Chapter 1 - Basic word structure

what does the term rhinitis mean

an inflammation of the nose

___ means inflammation of the joints and is composed of the combining form ___ and the suffix ___

arthritis, arthr/o, -it is

removing living tissue from the body and viewing it (under a microscope) is called

biopsy

the study of the heart is ___logy

cardio

enter/o

combining form

path/o

combining form

a letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term is the

combining vowel

while hiking, mr. lopez came into contact with poison ivy and subsequently developed an itching, oozing red rash on both arms. this acute inflammation of the skin is called

dermatitis

an electro____gram is a record of the electrical activity of the brain

encephalo

a red blood cell is called an

erythrocyte

what is the correct spelling for the term that means removal of the stomach

gastrectomy

___ means removal of the stomach and is composed of the combining form ___ and the suffix ___

gastrectomy, gastr/o, -ectomy

a patient with an inflammation of the stomach and intestines has

gastroenteritis

what is the correct spelling for the term that means the study of the digestive system

gastroenterology

what is a doctor who specializes in the healthcare of women, including sexual and reproductive function and the diseases of the female reproductive organs

gynecologist

on the medical record, the nurse practitioner notes jasons diagnosis of mumps. diagnosis means

having sufficient or complete information to determine jasons condition

a mass or collection of blood is called a

hematoma

a patient who had her liver removed underwent a

hepatectomy

___dermic means below the skin; the word part you chose is a ____

hypo; prefix

the term that refers to a part of the hip bone is

ilium

the term that means the process of cutting into is

incision

in the term biology, the combining form is ___ meaning ___

logy; study of

what is the correct spelling for the term that means the surgical removal of a kidney

nephrectomy

___ means nerve pain. the term is composed of the combining form ___ and the suffix ___

neuralgia, neur/o, -algia

in the word nephrosis, the suffix is ___, which means ___

osis; condition

what is the correct term for a condition of degeneration of bones and joints often accompanied by inflammation

osteoarthritis

incision into the bone is called

osteotomy

the study of disease is called

pathology

a ___ is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning

prefix

epi-

prefix

hypo-

prefix

medical terms always have all of the following except a

prefix

the combining form is made up of the ____ and a combining vowel

root

the foundation of a word is known as the

root

-gram

suffix

-it is

suffix

a clotting condition is called

thrombosis

what is the medical term for the condition of having a blood clot in a blood vessel

thrombosis

Jason was seen by a pediatric nurse practitioner for chills, headache, pain below his ears, and a fever of 102F. both of his parotid glands were swollen. blood tests showed leukocytosis. the term leukocytosis has:

two combining forms and one suffix

the process of studying diseases of the urinary system is ___logy; the word part you chose is a ____

uro, combining form

the terms osteoarthritis and gastroenterology are both examples of the use of a combining vowel:

when connecting two roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel

shawn, age 16, is being treated for leukemia, which is a condition in which there is a marked increase in abnormal

white blood cells