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
