CLSX 332 Chapter 3
Provide the medical term for: abnormal condition of excessive sweating of the extremities
acrohyperhidrosis
Provide the medical term for: Characterized by lacking water
anhydrous
Separate the following word into its individual parts: antasthenic
ant-a-sthen-ic
Separate the following term into its individual parts: arachnodactyly
arachn-o-dactyl-y
som(at)- / -soma (CF)
body
Someone suffering from hematomyelia has blood in their _________________
bone marrow
myel- (CF)
bone marrow, spinal cord
Chondralgia is a pain in the _________________
cartilage
chondr- (CF)
cartilage
Separate the following term into its individual parts: chloroleukemia
chlor-o-leuk-em-ia
Provide the medical term for: Inflammation of cartilage
chondritis
Provide the medical term for: cartilage cell
chondrocyte
necr- (CF)
corpse, dead
Necrosis is the diseased condition of having _____________ cells or tissue.
dead
Separate the following term into its individual parts: dermatosclerosis
dermat-o-scler-osis
Provide the medical term for: Skin cyst
dermatocyst
Provide the medical term for: abnormal condition of fungus on the skin
dermatomycosis
Provide the medical term for: Diseased condition resulting from (bacteria or) fungi in the intestine
enteromycosis
is- (CF)
equal, same, similar, alike
olig- (CF)
few, deficient
In the term inosemia, the root inos- means _____________
fiber
in-; inos- (CF)
fiber, muscle
dactyl- (CF)
finger, toe
onych- (CF)
fingernail, toenail
Someone who has arachnodactyly has ____________ that are long and slender, like spiders.
fingers
pod- (CF)
foot
myc(et)- (CF)
fungus
poli- (CF)
gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
chlor- (CF)
green
Provide the medical term for: Resembling an ulcer
helcoid
Provide the medical term for: inflammation of the liver
hepatitis
Provide the medical term for: Tumor composed of tissue
histoma
Separate the following term into its individual parts: hydronephrosis
hydr-o-nephr-osis
Provide the medical term for: an abnormal condition of excessive sweating
hyperhidrosis
Provide the medical term for: a cyst that is "asleep" (i.e. dormant)
hypnocyst
Provide the medical term for: Region of the body (see lesson 1 suffixes) under the (finger)nail; nail bed
hyponychium
Provide the medical term for: Inflammation of fibrous tissue (i.e. fiber)
inositis
Separate the following term into its individual parts: isodactylism
is-o-dactyl-ism
Provide the medical term for: abnormal condition of having cells (of) equal (size)
isocytosis
Provide the medical term for: a substance poisonous to cells of the same (size)
isocytotoxin
Splenicterus is the inflammation of the spleen associate with ______________.
jaundice
icter- (CF)
jaundice
Provide the medical term for: pertaining to having a thin/slight body
leptosomatic
poly- (CF)
many, excessive
Separate the following term into its separate parts: megalonychosis
megal-onych-osis
Separate the following term into its individual parts: melanoleukoderma
melan-o-leuk-o-derma
mening- / -meninx (CF)
meningeal membrane, meninges
Provide the medical term for: inflammation of the arteries of the meningeal membrane
meningoarteritis
Psychosomatic refers to both the body and the ___________
mind
psych- (CF)
mind
Myonecrosis is the necrosis of the ________________
muscle
my(s)- (CF)
muscle
Provide the medical term for: Muscular weakness (i.e. condition of lacking strength in muscles)
myasthenia
Provide the medical term for: resembling bone marrow
myeloid
Provide the medical term for: Tumor originating in the cells of bone marrow
myeloma
Provide the medical term for: a condition of numbness following sleep
narcohypnia
A trachelismus is a muscular spasm of the _________________ (often in epileptic attacks).
neck
trachel- (CF)
neck, cervix
An narcotic is a substance that causes _________________
numbness
Provide the medical term for: Fewer than the normal number of fingers/toes
oligodactylia
Separate the following term into its individual parts: pachyonychia
pachy-onych-ia
por- (CF)
passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity
Provide the medical term for: a state of pain in the feet
podalgia
In the term polimyelitis (the disease commonly known as polio), which combining form means the "gray matter of the brain and spinal cord"?
poli
Provide the medical term for: condition of having an excessive number of nails
polyonychia
Separate the following term into its individual parts: pseudoicterus
pseud-o-icter-us
Provide the medical term for: Inflammation of the skin accompanied by (thickening and) hardening
sclerodermatitis
derm(at)-; -derma (CF)
skin
hypn- (CF)
sleep
Provide the medical term for: Study of the human body
somatology
arachn- (CF)
spider, web; arachnoid membrane
sthen- (CF)
strength
narc- (CF)
stupor, numbness
hidr(ot)-; -idr- (CF)
sweat
hist(i)- (CF)
tissue
Provide the medical term for: condition of pain in the neck
trachelodynia
(h)elc- (CF)
ulcer
hydr- (CF)
water, fluid
What color is the blood if you are suffering from xanthemia?
yellow
xanth- (CF)
yellow
