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Chapters 1 & 2
Medical Terminology Systems- Unit 2 Test
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09/20/2015
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Term
A medical word consists of some or all of the following elements:
 Definition

Word Root

Combining Form

Suffix

Prefix
Term
A Word Root...
 Definition
is the foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning.
Term
Greek roots...
 Definition
are used to build words that describe a disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis.
Term
Latin roots...
 Definition
are used to build words that describe anatomical structures.
Term

Word Root:

dermat

 Definition
skin
Term

Word Root:

cutane

 Definition
skin
Term

Word Root:

nephr

 Definition
kidney
Term

Word Root:

ren

 Definition
kidney
Term

Word Root:

stomat

 Definition
mouth
Term

Word Root:

or

 Definition
mouth
Term
A combining form...
 Definition
is created when a word root is combined with a vowel.
Term
A combining vowel...
 Definition
is usually an o, but sometimes it is an i.
Term
Like a word root, a combining form...
 Definition
is the basic foundation to which other word elements are added to build a complete medical word.
Term

Word Root:

erythr/

 

Combining Form:

erythr/o

 Definition
red
Term

Word Root:

gastr/

 

Combining Form:

gastr/o

 Definition
stomach
Term

Word Root:

hepat/

 

Combining Form:

hapat/o

 Definition
liver
Term

Word Root:

immun/

 

Combining Form:

immun/o

 Definition
immune, immunity, safe
Term

Word Root:

nephr/

 

Combining Form:

nephr/o

 Definition
kidney
Term

Word Root:

oste/

 

Combining Form:

oste/o

 Definition
bone
Term
A suffix...
 Definition
is a word element placed at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word.
Term
In medical terminology, a suffix usually describes a...
 Definition
pathology (disease or abnormaility), symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, or part of speech.
Term

Suffix:

-itis

 Definition
inflammation
Term

Suffix:

-megaly

 Definition
enlargement
Term

Suffix:

-oma

 Definition
tumor
Term

A prefix...

 

 Definition
is a word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root.
Term
The prefix usually indicates a...
 Definition
number, time, position, direction, or negation.
Term

Prefix:

an-

 Definition
without, not
Term

Prefix:

hyper-

 Definition
excessive, above normal
Term

Prefix:

intra-

 Definition
in, within
Term

Prefix:

para-

 Definition
near, beside; beyond
Term

Prefix:

poly-

 Definition
many, much
Term

Prefix:

pre-

 Definition
before
Term

Word Root:

esthes

 Definition
feeling
Term

Word Root:

therm

 Definition
heat
Term

Word Root:

muscul

 

 Definition
muscle
Term

Word Root:

nas

 

 Definition
nose
Term

Word Root:

ur

 Definition
urine
Term

Word Root:

nat

 Definition
birth
Term

Suffix:

-ia

 Definition
condition
Term

Suffix:

-ar

 

 Definition
pertaining to
Term

Suffix:

-al

 Definition
pertaining to
Term

Word Root:

chondr

 Definition
cartilage
Term

Word Root:

arthr

 

 Definition
joint
Term

Combining Form:

oste/o

 Definition
bone
Term

Combining Form:

hepat/o

 Definition
liver
Term

Suffix:

-cyte

 Definition
cell
Term

Combining Form:

cholangi/o

 Definition
bile vessel
Term

Word Root:

dent

 Definition
teeth
Term

Suffix:

-ist

 Definition
specialist
Term
Dermatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the skin
Term
Cutaneous
 Definition
pertaining to the skin
Term
Nephroma
 Definition
tumor of the kidney
Term
Renal
 Definition
pertains to the kidney
Term
Stomatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the mouth
Term
Oral
 Definition
pertaining to the mouth
Term
Gastritis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach
Term
Gastromegaly
 Definition
enlargement of the stomach
Term
Gastroma
 Definition
tumor of the stomach
Term
Hepatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the liver
Term
Hepatomegaly
 Definition
enlargement of the liver
Term
Hepatoma
 Definition
tumor of the liver
Term
Anesthesia
 Definition
condition of not feeling
Term
Hyperthermia
 Definition
condition of excessive heat
Term
Intramuscular
 Definition
pertaining to within the muscle
Term
Paranasal
 Definition
pertaining to area near the nose
Term
Polyuria
 Definition
condition of much urine
Term
Prenatal
 Definition
pertaining to the period before birth
Term
Gastroenteritis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach and intestine
Term
Hepatocyte
 Definition
liver cell
Term
Osteochondritis
 Definition
inflammation of bone and cartilage
Term
Osteoarthritis
 Definition
inflammation of bone and joint
Term
splen
 Definition
spleen
Term
hyster
 Definition
uterus
Term
enter
 Definition
intestine
Term
neur
 Definition
nerve
Term
ot
 Definition
ear
Term
dermat
 Definition
skin
Term
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
Nephritis
 Definition
inflammation of the kidney
Term
Arthrodesis
 Definition
fixation of a joint
Term
Dermatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the skin
Term
Dentist
 Definition
specialist in teeth
Term
Gastrectomy
 Definition
excision of the stomach
Term
Chondritis
 Definition
inflammation of cartilage
Term
Hepatoma
 Definition
tumor of the liver
Term
Muscular
 Definition
pertaining to muscle
Term
Gastric
 Definition
pertaining to the stomach
Term
Osteoma
 Definition
tumor of the bone
Term
hemat
 Definition
blood
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
Hematemesis
 Definition
vomiting blood
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
Arthritis
 Definition
inflammation of a joint
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
Gastrodynia
 Definition
pain in the stomach
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
Hematology
 Definition
study of blood
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
Arthrocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of a joint
Term
encephal
 Definition
brain
Term
mening
 Definition
meninges
Term
Encephalomeningitis
 Definition
inflammation of brain and meninges
Term
-clasis
 Definition
to break; surgical fracture
Term
Osteoclasis
 Definition
surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
Term
Arthrodesis
 Definition
binding together of a joint
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
Term
append
 Definition
appendix
Term
Appendectomy
 Definition
excision of the appendix
Term
-lysis
 Definition
separation; destruction; loosening
Term
thromb
 Definition
blood clot
Term
Thrombolysis
 Definition
destruction of a blood clot
Term
-pexy
 Definition
fixation (of an organ)
Term
Mastopexy
 Definition
fixation of the breast(s)
Term
mast
 Definition
breast
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
rhin
 Definition
nose
Term
Rhinoplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of the nose
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
my
 Definition
muscle
Term
Myorrhaphy
 Definition
suture of a muscle
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening
Term
trache
 Definition
windpipe
Term
Tracheostomy
 Definition
forming an opening into the trachea(windpipe)
Term
-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
Term
Osteotome
 Definition
instrument to cut bone
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
Term
lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
Lithotripsy
 Definition
crushing a stone
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