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Translate the medical term cerebral thrombosis as literally as possible.
"Pertaining to brain - clot condition": blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a blood clot
Which syllable receives the emphasis in the term neurasthenia?
3: then
Build a medical term that means "puncture of a joint."
Arthrocentesis
Which medical term means rib pain?
Costalgia Costalgia breaks into cost (rib) + algia (pain) = rib pain.
Build a medical term that means "incision into fascia."
Fasciotomy
Translate the root esthesi/o
Feeling, sensation
What is the correct abbreviation for a fracture?
Fx
Identify the correct pronunciation for the term costochondritis.
KAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI-tis
Build a medical term that means "large head condition."
Macrocephaly
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy?
a (not) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling or emotion
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term anesthetic?
an (not) + esthestic (feeling, sensation) = a drug that causes loss of sensation
A drug that relieves pain is called a(n):
analgesic
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term chondroplasty?
chondro (cartilage) + plasty (reconstruction) = reconstruction of cartilage
A loss or decline in mental function is called:
dementia
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term dysphasia?
dys (bad) + phas (speech) + ia (condition) = bad speech condition (difficulty speaking)
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term ganglioma?
gangli (nerve bundle) + oma (tumor) = tumor of the ganglion (nerve bundles)
Identify and define the root in the term hypnotic.
hypno - sleep
Identify the correct pronunciation for the term meningocele.
meh-NIN-goh-seel
Which root refers to the entire membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
mening/o, meningi/o
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myasthenia?
my (muscle) + asthenia (weakness) = muscle weakness
Which root refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow?
myel/o
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term osteoporosis?
osteo (bone) + por (pore) + osis (condition) = bone pore condition (loss of bone density)
A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing:
paresthesia
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polymyositis?
poly (many) + myos (muscle) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of many muscles
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polyneuritis?
poly (many) + neur (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of multiple nerves
Which of the following roots refers to arrangement, order, coordination?
tax/o
Translate the medical term hyperkinesia as literally as possible.
Over movement
Choose the correct translation for the root ankyl/o.
Stiff, bent
Which syllable receives the emphasis in the medical term arthrogram?
Syllable 1: ar Arthrogram is pronounced AR-throh-gram
Build a medical term that means "tendon inflammation."
Tendonitis