Medical Term Exam 1 Chapter 3 – Flashcards
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The suffix in the term laryngoscopy is _____, which means _____.
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scopy, process of visual examination
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The suffix in the term peritoneal is _____, which means _____.
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al, pertaining to
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The suffix in the term acrophobia is _____, which means _____.
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phobia, fear
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The suffix in the term pneumonia is _____, which means _____.
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ia, condition
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Removal and viewing of living tissue from the body is a bi_____.
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opsy
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Removal of the larynx is a laryng_____.
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ectomy
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One who specializes in treating diseases of the kidney is a nephrolog_____.
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ist
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Osteo_____ is softening of bones.
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malacia
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Pain in the chest wall muscles aggravated by breathing is called pleur_____.
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odynia
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On Monday, Keisha attended classes to learn the process of recording the electrical impulses of the heart, termed:
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electrocardiography
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Blepharo_____ is drooping of the eyelid.
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ptosis
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A phlebo_____ is the incision of a vein.
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tomy
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Carcino_____ means producing or forming cancer.
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genesis
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Protrusion of the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall is a cysto_____.
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cele
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A_____ means decrease in cell size.
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trophy
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All of the following terms relate to pain except:
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necrotic
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Mr. Chaney's physician told him that his chronic productive cough is from excess mucous secretion by an inflamed tracheobronchial tree. This inflammation of the bronchi is called bronch_____.
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itis
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Mrs. Lazarus went to the clinic for complaints of itching and burning around her vaginal orifice and a greenish-yellow vaginal discharge. A smear of a specimen of the discharge indicated she had gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease caused by a diplo_____ bacterium.
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coccal
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The physician's admitting note on Todd Johnson's chart indicated that Todd presented with fatigue, pallor, and easy bruising. Blood tests and a bone marrow biopsy revealed that Todd had an excessive increase in the number of abnormal or cancerous white blood cells, or leuk_____.
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emia
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Mr. Huchison has decreased production of clotting cells, or thrombo_____, from his treatment with cancer drugs, or chemo_____.
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cytes, therapy
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Which term means surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint?
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arthrocentesis
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Which suffix means disease condition?
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-pathy
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Excess cells due to an increased rate of cell division:
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hyperplasia
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Specialized membrane lining body cavities or canals:
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mucous
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Removal of breast tissue:
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mastectomy
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Surgical repair of cartilage:
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chondroplasty
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Minute vessels that collect blood from the capillaries and join to form veins:
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venules
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Procedure that creates a permanent artificial opening in the trachea:
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tracheostomy
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Clusters of berry-shaped bacteria:
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staphylococci
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Tumor of bone marrow:
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myeloma
