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Greek and _____ are the languages from which most medical terms are originally derived.

Latin

The plural form of spermatozoon is _____.

Spermatozoa

The singular of septa is ___.

Septum

The word part -logy, highlighted here in the word neonatology, is a/n ___.

Suffix

In the highlighted letters below, NAT makes up the _____, or main body, of the term neonatology.

Word root

The plural of cervix is ___.

Cervices

The plural form of bronchus is _____.

Bronchi

The abbreviation that means immediately is _____.

Stat

Which of the word parts below is a prefix?

There is no prefix.

The heart valve with two cusps is shown on the right of the image below. This is the _____cuspid valve.

Bicuspid

The procedure used to capture this image of a fetus employs sound that is beyond the range of human hearing; for that reason, this image is commonly called a/n ___.

Ultrasound

This ECG shows evidence of ___, an abnormally fast heartbeat.

Tachycardia

In physical therapy, Janine learned a strengthening exercise, which uses a movement called ___ to propel the leg straight out to the side, away from the midline of the body.

Abduction

Slow breathing is termed _____.

Bradypnea

Postnasal refers to the area _____ the nose.

Behind

A tripara is a woman who has borne _____ children.

Three

Inflammation of the tissue adjacent to or near the appendix is called

Para-appendicitis

Abnormal slowness of speech is called:

Bradyphasia

Hypoparathyroidism is _____ the parathyroids.

Below-normal secretion of

A term that means able to live without oxygen is:

Anaerobic

Which of the following terms contains a word part that means yellow?

Xanthosis

A fever-producing agent is called a:

Pyrogen

Painful or difficult movement is:

Dyskinesia

Surgical crushing of a stone is:

Lithotripsy

Cephalometry is:

Measurement of the head

Unusual sensitivity of the eyes to light is:

Photophobia

A term for a white blood cell is:

Leukocyte

The term for an instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain is:

Electroencephalograph

A term that means originating in the mind is:

Psychogenic

Aphonia is:

Absence or loss of voice

A serious condition in which the body temperature is greatly elevated because of retention of body heat is called:

Hyperthermia

Macrocephaly means:

Enlarged head

Tachycardia means:

Increased pulse rate

A term that means the production or origin of cancer is:

Carcinogenesis

The term that means an individual with congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes is:

Albino

A condition in which deficiency of oxygen results in a slightly bluish, slatelike color of the skin is:

Cyanosis

You have a patient who brings her legs toward the middle of the body. Which term best describes this movement?

Adduction

A 42-year-old man has strength that is the same in both legs. The term that best describes this is:

Bilateral

A women who has just given birth is considered to be:

Postpartum

You are interested in purchasing a new pair of glasses. Which professional specializes in the filling and adapting of prescriptions and products for vision?

Optician

Severe weakness in the arms, trunk, and legs in a patient with a spinal cord injury is recorded as:

Quadriplegia

A newborn has a condition that is causing his skin to appear yellow. This is referred to as:

Jaundice

Difficult speech is referred to as _____.

Dysphasia

Excessive thirst is a condition known as _____.

Polydipsia

Suture of a blood vessel is called:

Angiorrhaphy

Pain along the course of a nerve is called:

Neuralgia

Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called:

A hernia

A term that means stretching of a structure is:

Dilatation

The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling is called:

Edema

Prolapse means:

Sagging

A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:

Stasis

Surgical repair of the eye is:

Ophthalmoplasty

A surgical procedure in which the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is:

Colopexy

A term that means vomiting is:

Emesis

The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that produce loss of feeling is:

Anesthesiology

The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a:

Gastroenterologist

A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is:

Suture

Herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull is called:

Encephalocele

Calcipenia means:

Deficiency of calcium in the body

The medical specialty that studies the nature and cause of disease is:

Pathology

A term that means pertaining to the ear is:

Otic

A drug or agent that is capable of producing a complete or total loss of feeling is called an:

Anesthetic

A medical specialty that is particularly concerned with malignant tumors and their treatment is called:

Oncology

A term that means excessive vomiting is:

Hyperemesis

Formation of a new opening in the colon is called:

Colostomy

Excision of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination is called:

Biopsy

An instrument for incising brain tissue is a(n):

Encephalotome

A patient is being seen in the emergency department. The physician orders an x-ray of the patient’s arm. Which department specializes in x-rays?

Radiology

A physician who specializes in working with only newborns up to 28 days old is called a(n):

Neonatologist

A patient presents with complaints of muscle pain. The proper term for this is:

Myalgia

The history of your patient lists osteomalacia. You understand that your patient has:

Softening of bones

A patient who has a surgical procedure to create a new opening in the windpipe has had a:

Tracheostomy

While completing a chart review, you note that your patient currently has inflammation of a vein. Which term best describes this condition?

Phlebitis

Ear inflammation is termed _____.

Otitis

Removal of the tonsils is a(n) _____.

Tonsillectomy

Nervous system

Organs (brain, spinal cord, and nerves) that transmit electrical messages throughout the body

Ur/o

Urinary tract (sometimes urine)

Suffix -centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

Suffix -ectomy

Excision (surgical removal or cutting out)

-lysis

Process of loosening, freeing or destroying

Suffix -pexy

Surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)

Suffix -plasty

Surgical repair

Suffix -rrhaphy

Suture (uniting a wound by stitches)

Suffix -scopy

Visual examination with a lighted instrument

Suffix -stomy

Formation of an opening

Suffix -tome

An instrument used for cutting

Suffix -tomy

Incision

Suffix -tripsy

Surgical crushing

Combining form aden/o

Gland

Cervical

Pertaining to the neck of the body or to the neck of the uterus

Coccygeal

Pertaining to the coccyx (tailbone)

Frontal plane

Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions

Lateral

Pertaining to the side

Posterior

Back surface of the body

Sagittal plane

Lengthwise, vertical plane dividing the body or structure into the right and left sides

Frontal plane

Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions

Transverse plane

Horizontal plane dividing the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions

LLQ

Left lower quadrant

LUQ

Left upper quadrant

RLQ

Right lower quadrant

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