Medical Chapter 2

pain, suffering

-algia

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-centesis

The suffix meaning surgical removal is

-ectomy

surgical removal

-ectomy

the process of producing a picture or record

-graphy

inflammation

-itis

enlargement

-megaly

specialist

-ologist

The suffix meaning the study of

-ology

tumor

-oma

abnormal condition

-osis

abnormal condition or disease

-osis

surgical creation of an artificial opening

-ostomy

surrounding

-peri

The suffix meaning surgical repair

-plasty

surgical repair

-plasty

surgical suturing

-rraphy

bleeding

-rrhagia

to suture

-rrhaphy

abnormal flow, discharge

-rrhea

rupture

-rrhexis

abnormal hardening

-sclerosis

The suffix meaning visual examination is

-scopy

abnormal narrowing

-stenosis

bad, difficult

Dys-

True and false

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True or false

Next few

gland

aden/o

The term _____ means an inflammation of the appendix

appendicitis

artey

arteri/o

Joint

arthr

The combining form meaning joint is

arthr

heart

cardi/o

The term ____ means a surgical incision into the colon

colotomy

Skull

crani

bad, difficult, painful

dys-

The term ____ means a record or picture of the electrical activity of the heart

electrocardiogram

red

eruthr

-centesis means to see ora visual examination

false

Hypo- means increased

false

myc/o means mucous

false

pyel/o means pus

false

the prefix hyer- means decrease

false

Stomach

gastr

The term _____ means the study of disorders of the blood

hematology

liver

hepat/o

The term _____ means inflammation of the liver

hepatology

excessive , increased

hyper-

deficient, decreased

hypo-

within, inside

inter-

The term ______ means the visual examination of the interior of a joint

interarthr

The prefix meaning between or among is

intra

between, among

intra-

black

melan/o

The combining form meaning muscle is

my/o

The combining form meaning bone narrowing or spinal cord is

myelo

The combining form meaning fungus is

myo/o

The term ____ means the surgical removal of a kidney

nephrectomy

ear

ot/o

The term _____means inflammation of the ear

otitis

The term _____ means the study of the functions of the structures of the body

physiology

nose

rhin/o

The term ______ means the surgical repair of the nose

rhinoplasty

The prefix meaning under, less, or below is

sub-

-cyte mean cells

true

-graphy means the process of producing a picture or record

true

-ostomy means the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

true

arther/o- means plaque or fatty substance

true

hist means tissue

true

peri- means surrounding

true

the combining form oste/o means bone

true

the combining from hem/o means blood

true

the combining from rhin/o means nose

true

the suffix -algia means pain

true