Demoddrick’s Medical terminology Quizlet – Flashcards
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Which of the following words mean and inflammation of the stomach.
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Gastritis
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The abbreviation Tx means:
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Treatment
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In medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates:
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Procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech
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In medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates:
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Procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech
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The suffix -edema means:
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Swelling
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The prefix intra-means:
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In, with in
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What does the abbreviation Sx means:
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symptom
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What does the prefix dys- mean
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Bad, painful, difficult
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Which of the following words means rapid speech
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Tachyphasia
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Which of the following means good normal?
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Eu-
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In the word therm/o/meter, meter is an:
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Suffix
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In the term epidermis, epi- means?
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Above, upon
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The prefix ad- means?
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Towards
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Which of the following combining forms means joint?
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Arthr/o
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Which of the following prefixes mean around?
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Circum-
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Which of the following means rupture of an artery?
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Arteriorrhexis
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Which of the following means visual examination of a joint?
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Athroscopy
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Word endings are called?
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Suffixes
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Which of the following words means excessive vomiting?
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Hyperemesis
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Which of the following elements is a prefix?
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Hyper-
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Arthr/o is an example of a:
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Combining form
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Xantocyte is a cell that appears:
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Yellow
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The suffix -cele means:
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Hernia, swelling
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Which of the following suffixes means binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)?
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-desis
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The prefix hypo- means:
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Below
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The prefix para- means:
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Dear, beside, beyond
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Which of the following suffixes mean separation, destruction, loosening?
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-lysis
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The following words me to work flows of nerve cells?
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Neur/oma
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The suffixed gnosis means:
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Knowing
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The suffix -penia means:
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Decrease, deficiency
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Postmortem means:
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After death
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The suffixed -dynia means pain. Which of the following is another suffix for pain?
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-Algia
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The prix fixe uni- has the same meaning as:
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Mono-
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Which of the following suffixes means surgical puncture?
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-Centesis
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What does the term arteri/o/stenosis mean?
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Narrowing or stricture of an artery
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Define medical words by first defining the:
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Suffix
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Suffix megaly means:
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Enlargement
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Antibacterial refers to an agent used:
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Against bacteria
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The suffix -malacia means:
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Softening
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Combining form white is
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Leuk/o
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Which of the following prefixes means false?
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Pseudo-
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Which of the following words means fixation of a breast?
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Mastopexy
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The combining form of yellow is:
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Jaund/o
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The suffix -pathy the means
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Disease
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In the word Dystrophy, the suffix trophy means:
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Development, nourishment
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The medical term bradycardia means:
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Slow heartbeat
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The term that refers to the neck is:
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Cervical
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Which of the following words means enlargement of the liver?
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Hepat/o/megaly
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In element located at the beginning of a medical word is a:
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Prefix
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The prefix dia-means:
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Through, across
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In the anatomical position, the:
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Body is erect, and the eyes are looking forward
