Chapter 2 Medical Terminology of Central Service Technicians
supra-
above
post -
after
The prefix anti means ______. while prefix ante means _____.
anti = against ante = before
the surgical procedure to visually examine a joint is called an _____.while the procedure to visually examine organs of the abdomen is called a _____.
arthroscopy , laparoscopy
BKA
below knee amputation
BSO
bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
chole
bile
cysto
bladder
CR
closed reduction
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
a colostomy is a procedure to ________.while a colectomy is a procedure to _____________.
create a new opening to the colon , remove a part of the large intestine (colon).
the suffix -ectomy means _____ while the suffix - oscopy means ____.
ectomy = surgical removal -oscopy = visual
lipo
fat
hemi
half
cardio
heart
The prefix hyper means ________ while the prefix hypo means______.
hyper = above,excessive hypo= below, deficient
The prefix inter means ______. while prefix intra means _____.
inter= between intra = within, inside
artho
joint
hepta
liver
neo
new
rhino
nose
ORIF
open reduction internal fixation
The prefix para means ______. while prefix peri means _____.
para = beside , near peri = around, about
cholecystectomy
removal of the gallbladder
prostatectomy
removal of the prostate
hysterectomy
removal of the uterus
herni
rupture
derma
skin
cranio
skull
gastro
stomach
litho
stone
a surgical procedure to examine the thoracic cavity is called ________. while the procedure to remove a lung is called a ________.
thoracoscopy , pneumonectomy.
TAH
total abdominal hysterectomy
THA
total hip arthroplasty
a hysteroscopy is a ___________. while a hysterectomy is a procedure to _________
visual exam of the uterus, remove the uterus.
endo
within
a-
without
hyster
womb, uterus
gyne
women
name three suffixes that means pertaining to
-ac,-al,-ic, eal,-ary, -ous
the suffix -cide means _____ while the suffix -cise means ____.
-cide= kill -cise= cut
the suffix -ostomy means _____ while the suffix - otomy means ____.
-ostomy = creation of an an opening -otomy = incision into
