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Translate the medical term cerebral thrombosis as literally as possible.

"Pertaining to brain - clot condition": blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a blood clot

Which syllable receives the emphasis in the term neurasthenia?

3: then

Build a medical term that means "puncture of a joint."

Arthrocentesis

Which medical term means rib pain?

Costalgia Costalgia breaks into cost (rib) + algia (pain) = rib pain.

Build a medical term that means "incision into fascia."

Fasciotomy

Translate the root esthesi/o

Feeling, sensation

What is the correct abbreviation for a fracture?

Fx

Identify the correct pronunciation for the term costochondritis.

KAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI-tis

Build a medical term that means "large head condition."

Macrocephaly

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy?

a (not) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling or emotion

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term anesthetic?

an (not) + esthestic (feeling, sensation) = a drug that causes loss of sensation

A drug that relieves pain is called a(n):

analgesic

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term chondroplasty?

chondro (cartilage) + plasty (reconstruction) = reconstruction of cartilage

A loss or decline in mental function is called:

dementia

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term dysphasia?

dys (bad) + phas (speech) + ia (condition) = bad speech condition (difficulty speaking)

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term ganglioma?

gangli (nerve bundle) + oma (tumor) = tumor of the ganglion (nerve bundles)

Identify and define the root in the term hypnotic.

hypno - sleep

Identify the correct pronunciation for the term meningocele.

meh-NIN-goh-seel

Which root refers to the entire membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?

mening/o, meningi/o

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myasthenia?

my (muscle) + asthenia (weakness) = muscle weakness

Which root refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow?

myel/o

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term osteoporosis?

osteo (bone) + por (pore) + osis (condition) = bone pore condition (loss of bone density)

A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing:

paresthesia

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polymyositis?

poly (many) + myos (muscle) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of many muscles

Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polyneuritis?

poly (many) + neur (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of multiple nerves

Which of the following roots refers to arrangement, order, coordination?

tax/o

Translate the medical term hyperkinesia as literally as possible.

Over movement

Choose the correct translation for the root ankyl/o.

Stiff, bent

Which syllable receives the emphasis in the medical term arthrogram?

Syllable 1: ar Arthrogram is pronounced AR-throh-gram

Build a medical term that means "tendon inflammation."

Tendonitis