Root Words
The root word referring to nail
What is onych/o?
Treatment with medicine or a procedure goes in this section of a SOAP note:
What is Plan?
Word components that refer to the skin are:
What is derm/o,dermat/o, and cutane/o?
A lateral S curve of the spine is:
What is scoliosis?
Arthr/o is an example of a:
What is a word root?
Root word pertaining to the color red in skin description:
What is erythr/o?
Term used to describe a diagnosis that starts slow and lasts a long time:
What is chronic?
A pus-filled blister is called a
What is a pustule?
Connective tissue attaching muscle to bone:
What is tendon?
The prefix in the term hypodermic is
What is hypo-?
The meaning of Eponym is:
What is to put your name on something?
A problem that worsens more and more each day is said to be
What is progressive?
The outermost layer of the skin is called the:
What is epidermis?
The root word for cartilage:
What is chondr/o?
In the term neonatology, the suffix is:
What is -logy?
Root word meaning wrist:
What is carp/o?
A term used in the Plan section of the Patient's Note used when the physician plans to watch or keep an eye on the patient's condition:
What is observation?
Term referring to nail disease:
What is onycho/pathy?
The acronym OA stands for this medical term.
What is Osteoarthritis?
Prefix describing many:
What is poly-?
This is used to attach a root to a suffix:
What is a combining vowel?
If a patient had surgeries in the past, that information would be found in this section of the patient's medical note:
What is Subjective?
If the rash is limited to a specific area, it is a _____ rash:
What is localized?
The term CABG is an example of a(n):
What is procedure?
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
An enlargement of the heart is:
What is cardiomegaly?