Prefixes
What does the prefix "Anti" mean?
Agaisnt
What does the suffix 'Ism" mean?
Condition
What does "BP" mean?
"Cystitis" definition.
Inflammation in the bladder
"Mast/o" definition:
Breast
What does the prefix "Itis" mean?
Inflammation
What does the suffix "megaly" mean?
Enlargement
What does "BX" mean?
Biopsy
What is the term for "painful" during urination?
Dysuria
What does "Gravida" mean?
Pregnant women
What does the prefix "Cardi" mean?
Heart
Tumor
What does "CA" mean?
Cardiac Arrest
What is a urinalysis for?
Used to provide clues to renal disease.
"Episiotomy" definition:
Surgical incision to enlarge the vaginal orifice to prevent tearing of the tissues as the child moves out of the birth canal.
What does the prefix "Lingu" mean?
Tongue
What does the suffix "Sclerosis" mean?
What does "EMG" mean?
Electromyogram
A procedure that allows a doctor to look inside the bladder using a thin camera is a:
Cystoscopy
"Gynec" definition:
Females
What does the prefix "Intra" mean?
Within
What does the suffix "Plegia" mean?
Paralysis
What does "Hx" mean?
History
Lithotripsy
A 8 weeks during pregnancy, the child is known as a/an __.
Embryo