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MP 1, 1st 40 terms

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  • What suffix means an abnormal enlargement?
    -megaly
  • What career is a specialist in the study of female reproductive issues?
    gynecologist
  • What does the term benign mean?
    harmless
  • What medical term means a visual examination of the stomach?
    gastroscopy
  • What medical term means an inflammation of the stomach and small intestine?
    gastroenteritis
  • What is the medical term for a surgical removal of the appendix?
    appendectomy
  • What does the term malignant mean?
    harmful
  • What root word means kidney?
    nephr/o
  • What does void mean?
    to urinate
  • What medical term is used to describe a visual examination of a joint?
    arthroscopy
  • What medical term means dizziness?
    vertigo
  • What medical term means vomit?
    emesis
  • What term means a bluish discoloration of the skin?
    cyanosis
  • What does histology mean?
    the study of tissues
  • What prefix means slow?
    brady-
  • What is a laparotomy?
    surgical incision of the abdomen
  • What medical term means with a fever?
    febrile
  • What career is a specialist in the study of the lungs?
    pulmonologist
  • What is a cytologist?
    specialist in the study of cells
  • What prefix means bad, painful, or difficult?
    dys-
  • What medical term means a cancerous tumor?
    carcinoma
  • What medical term means blood in the urine?
    hematuria
  • What medical term means a nose bleed?
    epistaxis
  • What medical term means a lack of blood flow?
    ischemia
  • What medical term means tissue death?
    necrosis
  • What medical term means painful urination?
    dysuria
  • What term means difficulty breathing?
    dyspnea
  • What root means stomach?
    gastr/o
  • What term means swelling?
    edema
  • What is a lipoma?
    tumor made up of fat cells