Allied Vocab

-ptosis

drooping

ot/o

ear

word root

foundation of the word

tetra

four

The medical specialty that deals with the blood is called ________.

hematology

Which word means "enlargement of the liver"?

hepatomegaly

A suffix

modifies the meaning of the prefix in the word

The study and treatment of a (cancerous) mass or tumor is

oncology

-ous

pertaining to

The plural form for the word phalanx is ________.

phalanges

Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?

procedure, condition, disorder, or disease

-ion

process

graphy

process of recording

ation

process, condition

-genic

producing

combing forms

provide the medical meaning of the word

rehabilitation center

provides intensive physical and occupational therapy

-rrhexis

rupture

asymptomatic

showing no symptoms of disease

In the medical word orthopedics, the two combining forms mean ________.

straight and child

ophthalmology

study of the eye

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy

surgical removal

rrhaphy

surgical suturing

per-

through

e combining form crani/o- means "cranium; ________."

top part of the skull

ad-

toward

-oma

tumor, mass

epi-

upon

suffix

used to indicate a procedure

prefix

used to indicate time

-pexy

surgical fixation

-otomy

surgical incision

combining form

word root plus a vowel

history and physical

written by the admitting physician

Operative Report

written by the surgeon

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word with the meaning of "pertaining to (the) skin"?

-ary, integument/o-

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word with the meaning of "process (of) listening"?

-ation, auscult/o-

-disease

An abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally

Prefix

Prefixes modify the meaning of the combining form

acute care hospital

Provides services for a short period of time, aslo called a general hospital

Ancillary Report

Report of treatment/therapy the patient received

ambulatory care

Services that do not require an overnight hospital stay.

In what order should you put the meanings of the word parts in order to get the definition of the entire medical word?

Suffix, prefix, combining form

Which suffix indicates the term is an adjective?

The suffixes -ac, -eal, and -iac are adjective suffixes.

hospice

a home providing care for the sick, especially the terminally ill.

remission

a period of time when symptoms disappear

Many medical terms are made of multiple word parts that are combined. Such medical terms are called

abbreviations

-osis

abnormal condition

osis

abnormal condition

post-

after, behind

contra-

against

ab-

away from

retr/o

backward

bronchus

bronchi

Which is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?

Combining Form

Which word part ends in a hyphen?

Combining form

Which is the plural form for the Latin word testis?

Testes

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "process of making an incision in the abdomen"?

c. -tomy, lapar/o-

carcin/o

cancer

A disease having a slow onset and long duration is referred to as

chronic

If an infant is born with cerebral palsy from too little oxygen to the brain while in the uterus or during delivery, this disease is categorized as ______.

congenital

-lytic

destruction

What suffix means protrusion?

cele

The word part that gives a medical word its meaning is the

combining form

Which is the foundation of a medical word?

combining form

hepat/o

combining form for liver

-ia

condition

combining vowel

connects two word roots

The prefixes anti- and dys- belong to a category that describes ________.

degree or quality

-trophy

development

The suffix -pathy means "________."

disease, suffering

Otolaryngology is a branch of medicine specializing in diseases of the ________.

ears, nose and throat

-megaly

enlargement

The study of word origins is

etymology

hyper

excessive

-rrhage

excessive, abnormal flow

ophthalm/o

eye

pseudo

false, fake

Tachycardia

fast heart rate

sagitt/o means

front to back

The combining form ________ means "knowledge

gnos/o-

A disease having no identifiable or confirmed cause is called ________.

idiopathic

idi/o means

individual, unknown

-itis

inflammation

endo-

inside

The suffix -gram means

instrument for recording, picture

enter/o

intestine

arthr/o

joint

nephr/o

kidney

Auscultation

listening to organ sounds with a stethoscope

Which of the following is the type of information provided by a prefix?

location of an organ, time and number of parts

-philia

love for

pulmon/o

lung

-iatry

medical treatment

The combining form iatr/o- means "________."

medical treatment, physician

psych/o

mind

-stenosis

narrowing

ven/o

vein

-angio

vessel