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  • What medical term means a surgical incision into the voice box?
    laryngotomy
  • What does the medical term hypercapnia mean?
    excessive carbon dioxide
  • What is the term for a weakening in the wall of an artery, which results in a balloon-like protrusion?
    aneurysm
  • A cholangiogram is a recording of the___________________
    bile vessel
  • The combining form somat/o means:
    body
  • What is the term for an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine?
    scoliosis
  • What is an embolus?
    A clot that has traveled through the body
  • The endocrine suffix -tropin means:
    to stimulate
  • Name 2 suffixes for pain
    -algia, -dynia
  • What is the medical term for visual examination of the abdomen?
    laparoscopy
  • What is the medical term for inflammation of the bone and bone marrow?
    osteomyelitis
  • What medical term means inflammation of the throat?
    pharyngitis
  • Which medical word means chest pain?
    angina
  • A woman has a condition where tiny "pouches" within her large intestine became inflammed. What is the name for this condition?
    diverticulitis
  • What does hematopoiesis mean?
    production of blood
  • What does the abbreviation CABG stand for?
    coronary artery bypass graft
  • What medical term means a surgical repair of the heart?
    cardioplasty
  • What does the term androgen mean?
    substance that generates male (characteristics)
  • What medical term means an increased blood potassium level?
    hyperkalemia
  • The term hyponatremia means:
    decreased sodium levels in the blood
  • What medical term is used to describe an unusual bluish discoloration of the skin?
    cyanosis
  • Which term means slow breathing?
    bradypnea
  • What medical term means difficulty speaking?
    dysphasia
  • What medical term means "instrument used to measure breathing?"
    spirometer
  • Which suffix means blood condition?
    -emia
  • The name of this hormone literally means "rapid birth"
    oxytocin
  • Name 2 roots for vein
    phleb/o, ven/o
  • What is the medical term for surgical removal of the gallbladder?
    cholecystectomy
  • Which type of diabetes is the most common?
    NIDDM
  • What does the medical term anorexia mean?
    without an appetite
  • Which blood test shows the percentage of each type of WBC?
    Differential
  • The root myel/o means:
    bone marrow or spinal cord
  • What occurs when air enters the pleural space (give medical term)
    pneumothorax
  • Name the genetic disorder which causes thick mucus to build up in the air passageways.
    cystic fibrosis
  • What does the medical term orthopnea mean?
    difficulty breathing while lying flat
  • What medical term means excessive thirst?
    polydipsia
  • What does the term dyspepsia mean?
    indigestion
  • The suffix -systole means__________
    contraction of the heart
  • Which genetic condition causes problems with blood clotting. It is often referred to as the "Royal Disease"
    hemophilia
  • A localized area of necrotic tissue (usually due to ischemia) is called a(n):
    infarct
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