medical term module 4 exam
Which prefix combined with calcemia means pertaining to deficient blood calcium?
Hypo-
_______ is when an organ, such as the uterus, slides or sags downward or forward.
Prolapse
Which prefix combined with peritoneal means pertaining to behind the peritoneum?
Retro-
A temporary absence of breathing is _____pnea.
a
The prefix in the term abductor is:
ab-
The prefix post- means _________; the opposite of post- is _____.
after or behind, pre
The prefix in the term anoxia is:
an-
Which of the following prefixes can mean before?
ante-, pre-
The prefix in the term antibodies is _____, which means ________.
anti-, against
Mr. Canton was diagnosed with a heart block. As a result, he had a slow heartbeat, or _____cardia.
brady
Mrs. Ferrari's physician told her that she had a(n) _____topic pregnancy and explained that the embryo was implanted outside the uterus in the fallopian tubes.
ec
The prefix hyper- means _________; the opposite of hyper- is _____.
excessive or above, hypo-
A _____glossectomy means the surgical removal of half of the tongue.
hemi
Mr. Gladstone was diagnosed with benign prostatic _____trophy, or increase in the size of the organ's tissue cells.
hyper
The prefix in the term hypoglycemia is:
hypo
A(n) _____cision is a cut produced surgically with a sharp instrument.
in
Trauma sustained beneath the eye (orbit/o) is _____orbital trauma.
infra
The prefix in the term infracostal is:
infra-
Ms. Tanager had two units of blood transfused into, or within, the veins; the procedure was done ____venously.
intra
The prefix macro- means _________; the opposite of macro- is _____.
large, micro-
The bones beyond (distal to) the carpals are the _____carpals.
meta
_____cephalic means pertaining to an abnormally small head and brain.
micro
The prefixes ec- and ecto- mean _________; the opposite of ecto- is _____.
out or outside, endo-
The prefix in the term pancytopenia is:
pan
The glands located beside the thyroid are the _____ glands.
parathyroid
_____osteum is the tough fibrous membrane surrounding a bone.
peri
Occurring or performed after death is referred to as:
postmortem
A(n) _____lapse is the recurrence of a disease or symptoms after apparent recovery; the symptoms or disease comes back again.
re
The prefix brady- means ________; the opposite of brady- is _____.
slow, tachy-
The prefix in the term subcutaneous is _____, which means _________.
sub-, under or beneath
Which prefix combined with thoracic means pertaining to above the chest?
supra-
The _____physis pubis is the joint formed by the fusion of the two pubic bones.
sym
The prefix in the term symphysis is _____, which means _________.
sym-, together or with
Which prefix combined with lateral means pertaining to one side?
uni-
The prefix ana- means _________; the opposite of ana- is _____.
up or apart, cata-
