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Unitek prereq Ch 1 exam questions and answers
Unitek prereq Ch 1 exam questions and answers
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Unitek prereq Ch 1 exam questions andanswers
algia - Answer -pain, suffering
dys - Answer -bad, difficult or painful
ectomy - Answer -surgical removal, cutting out
hyper - Answer -excessive, increased
hypo - Answer -deficient, decrease
its - Answer -inflammation
osis - Answer -abnormal condition, disease
ostomy - Answer -the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
otomy - Answer -cutting, surgical incision
plasty - Answer -surgical repair
rrhage - Answer -bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
Hemorrhage - Answer -loss of large amounts of blood in a short time
rrhaphy - Answer -surgical suturing to close a wound includes suture, staples glue
Myorrhaphy - Answer -surgical suturing of a muscle wound
rrhea - Answer -flow or discharge
Diarrhea - Answer -frequent flow of loses or watery stool
rrhexis - Answer -rupture
Myorrhexis - Answer -rupture of muscle
sclerosis - Answer -abnormal hardening
, Cyan/o (cyanosis) - Answer -is a blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of
adequate oxygen in the blood
erythr/o (erythrocyte) - Answer -is a mature red blood cell
leuk/o (leukocyte) - Answer -is a white blood cell
melan/o (melanosis) - Answer -is any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in
body tissues or organs
polio/o (poliomyelitis) - Answer -is a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal
cord
Gastralgia - Answer -pain in the stomach
Gastrodynia - Answer -also means pain in the stomach
Gastritis - Answer -inflammation of the stomach
Hepatomegaly - Answer -abnormal enlargement of the liver
Arteriomalacia - Answer -abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries
Arterionecrosis - Answer -tissue death of an artery or arteries
Arteriesclerosis - Answer -abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery
Arteriostenosis - Answer -abnormal narrowing of an artery
Centesis - Answer -is a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purpose
Abdominocentesis - Answer -surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
graphy - Answer -process of producing a picture or record
Angiography - Answer -process of producing radiographic study of blood vessels after
injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible
Gram - Answer -means picture or record
Angiogram - Answer -resulting film that is produced by angiography
Myoplasty - Answer -surgical repair of a muscle
copy - Answer -visual examination
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