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Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Review

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  • The combining form that means death
    necr/o
  • Hardening of fatty material in arteries:
    Atherosclerosis
  • The medical term for blood in the urine
    hematuria
  • The term that means excessive bleeding and menstruation
    Menorrhagia
  • Amniocentesis:
    Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo
  • The term contains that means disease of the joint
    Arthropathy
  • Benign tumor of muscle:
    myoma
  • The suffix that means tumor or mass
    -oma
  • The term that means the visual examination of the abdomen
    Laparoscopy
  • The combining form that means armpit
    axill/o
  • The combining form “isch/o” means
    To hold back
  • Tumors that are benign and when located in the uterus are known as fibroids
    Myomas
  • The term that means inflammation of the soft tissue under the skin
    cellulitis
  • Inflammation of membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord:
    Meningitis
  • The suffix meaning surgical creation of permanent opening to the outside of the body:
    -stomy
  • The suffix that means surgical puncture to remove fluid
    -centesis
  • The term that means inflammation of the ear
    Otitis
  • Term that means inflammation of bone and bone marrow
    Osteomyelitis
  • Cardiomegaly means
    enlarged heart
  • Slight increase in numbers of normal white blood cells caused by infection:
    Leukocytosis
  • The suffix “-rrhea” means
    Flow, discharge
  • Malignant tumor of glandular tissue:
    Adenocarcinoma
  • X-ray record of the spinal cord:
    Myelogram
  • The term for surgical removal of the breast.
    Mastectomy
  • Bursting forth of blood:
    Hemorrhage
  • The combing form that means inflammation of a vein
    phleb/o
  • The procedure is used to withdraw blood:
    Phlebotomy
  • What does rhinoplasty mean?
    Surgical repair of the nose
  • Resection of ovaries
    Oophorectomy
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