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Medical Terminology

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  • Which degree burn is described by deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer
    Third Degree
  • What is the basic rule for emphasizing syllables?
    in most words, the emphasis usually falls on the third-to-last syllable.
  • A crack in the skin is called a(n):
    fissure.
  • A patient has unremarkable symptoms. Unremarkable is a medical term used to mean:
    normal.
  • Translate the root morph/o.
    Change
  • Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in cardiovascular.
    kar
  • If a patient is prone, he is:
    lying down on his belly.
  • Translate the suffix -graph.
    Instrument used to produce a record
  • Which medical term means excessive melanin in the skin?
    Hypermelanosis
  • Medical language is made up primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two ancient languages?
    Greek and Latin
  • In order to treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better, a medical professional may recommend:
    supportive care.
  • proper syllabic breakdown for the word cardiac arrest?
    car/di/ac a/rrest
  • the correct breakdown of the term epidermal into its component parts.
    epi/derm/al
  • After a health care provider has gathered information from the patient and performed any necessary investigations, the health care provider then formulates a(n) ________________, which could be a diagnosis, identification of the problem, or
    assessment
  • The story of the patient's problem is known as:
    history of present illness.
  • If a patient’s symptoms or disease is becoming more and more severe, evident, etc. each day, it is known as:
    progressive.
  • What is the correct pronunciation for the term alopecia?
    a-loh-PEE-sha
  • Translate the suffix -logy.
    Study of
  • In medical terminology, what is a root?
    The foundation or subject of the term
  • During a patient exam, a medical professional may feel parts of the patient’s body. This is called:
    palpation.
  • A(n) ______ is a word formed by including the name of the person who discovered or invented what is being described.
    eponym
  • Translate the root pneumon/o.
    Lung
  • A patient concern that just started recently, or is a sudden onset, severe symptom, is called:
    acute.
  • A PACU is a(n):
    postanesthesia care unit.