Week 2 Medical Terminology
The medical term for nose infection or inflammation.
What is Rhinitis?
The neck pertains to this Division of the back.
What is Cervical?
Suffix: “opening,” specifically openings made in surgery in or between parts of the body.
What is -stomy?
The prefix Dys- means what?
What is abnormal, bad, difficult, painful.
Define the term Transurethral.
What is (of a medical procedure) performed via the urethra?
Inflammation of the joints.
What is Arthralgia?
What is Mediastinum?
Surgical puncture to remove fluid.
What is -centesis?
The prefix Ante- is?
What is before, forward?
Define the term Craniotomy.
What is surgical opening into the skull?
Surgical removal of one or both kidneys.
What is Nephrectomy?
Benign (not cancerous) tumors made of cartilage that are found mostly in the small bones of the hand and feet.
What is Chondroma?
A condition or disease.
What is -pathy?
Post- means.
What is after, behind?
Define the term Amniocentesis.
What is a prenatal test that takes amniotic fluid from around your baby in the uterus (also called womb)?
Happens when the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid hormone.
Hyperthyroidism
The serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs.
What is Peritoneum?
The surgical removal of one or both of a woman's fallopian tubes.
What is Salpingectomy?
The prefix Epi-.
What is above, upon?
Define the term Intervetebral.
What is situated between vertebrae?
A surgical procedure that orthopedic surgeons use to visualize and treat problems inside a joint.
Arthroscopy
A procedure used to check the organs in the belly (abdomen).
What is Laparoscopy?
A treatment where your healthcare provider applies extreme cold to freeze and destroy abnormal tissue.
What is Cryotherapy?
Hypo-
What is below, deficient, less than normal.
Define the term Pleuritis.
What is a condition in which the pleura — two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall — becomes inflamed.