medical term module 4 exam

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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-


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