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To earn dual credit for Medical terminology you will need to complete 2 pronunciation assignments as well as the 2 part terminology exams (this is part 1). *In addition to other course requirements*
In medical language, many words come from other languages, particularly Latin and ______________.
When a Latin singular noun ends in -a, form the plural by changing -a to ______________.
When a Latin singular noun ends in -us, form the plural by changing -us to ____________.
A/an _______________ is a word part that is the foundation of a word.
A prefix is an optional word part that is at the __________ of a word.
A suffix is a word part that modifies or clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form and is ___________ of the word.
The suffix -pathy means ______________.
_____________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of a disease.
symptoms and signs are sudden in nature and severe in intensity.
Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?
The combining form seb/o- means
The combining form melan/o- means
Pruritus means the condition of being
Tissue that is necrotic is
A patient with polydactyly would have
What is the correct spelling of the condition of having a yellow discoloration to the skin?
The medical word for a condition of fungal infection of the nails is spelled
In dermabrasion, the combining form abras/o means
One type of tinea is commonly known as
Blepharoplasty is a surgery in which ___________________.
is a semisolid mixture of partially digested food, saliva, digestive enzymes, and fluids in the stomach.
means pertaining to food and nourishment.
The combining form lingu/o- means "."
The combining form hepat/o- means "."
The medical word that means "pertaining to the stomach and intestines" uses which combining forms?
The process of eliminating feces is known as a bowel movement or
With coordinated contractions of its wall, the esophagus moves food toward the stomach. This process is known as
A condition of the gastrointestinal system that means difficult or painful eating or swallowing is
In a fecal occult blood test, what is the name of the chemical reagent that turns blue with a positive result?
You can find a lumen in the small and large intestines. What is a lumen?
The adjective means pertaining to the heart and the lungs.
A combining form for lung is
Respiration involves five separate processes. The movement of air in and out of the lungs is
In the word adenocarcinoma, the suffix is and the combining for meaning gland is
_________________ is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope.
The meaning of the combining form spir/o- in the word spirometry is .
The removal of an entire lung is a .
The drugs that suppress the cough center in the brain are drugs.
What is the definition of eupnea?
Pneumonia is actually
The divides the heart into right and left sides.
The irregularly shaped, central area in the thoracic cavity that lies between the lungs is the .
The definition of the combining form ven/o- is .
The combining form for heart is .
The definition of the combining form phleb/o- is .
Which medical word is spelled correctly?
Contraction of the myocardium around the atria and ventricles is known as .
The arrhythmia in which the heart beats too slowly is called .
Which medical word has word parts that mean inflammation of the innermost (layer of the) heart?
Which word is literally defined as "disease of the heart muscle?"
The combining form leuk/o- means .
The combining for erythr/o- means .
The combining form mon/o- means .
The combining form hem/o- in the medical word hemoglobin means .
The process of platelets sticking to a damaged blood vessel wall and forming clumps is known as platelet .
Formation of a blood clot by platelets, erythrocytes, and clotting factors is known as .
The combining form phag/o- means .
The combining form cyt/o- means .
The procedure for drawing a sample of venous blood into a vacuum tube is called venipuncture or .
A bacterial infection that spreads to the blood is called .
What is the correct spelling for a fully movable joint such as a ball-and-socket or hinge joint?
What is the correct spelling for the bone at the back of the head?
What is the correct spelling for the tail bone?
Inflammation or infection of the bone marrow is called .
The suffix -graphy means .
A fracture in which the bone edges break through the skin is known as .
A bone density test is recommended in order to test for .
A person who has an amputation will need .
Goniometry measures the .
When a joint like the ankle is unstable, which procedure will permanently stabilize the joint?
Abduction is to ____________________.
The beginning of a muscle, where it attaches to the stationary bone, is the .
All of the following mean muscle except .
The prefix tri- as in triceps means .
The medical word for muscle tissue that has undergone an increase in size (e.g., muscles in weightlifting) is .
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