C/F
The C/F _______means crooked or bend
Scoli/o
The suffix -globin means
Protein
A pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum becomes implanted on any tissue other than the lining of the uterine cavity
ectopic pregnancy
_______is an exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen. It is treated as a medical emergency
anaphylaxis.
What abbreviation refers to magnetic resonance imaging?
MRI
The C/F _____means: glue; neuroglial tissue
gli/o
The suffix -penia means
decrease, deficiency
Disease or weakening of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function.
Cardiomyopathy
______ is a procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores blood flow using a balloon-tipped catheter.
Angioplasty
A “mini stroke,” also called a transient ischemic attack is a type of stroke in which symptoms resolve within 24 hours and do not cause permanent damage. What abbreviation is associated with this attack?
TIA
The C/F_____means milk.
galact/o
The suffix phylaxis means
protection
In _____, the individual has a sudden and uncontrollable urge to sleep at an inappropriate time, such as when driving.
Narcolepsy
What is an elevated level of fatty substances in the blood called?
hyperlipidemia
This test is used to diagnose such conditions as tumors and infections and help locate seizure focus or areas of inactivity in the brain.
EEG (electroencephalography
The C/F ______means night
Noct/o
The suffix -tocia means
childbirth, labor
Narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
coarctation
A ______ is a mass of extravasated, usually clotted, blood caused by a break or leak in a blood vessel. It may be found in any organ, tissue, or space within the body
Hematoma
_______is an autoimmune disease that targets the myelin sheath on the nerves of the central nervous system. MS causes inflammation, hardening (sclerosing), and, finally, loss of myelin (demyelination) throughout the spinal cord and brain.
MS (Multiple sclerosis)
The C/F ____means breast
mast/o
The suffix -arche means
Beginning
Abnormally rapid, uncoordinated quivering muscle contraction of the heart
Fibrillation
The visual examination of the bladder to obtain biopsies, and to remove pathological tissue is called?
Cystoscopy
CSF stands for
cerebrospinal fluid