Prefixes
With, without
What is -a, -an
oxygen
what is -oxia
mouth
stomat/o
Disorder of the pancreas where it either does not produce insulin or there is insulin resistance in the cells
diabetes Mellitus
The thigh bone
femur
between
what is inter-
breakdown, destruction, separation
what is -lysis
lung
pneumo/o, pulmon/o
When the alveoli become weak and rupture over time, type of COPD.
Emphysema
the second layer of skin
dermal layer
sameness
what is homeo-
study of
what is -logy
hernia
-cele
Common in men over the age of 50, symptoms include difficulty urinating and nocturia. This can be treated with a TURP.
benign prostatic hypertrophy
name the 3 parts of the small intestine
duodenum, jejunum, ileum
small
what is micro-
excision ,removal, resction
what is -ectomy
deficiency
-penia
Placental Abruption
the large tube that carries sperm from the testicles to the urethra
vas deferens
surrounding
what is peri-
softening
what is -malacia
flesh
sarc/o
Congenital Heart defect that involves 4 separate defects
Tetralogy of Fallot
cheek bone
zygomatic bone