Medical Chapter 2
pain, suffering
-algia
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
The suffix meaning surgical removal is
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ectomy
the process of producing a picture or record
-graphy
inflammation
-itis
enlargement
-megaly
specialist
-ologist
The suffix meaning the study of
-ology
tumor
-oma
abnormal condition
-osis
abnormal condition or disease
-osis
surgical creation of an artificial opening
-ostomy
surrounding
-peri
The suffix meaning surgical repair
-plasty
surgical repair
-plasty
surgical suturing
-rraphy
bleeding
-rrhagia
to suture
-rrhaphy
abnormal flow, discharge
-rrhea
rupture
-rrhexis
abnormal hardening
-sclerosis
The suffix meaning visual examination is
-scopy
abnormal narrowing
-stenosis
bad, difficult
Dys-
True and false
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True or false
Next few
gland
aden/o
The term _____ means an inflammation of the appendix
appendicitis
artey
arteri/o
Joint
arthr
The combining form meaning joint is
arthr
heart
cardi/o
The term ____ means a surgical incision into the colon
colotomy
Skull
crani
bad, difficult, painful
dys-
The term ____ means a record or picture of the electrical activity of the heart
electrocardiogram
red
eruthr
-centesis means to see ora visual examination
false
Hypo- means increased
false
myc/o means mucous
false
pyel/o means pus
false
the prefix hyer- means decrease
false
Stomach
gastr
The term _____ means the study of disorders of the blood
hematology
liver
hepat/o
The term _____ means inflammation of the liver
hepatology
excessive , increased
hyper-
deficient, decreased
hypo-
within, inside
inter-
The term ______ means the visual examination of the interior of a joint
interarthr
The prefix meaning between or among is
intra
between, among
intra-
black
melan/o
The combining form meaning muscle is
my/o
The combining form meaning bone narrowing or spinal cord is
myelo
The combining form meaning fungus is
myo/o
The term ____ means the surgical removal of a kidney
nephrectomy
ear
ot/o
The term _____means inflammation of the ear
otitis
The term _____ means the study of the functions of the structures of the body
physiology
nose
rhin/o
The term ______ means the surgical repair of the nose
rhinoplasty
The prefix meaning under, less, or below is
sub-
-cyte mean cells
true
-graphy means the process of producing a picture or record
true
-ostomy means the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
true
arther/o- means plaque or fatty substance
true
hist means tissue
true
peri- means surrounding
true
the combining form oste/o means bone
true
the combining from hem/o means blood
true
the combining from rhin/o means nose
true
the suffix -algia means pain
true
