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Medical Terminology Final exam Study guide (chapters 1-13) 2024.
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seborrhea sebo/rrhea seh-boh-REE-ah - ANS>> discharge of oil (sebum) oil/discharge odont/o-
hem/o HEE-moh - ANS>> blood (hemorrhage) angi/o AN-gee-oh (most commonly refers to blood vessel, but can also refer to othe types of blood vessels as well) - ANS>> Vessel (angioplasty, angiectomy) neur/o NUR-oh - ANS>> nerve (neurology, neuralgia path/o PAH-thoh - ANS>> suffering , disease
(cephalometry)
(rehabilitation) eu- yoo - ANS>> good (euphoria) ab- ab - ANS>> away (abduct) Anti- AN-tee - ANS>> against (antibiotics) ante- an-tee - ANS>> before (antepartum) contra- KON-trah - ANS>> against (contraceptive) pro- proh - ANS>> before, on behalf of (probiotic) circum- sir-kum - ANS>> around (circumcision) ex- eks - ANS>> out (exhale) Ecto- ek-toh - ANS>> outside (ectoderm) exo- ek-soh - ANS>> outside (exoskeleton macro- ma-roh - ANS>> large (macrotia)
micro- mai-kroh - ANS>> small (microdontia) mono- maw-noh - ANS>> one (monocyte) Dermatology - ANS>> study of the skin syn- sin - ANS>> with, together (syndrome) bronchitis bron-KAI-tis - ANS>> inflammation of the bronchi pathogenic - ANS>> Causing or able to cause disease biospy BAI-op-see - ANS>> removal of tissue in order to exam it dermatomycosis der-mah-toh-mai-KOH-sis - ANS>> a fungal skin condition Pharmacist - ANS>> specialist in preparing and dispensing drugs optometry - ANS>> testing of eyes to measure vision geriatric - ANS>> pertaining to old age pericardium peri/cardi/ium peh-ree-KAR-dee-um - ANS>> Double-layered membrane surrounding the heart around/heart/tissue. osteocarcinoma osteo/carncin/oma AW-stee-oh-KAR-sih-NOH-mah - ANS>> bone cancer tumor bone/cancer/tumor cornea (KOR-nee-uh) - ANS>> the transparent membrane covering the outside of the eye
pneumonia new-MOH-nee-yah pneumon / ia lung / condition - ANS>> a lung condition carcinoma - ANS>> cancerous tumor apnea - ANS>> cessation of breathing rheumatoid arthritis ROO-mah-toyd- ar- THRAI-tis - ANS>> inflammatioin of the joint, called rheumatoid becasue its symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever Chronic KRAH-nik - ANS>> it has been going on for a while now Proximal PRAWK-sih-mal
caudal
subcutaneous sub/cutane/ous sub-hyoo-TAY-nee-us - ANS>> pertaining to beneath the skin beneath/skin/pertaining to Bx - ANS>> biopsy cherry angioma anig/oma CHEH-ree an-gee-OH-mah - ANS>> a small blood vessel tumor blood vessel/tumor decubitus ulcer de /cubitus ucler deh-KYOO-bih-tus UL-sir - ANS>> bed sore down/lie sore C&S - ANS>> culture and sensitivity ABCDE - ANS>> asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving xer/o - ANS>> dry xanth/o - ANS>> yellow erythr/o - ANS>> red melan/o - ANS>> black adip/o - ANS>> fat lip/o - ANS>> fat leuk/o - ANS>> white kerat/o - ANS>> hard, horny seb/o - ANS>> oil crypt/o
analgesic an/alge/sic A-nal-JEE-zik - ANS>> a drug that relieves pain no/pain/agent spinal stenosis spinal sten/osis SPAI-nal stih-NOH-sis - ANS>> inflammation of the vertebrae spine narrow/condition Osteoarthritis osteo/arthr/itis AW-stee-oh-ar-THRAI-tis - ANS>> inflammation of the bone and joint bone/joint/inflammation prosthesis pros/thesis praws-THEE_sis - ANS>> a device that is added to a body to replace a missing part or lost function toward/place muscular dystrophy muscul/ar dys/trophy MUS-kyoo-lar DIS-troh-fee - ANS>> disorder characterized by poor muscle development muscle/pertainingn to bad/nourishment C1-C7 - ANS>> cervical (of the neck) vertebrae tendonitis tendon/itis TEN-dah-NAI-tis - ANS>> tendon imflammation tendon/inflammation T1-T12 - ANS>> thoracic (of the chest) vertebrae L1-L5 - ANS>> lumbar (of the loin) vertebrae NSAID - ANS>> nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug oste/o - ANS>> bone
crani/o - ANS>> head, skull cervic/o when a "c" is followed by an e or i it is pronounced soft like an "s" - ANS>> neck spondyl/o vertebra comes from Latin for to "turn", its called this because the spine was once thought of as the hinge or center around which all other bones turned - ANS>> vertebra lumb/o
half/paralysis anesthetic an-es-THET-ik an/esthetic - ANS>> a drug that causes loss of sensation not/sensation hydrophobia hydro/phobia HAI-druh-FOH-bee-ah - ANS>> fear of water water/excessive fear cerebal embolism cerebr/al embol/ism seh-REE-bral EM-boh-lih-zum Embolus is a Greek word meaning "stopper" or "plug" - ANS>> the blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a foreign object (emolus) such as fat or bacteria brain/pertaining to stopper/ condition Microephaly micro/ephal/y MAI-kroh-SEH-fah-lee - ANS>> abnomally small head small/head/condition Hydrocephaly HAI-droh-SEH-fah-lee hydro/cephal/y - ANS>> abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain water/head/condition encephalitis encephal/itis in-SEF-ah-LAI-tis - ANS>> inflammation of the brain brain/inflammation ischemic stroke isch/em/ic ihs-KEE-mik STROHK - ANS>> a stroke where the blood loss is caused by a blockage
hold back/blood/pertaining to Chemotherapy chemo/therapy KEE-moh-THER-ah-pee - ANS>> The use of drugs to treat diseases such as cancer chemical/treatment transient ischemic attack (TIA) trans/ient isch/em/ic TRAN-zee-en ih-SKEE-mik ah-TAK - ANS>> a mini-stroke caused by the blockage of a blood vessel that resolves (goes away) wihtin 24 hours across/go hold/back/pertaining to EEG - ANS>> electroencephalogram TIA - ANS>> transient ischemic attack (mini stroke) ADHD - ANS>> attention deficit hyperactivity disorder CNS - ANS>> central nervous system CSF - ANS>> cerebrospinal fluid MS - ANS>> multiple sclerosis cerebr/o