chapter 3 medical terminology
amniocentesis - correct answer surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo
tonsillitis - correct answer inflammation of lymph tissue in the throat
ptosis - correct answer prolapse
ischemia - correct answer blood is held back from an area
necr/o - correct answer death
acromegaly - correct answer enlargement of extremities after puberty due to pituitary gland problems
otalgia - correct answer pain in the ear
chronic - correct answer continuing over a long period of time
arteriole - correct answer small artery
scope - correct answer instrument to visually examine
cystocele - correct answer hernia of the urinary bladder
myelogram - correct answer x-ray record of the spinal cord
myeloma - correct answer tumor of bone marrow (cancerous)
coccus - correct answer berry shaped (spheroidal) bacteria
polymorphonuclear leukocyte - correct answer neutrophil
graphy - correct answer instrument to record
oid - correct answer resembling
leukocyte - correct answer an eosinophil is an
laryngectomy - correct answer removal of the voice box
angioplasty - correct answer surgical repair of a blood vessel
lymphocyte - correct answer a blood cell that produces antibodies
sclerosis - correct answer hardening (opposite of malacia)
hypertrophy - correct answer excessive development
therapy - correct answer treatment
stomy - correct answer surgical creation of a permanent opening to the outside of the body
myelogram - correct answer record of the spinal cord
angiography - correct answer process of recording blood vessels
myalgia - correct answer pain of a muscle
thoracocentesis - correct answer surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest
staphlococci - correct answer berry shaped bacteria in clusters
laryngectomy - correct answer resection of the voice box
ischemia - correct answer holding back of blood(from cells)
cystocele - correct answer hernia of the urinary bladder
thrombocyte - correct answer a clotting cell,platelet
erythrocyte - correct answer a red blood cell
neutrophril - correct answer a granulocytic white blood cell that destroys cells by engulfing and digesting
them,polymorphonuclear leukocyte
monocyte - correct answer a mononuclear leukocyte that is a phagocyte
lymphocytes - correct answer a mononuclear leukocyte that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies
eosinophils - correct answer a leukocyte whose granules turn red with stain and whose numbers are
elevated in allergic reactions
acrophobia - correct answer fear of heights(extremities)
myosarcoma - correct answer flesh (malignant) tumor of muscle
morphology - correct answer study of shape (of cells)
blepharitis - correct answer inflammation of an eyelid
chondromalacia - correct answer softening of cartilage
myeloma - correct answer tumor of bone marrow
cardiomypathy - correct answer disease of heart muscle
pertaining to the lungs - correct answer pulmonary
pertaining to death - correct answer necrotic
pertaining to the groin - correct answer inguinal
tissue surrounding the heart - correct answer pericardium
hardening fatty material in the artery - correct answer arteriosclerosis
record of the spinal cord - correct answer myelogram
enlargemnt of the liver - correct answer hepatomegaly
new opening in the tracheal - correct answer tracheostomy
inflammation in the tonsills - correct answer tonsillitis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen - correct answer abdominocentesis
pain associated with the pleura - correct answer pleurodynia
study of the eye - correct answer ophthalmology
berry or spherical shaped bacteria in clusters - correct answer staphylococci
beyond control(spread of a cancerous tumor) - correct answer metastasis
pertaining to the voice box - correct answer laryngeal
condition disease of the lung - correct answer pneumonia
hernia of the urinary bladder - correct answer cystocele
deficiency in white blood cells - correct answer leukopenia
excessive development - correct answer hypertrophy
pertaining to the groin - correct answer inguinal
clotting cell - correct answer platelet
incision of a vein - correct answer phlebotomy
small vein - correct answer venule
inguinal - correct answer pertaining to the groin
blepharoptosis - correct answer prolapse of an eyelid
cardiomypathy - correct answer disease of heart muscle
mastectomy - correct answer resection of the breast
otalgia - correct answer ear pain
laryngeal - correct answer pertaining to the voice box
angiogenesis - correct answer formation of blood vessels
peritoneal - correct answer pertaining to the membrane surounding the abdomen
hemolysis - correct answer destruction of blood
laparotomy - correct answer incision of the abdomen
metastasis - correct answer spread of a malignant tumor
ischemia - correct answer holding back blood from tissues
acrophobia - correct answer fear of heights
tracheostomy - correct answer new opening of the windpipe to the outside of the body
necrosis - correct answer abnormal condition of death of cells
cystocele - correct answer hernia in the urinary bladder
electroencephalogram - correct answer record of the electricity in the brain
thrombocytopenia - correct answer deficiency of clotting cells(platelets)
biopsy - correct answer removal of living tissue and examination under a microscope
hydronephrosis - correct answer abnormal condition of fluid in the kidney
stretococcus - correct answer berry shaped bacteria in twisted chains
