PATHOLOGIES
Specialist in gums.
What is Periodontist?
Suffix for sensation of feeling.
What is -esthesia?
visual examination.
What is -scopy?
Prefix meaning many.
What is poly?
The meaning of this term unscrambled is vomiting:
S M I E S E
What is EMESIS?
Loss of hair from the scalp
What is alopecia?
-ectasis
What is dilation?
Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
What is paracentesis?
pregnancy that is out of place: ________topic
Using a stethoscope to listen to the sounds of the heart, lungs or intestines.
What is Auscultation?
cryptorchidism
What is undescended testicles?
FIXATION
What is -pexy?
Measurement of levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood.
What is a PSA test? (Prostate Specific Antigen)
Brady-
What is slow?
Enzyme that digests fat
What is lipase?
Formation of a stone (calculus)
What is lithogenesis?
Suffix for movement.
What is -kinesia?
Surgical repair of a blood vessel.
What is angioplasty?
good feeling (well-being): _____________phoria
What is euphoria?
First menstrual period
What is menarche?
Yellowish discoloration of the skin in a newborn.
What is jaundice?
-oid
What is resembling?
Incision of the perineum during childbirth.
Pertaining to through the liver.
What is transhepatic?
The meaning of the abbreviation: CVA
What is cerebrovascular accident?
Lateral curvature of the spinal column
What is Scoliosis?
-asthenia
What is lack of strength?
Operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disc
What is a laminectomy?
Exo-
What is out or outside?
Examples are carpal tunnel, Down, Reye, and toxic shock.
What are syndromes?