Final Exam 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 to bear (offspring) | what is the meaning of the suffix -para |
| eating, swallowing | what is the meaing of the suffix -phagia |
| formation, production | what is the meaning of the suffix -poiesis |
| study of cause of something | what is the meaning of Etiology |
| disease | what is the meaning of the suffix -pathy |
| hemoptysis | spitting up blood |
| pulmonorrhaphy | what is the word for suture of a lung |
| hemothorax | what is the word for blood in the chest |
| inability to speak | aphasia means |
| pericarditis | what is the word for inflammation around the heart |
| auria | the word for no urine |
| vomitting | what is the meaning of the suffix -emesis |
| stone, calculus | what is the meaning of the suffix -lith |
| heptomegaly | what is the name for an enlarged liver |
| gastrodynia | pain in the stomach |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| -ectomy | what is the suffix that means excision, removal |
| suture | what is the meaning of the suffix -rrhaphy |
| forming an open (moutn) | what is the meaning of the suffix -stomy |
| -malacia | what is the meaning of the suffix that means softening |
| lacrim/o | what is the combining form for tear |
| epi- | what is the prefix that mean above, upon |
| under, below | what is the meaning of the prefix sub- |
| post- | what is the prefix meaning after, behind |
| multi- or poly- | what is the prefix meaning many, much |
| tri- | what is the prefix that means three |
| around | what is the meaning of the prefix circum- |
| through, across | what is the meaning of the prefix dia- |
| outside, outward | what is the meaning of the prefix extra- |
| gastroscopy | visual examination of the stomach |
| hypoxia | not total lack of oxygen |
| Biopsy | Bx, representative tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination |
| steat/o | what is the combining form meaning skin |
| ichthyosis | abnormal condition of dry or scaly skin |
| cytology | study of cells |
| splenopexy | surgical fixation of the spleen |
| xer/o | the element meaning dry |
| PRN | A medication is ordered as needed, what are the abbreviations for the order? |
| pathology | what is the study of diseases |
| rule out | the term for the abbreviation R/O |
| nothing by mouth | the patient is scheduled to have surgery in the morning. the doctor has NPO, what does that mean for the patient |
| under, below | infra means |
| quadriplegia | when a person cannot move any extremity |
| lactose intolerance | when a person cannot drink milk products |
| auriscope | instrument for examining the ear |
| q.i.d. | what is the abbreviation for 4 times a day |
| cervic/o | combining form meaning neck |
| colp/o, vagin/o | combining form for vagina |
| pregnancy | suffix for -cyesis |
| turning | suffix for -version |
| dys- | prefix meaning bad, difficult |
| -lepsy | what is the suffix meaning seizure |
| hydrocephalus | accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain |
| electroencephalography | EEG |
| magnetic resonance imaging | MRI |
| ultrasound | US |
| complete blood count | CBC |
| computed tomography | CT |
| red | erythr/o means |
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