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