Med Term Module 3: Suffixes, Module 4: prefixes – Flashcards
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The suffix -ac means:
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pertaining to
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Excess cells due to 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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Procedure that creates a permanent artificial opening in the trachea (spelling question)
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tracheostomy
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Minute vessels that collect blood from the capillaries and join to form veins (spelling question)
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venules
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Clusters of berry-shaped bacteria (Know the difference in appearance of staff and strep)
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staphylococci
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Tumor of bone marrow
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myeloma
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The suffix -lysis means:
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Breakdown, separation
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the suffix -ole means:
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little or small
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The suffix -um means:
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structure or tissue
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The suffix in the term adenoids is:
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oid
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The suffix in the term Chronic:
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ic (pertaining to)
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The suffix in the term laryngeal:
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eal (pertaining to)
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the suffix in the term Cardiomyopathy:
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pathy
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the suffix in the term metastasis
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stasis
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A phlebo_____ is the incision of a vein.
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tomy
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All of the following terms relate to pain except:
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necrotic (relating answers were: myalgia, pleurodynia, neuralgia)
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A_____ means decrease in cell size.
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trophy
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Blepharo_____ is drooping of the eyelid.
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ptosis
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Carcino_____ means producing or forming cancer.
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genesis
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that means red blood cell?
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erythrocyte
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that refers to the surgical repair of a blood vessel?
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angioplasty
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that means disease of the heart muscle?
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cardiomyopathy
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that refers to the fear of heights?
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acrophobia
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that refers to pain in a joint?
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arthralgia
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that refers to softening of the bone?
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osteomalacia
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What is the correct spelling for the double walled sac that contains the heart?
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pericardium
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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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Mr. Huchinson 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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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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diplococcal
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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 (know the difference between ( graph, graphy, and gram)
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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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Protrusion of the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall is a cysto_____.
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-cele
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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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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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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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Which suffix means disease condition?
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-pathy
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Which term means surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint?
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athrocentesis
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Prefix combined with costal meaning pertaining to beneath the ribs:
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infra-
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Prefix combined with lateral meaning pertaining to one side :
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uni-
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Prefix combined with thoracic meaning pertaining to above the chest
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supra-
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Prefix combined with flexion meaning forward curvature of a part or organ
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ante-
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Prefix combined with peritoneal meaning pertaining to behind the peritoneum
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retro-
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Prefix combined with costal meaning pertaining to between the ribs
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inter-
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Prefix combined with calcemia meaning pertaining to deficient blood calcium
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hypo-
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A temporary absence of breathing is _____pnea.
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a-
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A _____glossectomy means the surgical removal of half of the tongue.
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hemi-
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A(n) _____cision is a cut produced surgically by a sharp instrument.
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in-
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A(n) _____lapse is the recurrence of a disease or symptoms after apparent recovery; the symptoms or disease comes back again.
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re-
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_____aise is a bad feeling or a vague feeling of bodily discomfort.
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mal-
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An exaggerated feeling of well-being is called _____phoria.
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Eu-
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_____cephalic means pertaining to an abnormally small head and brain.
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Micro-
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that means below the skin?
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subcutaneous
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that means the joining together or fusion?
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symphysis
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What is the correct spelling for the medical term that refers to a slow heart rate?
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bradycardia
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Mr. Canton was diagnosed with a heart block. As a result, he had a slow heartbeat, or _____cardia.
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brady-
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Mr. Gladstone was diagnosed with benign prostatic _____trophy, or increase in the size of the organ's tissue cells.
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hyper-
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Ms. Ferrari's physician told her that she had a(n) _____topic pregnancy and explained that the embryo was implanted outside the uterus in the fallopian tubes.
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ec-
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Ms. Tanager had two units of blood transfused into or within the veins, or ____venously.
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intra
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Occurring or performed after death is referred to as
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postmortem
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_____osteum is the tough fibrous membrane surrounding a bone.
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peri-
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The bones beyond (distal to) the carpals are the _____carpals.
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meta-
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The foreign substance neutralized by antibodies in the immune process is called a(n):
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antigen
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The glands located beside the thyroid are the:
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parathyroid glands
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The prefix ana- means _____; the opposite of ana- is _____.
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up or apart, cata-
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The prefix brady- means _____; the opposite of brady- is _____.
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slow, tachy-
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The prefix ecto- means _____; the opposite of ecto- is _____.
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out or outside, endo
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The prefix hyper- means _____; the opposite of hyper- is _____.
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excessive or above, hypo
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The prefix in the term abductor is:
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ab-
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The prefix in the term anoxia is:
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an-
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The prefix in the term hypoglycemia is:
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hypo-
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The prefix in the term infracostal is:
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infra-
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The prefix in the term pancytopenia is:
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pan-
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The prefix in the term antibodies is _____, which means _____.
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anti-, against
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The prefix in the term subcutaneous is _____, which means _____.
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sub, beneath or under
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The prefix in the term symphysis is _____, which means _____.
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sym-, together or with
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The prefix macro- means _____; the opposite of macro- is _____.
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large, micro-
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The prefix post- means _____; the opposite of post- is _____.
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after or behind, pre
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The process of taking a gene from one organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism is called:
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recombinant DNA technique
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The _____physis pubis is the joint formed by the fusion of the two pubic bones.
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sym
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Which of the following prefixes can mean before?
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ante-, pre-
