Medical Terminology Final

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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


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