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Chapter 16
Medical terminology
Diseases/Conditions
100
Divide the following word "pericardium" and define the meaning
What is peri/card/ium pertaining to surrounding the heart
100
This term is also referred to the windpipe.
What is trachea
100
What word means "fat cell"
What is adipocyte
100
This term means "study of life" wheras this term means "study of cells"
What is biology and cytology
100
This condition refers to "itching"
What is pruritus
200
Which word is spelled correctly opthalmoscopy or ophthalmoscopy?
What is ophthalmoscopy
200
What term means the opposite of "Distal"
What is Proximal
200
Name the 3 layers of the skin and which layer contain Blood vessels.
What is epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous Dermis contain blood vessels
200
This term means "study of tumors and is treated by a specialist in the study of tumors. Name the term and the type of specialist
What is oncology and oncologist
200
this disease refers to small pinpoint hemorrhages
What is petechia
300
List 5 suffixes that mean pertaining to.
What is -ia, -ial, -genic, -ic, -ac
300
Name the 4 main quadrants of the body
What is RUQ, LUQ, RLQ and LLQ
300
Name the 4 functions of the skin
What is protection, receptors for skin sensation, thermo regulation(temperature) and sweat and oil glands
300
Name the specialist that specializes the stomach and the intestines.
What is gastroenterologist
300
Absence of hair where it normally grows
What is Alopecia
400
T or F. This term means"Endoscopy" means instrument to visually examine within the body. If False what should the correct term be?
What is False Endoscope
400
Name the 5 cavities of the body
What is cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic and spinal
400
Name the 2 accessory organs of the skin
What is hair and nails
400
This term means "profuse sweating"
What is diaphoresis
400
This condition causes infection of the skin caused by a fungus
What is Tinea
500
Give the term that means pertaining to the back of the heart
What is retrocardiac
500
Give the combining forms for the following colors listed below: gray black green rosy red
What is polio, anthrac or melan chlor eosino erythr
500
Name the term that means "pertaining to being produced by treatment
What is iatrogenic
500
Loss of pigmentation in areas of the skin
What is vitiligo
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