Medical Terminology: CH 1,2,3,4

A blood condition may end with which suffix?​

-emia

Which suffix means "destruction"?​

-lytic

​A characteristic of urine may end with which suffix?

-uria

Endocardium means:

Within the heart

Which body cavity is not part of the dorsal cavity?​

abdominal cavity

Which cavity contains the liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, and kidneys?​

abdomninal

trans-

across

Which of the following prefixes means "toward, increase"?​

ad-

contra-

against

pan-

all

peri-

around

Which of the following prefixes means "self"?​

auto-

ab-

away from

​What is the plural form of bacterium?

bacteria

dys-

bad; difficult

ambi-

both sides

Select the word root that means "heart.​

cardi

Choose the word that is spelled correctly.​

cardialgia

Select the term that means "pain in the head, headache."

cephalodynia

What is the tailbone, which results from the fusion of several smaller bones, known as?​

coccyx

What is the word root plus a special vowel called?​

combining form

Which cavity contains the brain?​

cranial

Select the word root that means "skin."​

dermat

Select the term that describes more than one diagnosis.​

diagnoses

heter/o-

different

What is the opposite of proximal?​

distal

Select the term that means "out of place."​

ectopic

Select the prefix that means "within."​

endo-

What is the meaning of the prefix in the medical term polyuria?​

excessive

​Select the plural for ganglion.

ganglia

A bursting forth of blood from the stomach is known as:​

gastrorrhagia

​Select the term that means "presence of blood in the urine."

hematuria

Select the prefix that has the opposite meaning of hyper-.​

hypo-

Which of the following prefixes means "not"?​

im-

How is the word phlebotomy defined?​

incision into a vein

idio-

individual

sym-

joined together

Select the body direction that is the opposite of medial.​

lateral

The process of using an instrument to view the interior of the eye is known as:​

ophthalmoscopy

What are tissues organized together to perform a specific function known as?​

organs

Select the meaning of the prefix in the medical term exogenous.​

outside

Which prefix means "around"?​

peri-

What is the plural form of pleura?​

pleurae

Which word part is always placed at the beginning of the word?​

prefix

​Which of the following prefixes means "false"?

pseudo-

What does the suffix -oid mean?

resembling

A stone or calculus in the nose is called:​

rhinolith

auto-

self

Choose the meaning of the prefix in the medical term bradycardia.​

slow

Which word part is always placed at the end of the word?​

suffix

Which of the following prefixes means "above"?​

supra-

What are several organs working together to perform a variety of functions called?​

systems

Which prefix has the opposite meaning of brady-?​

tachy-

Which term indicates the presence of more than one thrombus?​

thrombi

What are cells that group together to perform specialized functions called?​

tissues

What is the plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions called?​

transverse plane

hydro-

water

What is the basic foundation of a medical term?​

word root

​Which pair of suffixes indicates pain?

​-algia; -dynia

Select the suffix that indicates surgical removal.​

​-ectomy

Which suffix identifies surgical fixation?​

​-pexy

retro-

​backward; behind

Select the group of prefixes that expresses numbers.​

​bi-, milli-, mono-

Which division of the back contains the first seven segments of the spinal column, making up the bones of the neck?​

​cervical vertebrae

meta-

​change away

The fifth segment of the vertebral column is located at the very end of the vertebral column and is known as the:​

​coccyx

Select the group of combining forms used as prefixes.​

​cyano-, melano-, cirrho-

A flat, circular platelike structure of cartilage that serves as a cushion (or shock absorber) between the vertebrae is known as a(n): ​

​intervertebral disc

The opposite of melan/o- is​

​leuk/o-

Which term means "one-thousandth of a liter"?​

​milliliter

juxta-

​near; beside

Where are the reproductive organs housed?​

​pelvic cavity

Select the term that best describes surgical repair of the nose.​

​rhinoplasty

​What might be the medical term for "bloody nose"?

​rhinorrhagia

Which body cavity houses the heart, lungs, and aorta?​

​thoracic cavity