MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM/ MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS/GRADE A+L

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM/ MOSTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS| 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS/GRADE A+
-algia



Ans: pain, suffering



dys-



Ans: bad, difficult, or painful



-ectomy



Ans: surgical removal, cutting out



hyper-



Ans: excessive, increased



hypo-

,Ans: deficient, decreased



-itis



Ans: inflammation



-osis



Ans: abnormal condition, disease



-ostomy



Ans: the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface



-otomy



Ans: cutting, surgical incision



-plasty



Ans: surgical repair



-rrhage

,Ans: bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge



-rrhaphy



Ans: surgical suturing



-rrhea



Ans: flow, discharge



-rrhexis



Ans: rupture



-sclerosis



Ans: abnormal hardening



abdominocentesis



Ans: The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes.



acronym



Ans: A word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term.

, acute



Ans: A condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration.



angiography



Ans: The process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a
contrast medium to make the blood vessels visible.



appendectomy



Ans: Surgical removal of the appendix.



arteriosclerosis



Ans: Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.



arthralgia



Ans: pain in a joint or joints



colostomy



Ans: the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface