itis actually means:

inflammation of the brain

The medical term Myring/itis (tympan/itis: drum/inflamed) actually means:

inflammation of the eardrum

The medical term Kerat/itis actually means:

inflammation of the eye's cornea

The diagnostic term Blephar/itis means:

inflammation of the eyelid

The term Con/junctiv/itis literally means together/joined/inflamed. It actually means:

inflammation of the membrane that covers the eyeball and the eyelid

The medical term Dacryo/cyst/itis or Lacrimo/cyst/itis means:

inflammation of the tear sac

The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means:

instrument to examine the chest

The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:

instrument to view trachea-like structures

"Massage and Reflexology" are examples of ________:

integrated medicine

The term Psycholog/ist literally means:

is a specialist in the science and study of the mind

The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____:

kidney pelvis

The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:

kidney, ureter, and bladder

The combining forms that mean "movement or motion" are:

kinesio- and -praxia

The combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is ________, and the medical condition of __________ is the backward bending of the thoracic (chest vertebrae) spine.

kypho- - kyph/o/sis

The diagnostic term ot/itis interna can also be called:

labyrinthitis

The medical term ataxia means:

lack of gross motor balance/coordination

The tear glands that lubricate and protect the eye are called:

lacrimal glands

The small organs that produce and drain tears from the eye are the:

lacrimal glands and ducts

The eye structure that lies directly behind the pupil and iris is the:

lens

Cancers of the circulatory system include:

leukemia and lymphomas

Homeo/path/ic literally means:

like or same/as disease/refers

A fatty tumor is called a(n) :

lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma

If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:

little change, slow progression, and long duration

The abdominal cavity contains the:

liver

The third set of 5 large vertebrae, which form the inward curve of the lower spine and are the spinal column's major weight bearers, are called:

lumbar vertebrae

The endocrine system and the nervous systems are referred to as:

master body systems

The upper jawbone is called the:

maxilla

A muscle directional term for middle or toward the middle is:

medi- or meso-

The area of the brain responsible for respiration, heart rate, and smooth muscle control of our blood vessels is the:

medulla oblongata

The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:

melano/carcin/oma

The three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord and literally means membrane is called the:

meninges

The prefix that means "change or after" is:

meta-

The combining form ment/o- means:

mind "ment/al"

The combining form phren/o- means:

mind or diaphragm

Phren/olog/y literally means:

mind/science/procedure of

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________:

moving body parts

My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:

muscle

The medical term Tetanus usually refers to:

muscle spasms of body caused by bacteria Clostridium tetani toxins

The diagnostic terms My/asthenia and Neur/asthenia mean:

muscle weakness and nerve weakness

The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means:

muscles that have faulty development; and wasting away of the muscles that did develop properly

The term that means spinal cord inflammation is:

myel/itis

The combining form __________ means bone marrow or spinal cord.

myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram"

Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct:

myopia (and hyperopia)

The medical term Myoptic (adj.) literally means_____ and actually means____:

nearsightedness or shortsighted

"Acu/puncture" literally means ________:

needle puncture

The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is:

neoplasm

The diagnostic term Neur/asthenia means:

nerve weakness

The cord-like (string-like) structures that carry bio-electrical impulses from one part of the body to another are called ________.

nerves

The medical abbreviations CNS, PNS, and ANS refer to divisions of the:

nervous system

The diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is:

neur/oma

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?

nucleus

The term for an abnormal condition of the eye caused by a fungus is:

oculo/myc/o/sis

The term "Nebuliz/er" means:

one who causes a mist

The term Chiro/pract/or literally means:

one who practices by hand

The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means:

one who/draws/toward

An instrument that examines the interior of the eye is called a(n):

ophthalmo/scop/e

The nerve in the eye that carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain is the:

optic nerve

A body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n) ________:

organ

The malleus, incus, and stapes make up the bones of the middle ear called the:

ossicles

The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density or increased bone poros/ity is:

osteo/por/o/sis

An instrument used to cut bone is called a(n):

osteo/tom/e

The medical term for a fungal infection of the ear is:

otomycosis

The diagnostic term ot/algia means:

pain in the ear

The medical term cephalo/dynia means:

pain in the head

The medical term that means total paralysis is:

pan/plegia

The medical term quadri/plegia means:

paralysis of all four limbs

The diagnostic term Sub/luxation actually means:

partial joint dislocation

The suffix -paresis means:

partial paralysis

The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is :

path/o/logy

The study of disease is referred to as:

pathology

The phrase, refers to or _____, is a generalized actual meaning (not a literal meaning) used for the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um.

pertains to

The combining forms that mean "stone" are:

petro- and litho-

The medical term that means mental disease is:

phrenopathy

Iatro/genic means:

physician caused

The medical term Septic/emia means:

poison in the blood

The diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is:

polio/myel/itis

In the divided medial term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts?

