Medical Terminology for Health Professions 8th Edition, Chapter 1, Learning Exercises

True

An infection is the invasion of the body by a disease-producing organism.

gastroenteritis

An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is known as ____

dermatologist

A ____ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the skin.

differential

A/an ____ diagnosis is also known as a rule out.

fistula

A/an ____ is an abnormal passage , usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.

cardiologist

A medical specialist concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.

neonatologist

A medical specialist in disorders of the newborn.

False

Arteriomalacia is abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.

diagnosis

Gina's physician ordered laboratory tests that would enable him to establish a differential ____ to identify the cause of her signs and symptoms.

phalanges

In an accident, Felipe Valladares broke several bones in his fingers. The medical term for the injuries is fractured ____.

triage

In case of a major disaster Cheng Lee, who is a trained paramedic, helps perform ____. This is the screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.

intramuscular

Miguel required a/an ____ injection. This term means that the medication was placed directly within the muscle.

ot/o, rhin/o, laryng, -ology

Otorhinolaryngology

oste/o

The combining form meaning bone.

arthr/o

The combining form meaning joint.

my/o

The combining form meaning muscle.

neur/o

The combining form meaning nerve.

myel/o

The combining form meaning spinal cord.

suppuration

The formation of pus is called ____

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-malacia

abnormal softening

pyoderma

any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

supination

turning the palm of the hand upward

-scopy

visual examination

leukocyte

white blood cell

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

hypo-

deficient, decreased

myc, -osis

mycosis

neo-, nat, -ology

neonatology

lesion

pathologic tissue change

poli/o, myel, -itis

poliomyelitis

palpitation

pounding heart

prognosis

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

acute

rapid onset

-rrhexis

rupture

myorrhexis

rupture of a muscle

gastralgia

stomach pain

-otomy

surgical incision

-ectomy

surgical removal

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

edema

swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

-ostomy

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-necrosis

tissue death

laceration

torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut wound

disease

In the term myopathy, the suffix -pathy means ______

True

An erythrocyte is commonly known as a red blood cell.

sign

A fever is considered to be a ____

fissure

A fisure of the skin is a groove or crack-like sore of the skin.

inflammation

A localized response to injury or tissue destruction is called inflimmation.

abdominocentesis

Mrs. Tillson underwent ____ to remove excess fluid from her abdomen.

angiography

The process of recording a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium is known as ____

end-, arteri, -al

endarterial

-megaly

enlargement

-rrhea

flow, discharge

exudate

fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

-itis

inflammation

tendinitis

inflammation of a tendon

-algia

pain, suffering

True

A colostomy is the surgical creation of an artificial opening between the colon and the body surface.

eponym

A disease name for the person who discovered is known as an enaponym.

appendectomy

An ____ is the surgical removal of the appendix.

pathology

Jennifer plans to go to graduate school so she can specialize in ____. This specialty is concerned with the study of all aspects of diseases.

remission

John Randolph's cancer went into ____. Although this is not a cure, his symptoms disappeared and he felt much better.

hypotension

Lower-than-normal blood pressure is called ____

False

Malaise is often the first symptom of inflammation.

pyrosis

Mr. Jankowski describes that uncomfortable feeling as heartburn. The medical term for this condition is ____.

symptom

Pain is classified as a _______

diarrhea

Phyllis was having great fun traveling until she ate some contaminated food and developed ____. She felt miserable and needed to stay in her hotel because of the frequent flow of loose or watery stools.

arteriosclerosis

The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is called ____

gastritis

The medical term ____ describes an inflammation of the stomach.

hypertension

The medical term for higher-than-normal blood pressure.

tonsillitis

The medical term meaning inflammation of the tonsils is tonsilitis.

neurorrhaphy

The medical term meaning suturing together the ends of a severed nerve is neurorraphy.

neuroplasty

The term ____ describes the surgical repair of a nerve.

interstitial

The term ____ means between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.

hepatomegaly

The term ____ means enlargement of the liver.

hemorrhage

The term ____ means loss of a large amount of blood in a short time.

viral

The term ____ means pertaining to a virus.

arterionecrosis

The term ____ means the tissue death of an artery or arteries.

myelopathy

The term describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord.

acronym

The term laser is a/an ____. This means that it is a word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term.

rhinorrhea

The term meaning a runny nose.

neurotomy

The term meaning a surgical incision into a nerve.

cardiotomy

The term meaning a surgical incision into the heart.

supracostal

The term meaning above or outside the ribs is ____

rhinitis

The term meaning an inflammation of the nose.

carditis

The term meaning inflammation of the heart.

arthralgia

The term meaning pain in a joint or joints is ____

neuralgia

The term meaning pain in a nerve or nerves.

rhinalgia

The term meaning pain in the nose.

natal

The term meaning pertaining to birth.

arthritis

The term meaning the inflammation of a joint or joints.

trauma

The term meaning wound or injury is ____

syndrome

a set of signs and symptoms

-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

palpation

examination procedure

hyper-

excessive, increased