Language Of Medicine End Of Chapter Qs--Ch. 3

Front 1

Define:
-cele

Back 1

hernia

Front 2

Define:
-emia

Back 2

blood condition

Front 3

Define:
-coccus

Back 3

berry-shaped bacterium

Front 4

Define:
-gram

Back 4

record

Front 5

Define:
-cyte

Back 5

cell

Front 6

Define:
-algia

Back 6

pain

Front 7

Define:
-ectomy

Back 7

removal, excision

Front 8

Define:
-centesis

Back 8

surgical puncture to remove fluid for examination

Front 9

Define:
-genesis

Back 9

process of producing or forming

Front 10

Define:
-graph

Back 10

instrument to record

Front 11

Define:
-itis

Back 11

inflammation

Front 12

Define:
-graphy

Back 12

process of recording

Front 13

Build the following medical term from word parts:
hernia of the urinary bladder

Back 13

cystocele

Front 14

Build the following medical term from word parts:
pain of the ear

Back 14

otoalgia

Front 15

Build the following medical term from word parts:
process of producing cancer

Back 15

carcinogenesis

Front 16

Build the following medical term from word parts:
record of the spinal cord

Back 16

myelograph

Front 17

Build the following medical term from word parts:
berry-shapped bacteria in twisted chains

Back 17

streptococci

Front 18

Build the following medical term from word parts:
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest

Back 18

thoracentesis
also thoracocentesis

Front 19

Build the following medical term from word parts:
removal of the breast

Back 19

mastectomy

Front 20

Build the following medical term from word parts:
inflammation of the tubes leading from the windpipe to the lungs

Back 20

bronchitis

Front 21

Build the following medical term from word parts:
to hold back blood from a region of the body

Back 21

ischemia

Front 22

Build the following medical term from word parts:
process of recording (x-ray) blood vessels

Back 22

angiography

Front 23

Build the following medical term from word parts:
record(x-ray) of joints

Back 23

arthrograph

Front 24

Build the following medical term from word parts:
berry-shaped bacteria in clusters

Back 24

staphylococci

Front 25

Build the following medical term from word parts:
resection of the voice box

Back 25

laryngectomy

Front 26

Build the following medical term from word parts:
surgical procedure to remove fluid from the sac around the fetus

Back 26

amniocentesis

Front 27

______ is a granulocytic white blood cell that destroys foreign cells by engulfing and digesting them; it is also called a polymorphonuclear leukocyte

Back 27

neutrophil

Front 28

______ is an agranular white blood cell that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies.

Back 28

lymphocyte

Front 29

______ is a clotting cell; it is also called a platelet

Back 29

thrombocyte

Front 30

______ is a granulocytic white blood cell that stains with a rosy dye and is elevated in allergic reactions

Back 30

eosinophil

Front 31

______ is a red blood cell

Back 31

erythrocyte

Front 32

______ is an agranular white blood cell that engulfs and digests cellular debris and consists of one large nucleus

Back 32

monocyte

Front 33

______ is a white blood cell that contains granules in its cytoplasm and is prominent in causing an inflammatory reaction

Back 33

basophil

Front 34

Define:
-logy

Back 34

process of study

Front 35

Define:
-lysis

Back 35

breakdown, separation, destruction

Front 36

Define:
-pathy

Back 36

process of disease

Front 37

Define:
-penia

Back 37

deficiency, insufficiency, less than normal

Front 38

Define:
-malacia

Back 38

softening

Front 39

Define:
-osis

Back 39

condition, usually abnormal

Front 40

Define:
-phobia

Back 40

irrational fear

Front 41

Define:
-megaly

Back 41

enlargement

Front 42

Define:
-oma

Back 42

tumor, mass

Front 43

Define:
-pexy

Back 43

to fix in place

Front 44

-opsy

Back 44

process of viewing

Front 45

Define:
-plasia

Back 45

condition of formation, growth

Front 46

Define:
-plasty

Back 46

surgical repair

Front 47

Define:
-sclerosis

Back 47

hardening, to harden

Front 48

Define:
-stasis

Back 48

to stop, control

Front 49

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
fear of water

Back 49

hydrophobia
(rabies)

Front 50

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
enlargement of the spleen

Back 50

splenomegaly

Front 51

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
study of the shape of cells

Back 51

morpholoby

Front 52

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
softening of cartilage

Back 52

chondromalacia

Front 53

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
abnormal condition of water (fluid) in the kidney

Back 53

hydronephrosis

Front 54

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
disease condition of heart muscle

Back 54

cardimyopathy

Front 55

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
hardening of the arteries

Back 55

arteriosclerosis

Front 56

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
tumor (benign) of muscle

Back 56

myoma

Front 57

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
tumor (benign) of muscle
flesh tumor (malignant) of muscle

Back 57

myosarcoma

Front 58

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
surgical repair of the nose

Back 58

rhinoplasty

Front 59

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
tumor of bone marrow

Back 59

myeloma

Front 60

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
fear of heights

Back 60

acrophobia

Front 61

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
view of living tissue under the microscope

Back 61

biopsy

Front 62

Using word parts, build the following medical term:
stoppage of the flow of blood (by mechanical means)

Back 62

hemostasis

Front 63

______ is treatment using drugs

Back 63

chemotherapy

Front 64

______ is a condition of death (of cells)

Back 64

necrosis

Front 65

______ is the softening of bone

Back 65

osteomalacia

Front 66

______ is an opening of the large intestine to the outside of the body

Back 66

colostomy

Front 67

______ is a condition of no development or shrinkage of cells
(no nourishment)

Back 67

atrophy

Front 68

______ means beyond control. It is the spread of a cancerous tumor to another organ

Back 68

metastasis

Front 69

______ is an instrument to visually examine the abdomen

Back 69

laparoscope

Front 70

______ is the enlargement of extremities. It is an endocrine disorder that causes excess growth hormone to be produced from the pituitary gland after puberty

Back 70

acromegaly

Front 71

______ is a condition of improper formation of cartilage in an embryo that leads to short bones and dwarf-like deformities

Back 71

achondroplasia

Front 72

______ is the process of viewing the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity

Back 72

laparoscopy

Front 73

______ is treatment using water

Back 73

hydrotherapy

Front 74

______ is excessive development of cells (an increase in the size of individual cells)

Back 74

hypertrophy

Front 75

Define:
-ia

Back 75

condition

Front 76

Define:
-trophy

Back 76

nourishment, development

Front 77

Define:
-stasis

Back 77

to stop, control

Front 78

Define:
-stomy

Back 78

opening

Front 79

Define:
-tomy

Back 79

incision, cut into

Front 80

Define:
-ole

Back 80

small, little

Front 81

Define:
-um

Back 81

structure, tissue

Front 82

Define:
-ule

Back 82

small, little

Front 83

-y

Back 83

condition, process

Front 84

Define:
-oid

Back 84

resembling

Front 85

Define:
-genic

Back 85

pertaining to producing or forming; produced in or by

Front 86

Define:
-ptosis

Back 86

drooping, prolapse, sagging