1: Medical Terminology Fill-in

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Your patient has urinary retention (difficulty in urinating) and you determine he has an enlarged prostate gland. You recommend a surgical procedure, known as TURP or _____________________ resection of the prostate.

Transurethral

Your patient has left-sided paralysis, and an x-ray reveals an area of bleeding in his brain. Your diagnosis is stroke or ______________________ accident.

cerebrovascular

To confirm a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, you visually examine the urinary bladder by _____________________.

cystoscopy

Your patient has been diagnosed with stomach cancer and you recommend a partial or total removal of the stomach, known as a _______________________________.

gastrectomy

Your patient presents with a high level of sugar in his blood, called ______________________. You make the diagnosis of diabetes.

hyperglycemia

When your patient tells you that she does not want to become pregnant, you suggest a tubal ligation. This procedure is performed abdominally, using minimally invasive surgery called _____________________.

laparoscopy

X-rays of your patient's leg have confirmed you diagnosis of a malignant tumor of the bone, known as an ________________________.

osteogenic sarcoma

You rely on a medical specialist called a _______________________ to diagnose disease by examining a biopsy sample or determining the cause of death by performing an autopsy.

pathologist

Your patient's blood is not clotting properly due to a deficiency of a type of blood cell called a platelet or a _________________________.

thrombocyte

Your patient is very tired and pale. Blood tests reveal a low red-blood cell count. You make a diagnosis of __________________.

anemia


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