Medical Terminology Review

Which combining form means white? a. cyan/o b. erythr/o c. leuk/o

What does the term cardiorrhexis mean? a. abnormal softening of the heart b. rupture of the heart c. to suture the wall of the heart

In the term pericardiectomy, the word part -ectomy is a: a. prefix b. suffix c. word root (combining form)

Which term means the tissue death of an artery or arteries? a. arteriomalacia b. arterionecrosis c. arteriostenosis

Which term means inflammation of a nerve? a. neurectomy b. neuritis c. neuroplasty

Which suffix means to suture or stitch? a. -rrhage b. -rrhaphy c. -rrhexis

Which suffix means a surgical creation of an artificial opening? a. -ectomy b. -otomy c. -ostomy

Which suffix requires the use of the combining vowel? a. -algia b. -ologist c. -stenosis

Which term means red blood cells? a. leukocytes b. erythrocytes c. melanosis

Which term describes the time and events surrounding birth? a. perinatal b. postnatal c. prenatal

In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word part means ear? a. laryng/o b. ot/o c. rhin/o

Which term means any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow? a. myelopathy b. myelosis c. myelotomy

Which term means pain in the stomach? a. gastralgia b. gastritis c. gastrotomy

Which term means the rupture of a muscle? a. myoplasty b. myorrhaphy c. myorrhexis

Which suffix means a specialist? a. -graphy b. -ologist c. -ology

Inflammation of the colon is known as ____________________. (col/o means colon.)

The term meaning inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is ____________________. (gastr/o means stomach ) (enter/o means small intestine)

A surgical incision into a muscle is a/an ____________________. (my/o means muscle.)

The death of bone tissue is known as ____________________. (oste/o means bone.)

The term meaning visual examination of the bladder is ____________________. (cyst/o means bladder.)

Abnormal enlargement of the liver is known as ____________________. (hepat/o means liver.)

The term meaning abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is ____________________. (arteri/o means artery.)

Surgical removal of the tonsils is known as a/an ____________________. (tonsill/o means tonsil.)

The surgical repair of a muscle is known as a/an ____________________. (my/o means muscle.)

The medical term meaning the surgical repair of the nose is ____________________. (rhin/o means nose.)

Define each term. -algia hypo -megaly -osis hyper-

define each term -necrosis sclerosis -scopy -stenosis supra-

define each term. -gram -graphy -itis -malacia sub-