Medical Terminology Final
In the term electroencephalogram, the suffix is ______, which means ________.
-gram, record
In the term autopsy, the suffix ____ means _______.
-opsy, process of viewing, view of
In the word nephrosis, the suffix is _____, which means _____.
-osis, condition
A suffix that means disease is:
-pathy
The suffix that means cutting into or incision is:
-tomy
_____itis is inflammation of a gland.
Aden
A person with enteritis has:
An inflammation of the intestines
A patient who has an inflammation of the joints has:
Arthritis
________ means inflammation of the joints and is composed of the combining form ____ and the suffix _____.
Arthritis, arthr/o, -itis
The term that means pertaining to the head is:
Cephalic
The word part cardi/o is a:
Combining form
The word part enter/o is a:
Combining form
The word part gastr/o is a:
Combining form
Choose the combining form that means joint.
Correct arthr/o
The combining form that means bladder is:
Cyst/o
The visual examination of the urinary bladder is a procedure called:
Cystoscopy
____opathy means disease of the intestines. The word part you chose is a _________.
Enter, word root
________ means pertaining to above the stomach; its word root is _____.
Epigastric, gastr
A red blood cell is called an:
Erythrocyte
A prefix that means out or away from is:
Ex-
__________ means removal of the stomach. The term is composed of the combining form ____ and the suffix _____.
Gastrectomy, gastr/o, -ectomy
A patient with an inflammation of the stomach and intestines has:
Gastroenteritis
The study of the stomach and intestines is called:
Gastroenterology
The term that means study of the stomach and intestines is:
Gastroenterology
A patient with an erythrocyte disorder would probably see a specialist in:
Hematology
The term that means the study of blood is:
Hematology
A patient who had her liver removed underwent a:
Hepatectomy
A tumor of the liver is called a(n):
Hepatoma
_____dermic means below the skin; the word part you chose is a ______.
Hypo, prefix
Which of the following prefixes may be added to the term dermic to create a new term that means pertaining to below the skin?
Hypo-
The term that refers to a part of the hip bone is:
Ilium
The term that means the process of cutting into is:
Incision
Enteritis is inflammation of the:
Intestine
A patient who has hepatitis has a disorder of his/her:
Liver
Hepatitis is inflammation of the:
Liver
The combining form hepat/o means:
Liver
_____itis is inflammation of the kidney.
Nephr
The surgical removal of a kidney is a:
Nephrectomy
The word root neur means:
Nerve
A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term is the:
Neuralgia, neur/o, -algia
____arthritis is a degeneration of bones and joints that occurs as the body ages and is often accompanied by inflammation. The word part you chose is a ____.
Osteo, combining form
The term that means inflammation of bone and joint is:
Osteoarthritis
Incision into bone is called:
Osteotomy
The study of disease is called:
Pathology
Epi- is a:
Prefix
Hypo- is a:
Prefix
The word part auto- is a:
Prefix
The word part endo- is a:
Prefix
The word part hyper- is a:
Prefix
____al means pertaining to the kidneys. The word part you chose is a _____.
Ren, word root
The foundation of a word is known as the:
Root
The combining form derm/o means:
Skin
Gastritis is inflammation of the:
Stomach
_____gastric means pertaining to below the stomach. The word part you chose is a _______.
Sub-, prefix
___hepatic means pertaining to under the liver. The word part you chose is a __________.
Sub-, prefix
The word part -ectomy is a:
Suffix
The word part -gram is a:
Suffix
The word part -itis is a:
Suffix
A cell that helps clot blood is called a(n):
Thrombocyte
The abnormal condition of having a blood clot is called:
Thrombosis
The terms osteoarthritis and gastroenterology are both examples of using a combining vowel:
To connect two word roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel
Jason was seen by the pediatric nurse practitioner for chills, headache, and a fever of 102ºF. Both of his parotid glands were swollen. Blood tests showed leukocytosis. The term leukocytosis has:
Two combining forms and one suffix
The word root for urine, urinary tract is:
Ur
The suffix scopy means:
Visual exam, process of visually examining
Shawn, age 16, is being treated for leukemia, which is a condition in which there is a marked increase in abnormal:
White blood cells
The combining vowel is usually dropped when the suffix begins with _____.
a vowel
The medical term for pain in a joint is:
arthralgia
The word root for cancer is _____.
carcin
The word root for cancer is:
carcin
An electro_____gram is a record of the electrical conduction of the heart.
cardio
The study of the heart is _______logy.
cardio
The term for a type of headache is:
cephalgia
A term that means pertaining to the skin is:
dermal
Choose the term that means surgical removal of the stomach.
gastrectomy
Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach is:
gastrectomy
The study of the stomach and intestines and their diseases is called:
gastroenterology
Inflammation of the liver is called:
hepatitis
A term for the portion of the small intestine is:
ileum
The suffix that means process of study in microbiology is:
logy
The surgical removal of all or part of a kidney is known as:
nephrectomy
Choose the term that means abnormal condition of the kidney.
nephrosis
Most often the combining vowel is the letter _____.
o
A degenerative inflammatory condition of bone and joint is:
osteoarthritis
A _____ is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning.
prefix
Pertaining to the kidney is:
renal
The combining form is made up of the _____ and a combining vowel.
root
The foundation of a word is known as the _____.
root
The combining vowel connects the root to the _____ or to another root.
suffix
The _____ -ic means _______.
suffix, pertaining to
The abnormal condition of a clot in a blood vessel is called:
thrombosis
The study of diseases of the urinary system is ____logy; the word part you chose is a _________.
uro, combining form
