Medical Terminology for Health Professions 8th Edition, Chapter 1, Learning Exercises
True
An infection is the invasion of the body by a disease-producing organism.
gastroenteritis
An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is known as ____
dermatologist
A ____ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the skin.
differential
A/an ____ diagnosis is also known as a rule out.
fistula
A/an ____ is an abnormal passage , usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.
cardiologist
A medical specialist concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
neonatologist
A medical specialist in disorders of the newborn.
False
Arteriomalacia is abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.
diagnosis
Gina's physician ordered laboratory tests that would enable him to establish a differential ____ to identify the cause of her signs and symptoms.
phalanges
In an accident, Felipe Valladares broke several bones in his fingers. The medical term for the injuries is fractured ____.
triage
In case of a major disaster Cheng Lee, who is a trained paramedic, helps perform ____. This is the screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
intramuscular
Miguel required a/an ____ injection. This term means that the medication was placed directly within the muscle.
ot/o, rhin/o, laryng, -ology
Otorhinolaryngology
oste/o
The combining form meaning bone.
arthr/o
The combining form meaning joint.
my/o
The combining form meaning muscle.
neur/o
The combining form meaning nerve.
myel/o
The combining form meaning spinal cord.
suppuration
The formation of pus is called ____
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
-malacia
abnormal softening
pyoderma
any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection
supination
turning the palm of the hand upward
-scopy
visual examination
leukocyte
white blood cell
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
hypo-
deficient, decreased
myc, -osis
mycosis
neo-, nat, -ology
neonatology
lesion
pathologic tissue change
poli/o, myel, -itis
poliomyelitis
palpitation
pounding heart
prognosis
prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
acute
rapid onset
-rrhexis
rupture
myorrhexis
rupture of a muscle
gastralgia
stomach pain
-otomy
surgical incision
-ectomy
surgical removal
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
edema
swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-necrosis
tissue death
laceration
torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut wound
disease
In the term myopathy, the suffix -pathy means ______
True
An erythrocyte is commonly known as a red blood cell.
sign
A fever is considered to be a ____
fissure
A fisure of the skin is a groove or crack-like sore of the skin.
inflammation
A localized response to injury or tissue destruction is called inflimmation.
abdominocentesis
Mrs. Tillson underwent ____ to remove excess fluid from her abdomen.
angiography
The process of recording a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium is known as ____
end-, arteri, -al
endarterial
-megaly
enlargement
-rrhea
flow, discharge
exudate
fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound
-itis
inflammation
tendinitis
inflammation of a tendon
-algia
pain, suffering
True
A colostomy is the surgical creation of an artificial opening between the colon and the body surface.
eponym
A disease name for the person who discovered is known as an enaponym.
appendectomy
An ____ is the surgical removal of the appendix.
pathology
Jennifer plans to go to graduate school so she can specialize in ____. This specialty is concerned with the study of all aspects of diseases.
remission
John Randolph's cancer went into ____. Although this is not a cure, his symptoms disappeared and he felt much better.
hypotension
Lower-than-normal blood pressure is called ____
False
Malaise is often the first symptom of inflammation.
pyrosis
Mr. Jankowski describes that uncomfortable feeling as heartburn. The medical term for this condition is ____.
symptom
Pain is classified as a _______
diarrhea
Phyllis was having great fun traveling until she ate some contaminated food and developed ____. She felt miserable and needed to stay in her hotel because of the frequent flow of loose or watery stools.
arteriosclerosis
The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is called ____
gastritis
The medical term ____ describes an inflammation of the stomach.
hypertension
The medical term for higher-than-normal blood pressure.
tonsillitis
The medical term meaning inflammation of the tonsils is tonsilitis.
neurorrhaphy
The medical term meaning suturing together the ends of a severed nerve is neurorraphy.
neuroplasty
The term ____ describes the surgical repair of a nerve.
interstitial
The term ____ means between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.
hepatomegaly
The term ____ means enlargement of the liver.
hemorrhage
The term ____ means loss of a large amount of blood in a short time.
viral
The term ____ means pertaining to a virus.
arterionecrosis
The term ____ means the tissue death of an artery or arteries.
myelopathy
The term describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord.
acronym
The term laser is a/an ____. This means that it is a word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term.
rhinorrhea
The term meaning a runny nose.
neurotomy
The term meaning a surgical incision into a nerve.
cardiotomy
The term meaning a surgical incision into the heart.
supracostal
The term meaning above or outside the ribs is ____
rhinitis
The term meaning an inflammation of the nose.
carditis
The term meaning inflammation of the heart.
arthralgia
The term meaning pain in a joint or joints is ____
neuralgia
The term meaning pain in a nerve or nerves.
rhinalgia
The term meaning pain in the nose.
natal
The term meaning pertaining to birth.
arthritis
The term meaning the inflammation of a joint or joints.
trauma
The term meaning wound or injury is ____
syndrome
a set of signs and symptoms
-rrhage
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
palpation
examination procedure
hyper-
excessive, increased