Chapter 2 & 3 Study Review
The suffix means "formation"
-genesis
A weight, mark, or record is indicated by using the suffix
-gram
If oste/o means "bone", how is osteoma defined?
-oma- tumor; bone tumor
If rhin/o means "nose", what is rhinoplasty?
-plasty- surgical repair; a surgical repaid of the nose
If leuko- means "white", what does leukorrhea mean?
-rrhea- discharge; white discharge
What suffix is defined as "to view, examine"?
-scopy
The suffix in myringotomy means
-tomy; incision
What prefix means "no, not, without, or lack of"?
a-, an-
What is it called when a person is without fever?
afebrile
The prefix ab- in the term abnormal means what?
away from
The suffix -cyte means
cell
If -uria means unrination, then dysuria means what?
dys- difficult; difficult or painful urination
Which prefix means "upon, over, or above"?
epi-, ep-
If the doctor palpates the abdomen, what does he/she do?
examine by touch
The term hemiplegia means what?
hemi- half, -plegia- paralysis; paralysis of half the body
What prefix means "above, beyond, or excessive"?
hyper-
The suffix -scope means
instrument for examining
Which prefix means "within, into"?
intra-
The space inside any tube, such as an artery or needle, is called a
lumen
The prefix poly- means
many
Which prefix means "one thousand"?
milli-
Hypertrophy is defined as what?
overgrowth of an organ or structure
The suffix -algia means
pain
When an artery is open so blood flows freely, the artery is what?
patent
What term means "pertaining to around the heart"?
pericardial
The -ar ending on the term muscular means
pertaining to
The term extraocular means what
pertaining to the outside of the eye
The suffix -oid is defined as
resemble
What is an abrasion?
scraping away by friction
A/An _____ can be seen, heard, measured, or felt by an examiner
sign
The prefix Brady- means
slow
The suffix -ole means
small
The suffix -logy means
study of
The term sub gastric means what?
sub- below, gastric- stomach; below the stomach
The term arrest means what?
to stop
Prefixes sym- & syn- mean what?
together, with
The prefix di- means what?
two, double
Asymmetrical is defined as what?
unequal in size or shape
The prefix which means urination is
uria-
What does -emesis mean?
vomiting