por- and -osis

The medical term Alzheimer's or Pick's Disease refers to:

pre-senile dementia

The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n):

prefix

The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:

procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum

The medical term "Gangli/ec/tom/y" means:

procedure of cutting out a knot

The procedural term Echo/encephalo/graphy actually means:

procedure of recording brain structures by use of sound

The term "Surgery" literally means:

procedure of working by hand

The term "Graphy" means ________:

procedure using an instrument to record something

The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:

process or procedure of striking

The medical term that means an artificial substitute or addition replacing a missing body part (teeth, feet, hearing aid, eye lens) is:

prosth/esis

The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:

proximal

"Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy:

psychosomatic

A bone process or eye membrane disease term that means resembling a wing is ________:

pteryg/oid

The combining word form that refers to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra" is:

rachi/o- and spondyl/o-

Irid/olog/y literally means:

rainbow/science/procedure of

"Angiograms" are used for ________:

recording pictures of vessels

The medical term Para/noia literally means "mind/beyond or beside" or refers to a behavior that is out of touch with reality or:

refers to abnormal thinking or reasoning

The term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

The term Anthropo/metr/ic means:

refers to the measurement of humans

The inner layer of the eye with the vision receptors is the:

retina

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the:

root word "stem word"

The diagnostic term Herniated Disc means:

ruptured or protruding inter/vertebral disk cartilage

The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the:

sagittal plane "like an arrow"

The outer hard layer of the eye (white of eye) is the:

sclera

The medical term Epi/lepsy means:

seizure upon the mind and body

The structure in the inner ear that contains balance receptors and endolymph is called the:

semicircular canals

The medical term visual acuity means:

sharpness of vision

The diagnostic term for a viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes the skin to blister along the course of the nerve is:

shingles

An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

skeletal muscle

The medical term Coma means:

sleep like

A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the:

sole of the foot

The medical term Opto/metr/ist literally means:

specialist in measuring sight

The medical term Opto/metr/ist literally means:

specialist in the measurement of sight

The medical term Psych/o/log/ist means:

specialist in the science and study of the mind

The combining form phas/o- means:

speech

The structure that conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain and serves as a reflex center for some sensory information without input from the brain is the:

spinal cord

A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information:

spinal cord/nerve tissue

The surgical term that means fusing together of the spine (vertebrae) is:

spondyl/o/syn/desis

"Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:

stones or calculi debris

In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix?

sub- and -ic

A Chiropractor specializes in the repositioning of bones with adjustments in order to relieve nerve and tissue pressure caused by bone ________:

subluxations

In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the:

suffix

The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:

suffix

"Placebo Effect Therapy"(like hypnotherapy) uses the principle of ________:

suggestion and believability

"Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is _________:

suggestive, or placebo effect/ unsupported by clinical evidence/ psychosomatic

If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.

supine

The surgical term Arthr/o/desis means:

surgical fixation or binding of a joint

The medical term that means feeling "faint" is:

syncope

A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________:

take fluid samples from the spinal fluid

The ankle bones are called the ________ bones:

tarsal

The diagnostic term Avulsion means:

tearing lose of a body part like a bone chip or ligament

The diagnostic term Rotator Cuff Avulsion actually means:

tearing of shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscles)

The diagnostic term that means pain in the tendon is:

tenalgia or tenodynia

The medical term Opistho/tonos (backward bending tone) means:

tension that bends back and head backward

The condition resulting in spasms of the nerves and muscles due to an abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood is:

tetany

The medical term that means the same as Quadri/plegia is:

tetra/plegia

The muscle term sphincter means:

that which bind together

The diagnostic term Ankylos/ing Spondyl/itis refers to the auto-immune condition of Rheumatoid Arthritis and actually means:

the abnormal condition of stiffness and fusion of vertebrae

The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means:

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

The term "Biopsy" literally means:

the procedure of viewing life

The medical term Psych/iatr/y literally means

the procedure or process of treating or curing the mind

The medical term Cerebral Contusion means:

the process of bruising the brain

The term Examination means:

the process or procedure of inspection

The term "psychology" literally means:

the process or procedure of the science or study of the mind

The diagnostic term Hammer Toe means:

the toe or toes of the foot are bent over or down

The term Schizo/phrenia (split/mind - with delusions, persecution, hallucinations, jealousy, and/or catatonia "stupor") actually refers to a type of Psych/osis (loss of reality) that is also characterized by:

thought deterioration and lack of social functioning before 45 Y/O

The diagnostic term for ringing in the ears is:

tinnitus

The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web-like

The term "Phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

The term "Catheter" literally means:

to let down, into

The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:

to measure the pulse by hand

The medical term Concussion means:

to shake violently

The term "metastasis" means:

to spread

The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction:

to the side

The term "diagnosis" means:

total knowledge

The directional term 'inferior' describes movement:

toward the lower end of the body

The medical term shunt means:

tube implanted in the body to redirect the flow of a fluid

The combining form onc/o- means:

tumor

The muscle term supinator means:

turns upward - one who

The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is:

ventral

"Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________:

verrucae or warts

The diagnostic term Spondylo/listh/esis literally and actually means:

vertebrae/slippage/condition

The diagnostic term for dizziness is:

vertigo

The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:

viscer/o-

The E Eye Chart is used to measure:

visual acuity

Parkinson's Disease causes body tremors (shaking), weak speech, shuffling of feet, and depression. Other patients may experience:

voice loss, sphincter problems, falls and paralysis

The medical term Burs/itis literally means:

wine sac or sac inflamed

The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means:

within a muscle

The term "Intravenous Injection -IV" means:

within a vein

The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the _____ _____ and _____ _____:

word root and combining vowel

In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the:

word root or stem word

The muscle or body term trauma means:

wound