Chapter 2 Medical Terminology of Central Service Technicians

supra-

above

post -

after

The prefix anti means ______. while prefix ante means _____.

anti = against ante = before

the surgical procedure to visually examine a joint is called an _____.while the procedure to visually examine organs of the abdomen is called a _____.

arthroscopy , laparoscopy

BKA

below knee amputation

BSO

bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

chole

bile

cysto

bladder

CR

closed reduction

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

a colostomy is a procedure to ________.while a colectomy is a procedure to _____________.

create a new opening to the colon , remove a part of the large intestine (colon).

the suffix -ectomy means _____ while the suffix - oscopy means ____.

ectomy = surgical removal -oscopy = visual

lipo

fat

hemi

half

cardio

heart

The prefix hyper means ________ while the prefix hypo means______.

hyper = above,excessive hypo= below, deficient

The prefix inter means ______. while prefix intra means _____.

inter= between intra = within, inside

artho

joint

hepta

liver

neo

new

rhino

nose

ORIF

open reduction internal fixation

The prefix para means ______. while prefix peri means _____.

para = beside , near peri = around, about

cholecystectomy

removal of the gallbladder

prostatectomy

removal of the prostate

hysterectomy

removal of the uterus

herni

rupture

derma

skin

cranio

skull

gastro

stomach

litho

stone

a surgical procedure to examine the thoracic cavity is called ________. while the procedure to remove a lung is called a ________.

thoracoscopy , pneumonectomy.

TAH

total abdominal hysterectomy

THA

total hip arthroplasty

a hysteroscopy is a ___________. while a hysterectomy is a procedure to _________

visual exam of the uterus, remove the uterus.

endo

within

a-

without

hyster

womb, uterus

gyne

women

name three suffixes that means pertaining to

-ac,-al,-ic, eal,-ary, -ous

the suffix -cide means _____ while the suffix -cise means ____.

-cide= kill -cise= cut

the suffix -ostomy means _____ while the suffix - otomy means ____.

-ostomy = creation of an an opening -otomy = incision into