Procedures & Physicians
You have been having chronic pains in your upper abdomen, and your family physician refers you to a specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called a
Gastroenterologist
You have just been diagnosed as having an enlarged liver. The doctor describes it as
Hepatomegaly
What is the meaning of the suffix '-rrhea'?
Flow or discharge
What does the combining form 'ankyl/o' mean in medical terminology related to the skeletal system?
stiff/bent
Layer One Deep
Stratum Basale
A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed. The X-ray image is called a
Mannogram
Your friend who is a long distance runner is told by his physician that he has an enlarged heart, but that this can be a normal finding in well conditioned athletes. The doctor writes on his chart that your friend has
Cardiomegaly
What is the meaning of the suffix '-oma'?
Tumor
What does the combining form 'sarc/o' mean in the muscular system vocabulary?
Flesh, Connective tissue
Layer Two
Stratum Spinosum
A patient with epilepsy has had a procedure performed that records brain electrical activity. This procedure is called
Electroencephalography
If I haven't been brushing my teeth often enough, I may end up with bleeding from my gums, a condition called
What is the meaning of the suffix '-sclerosis'?
Hardening
What does the combining form 'cephal/o' mean?
Head
Layer Three
Stratum Granulosum
A patient has had a diagnosis of colon cancer and will need surgical removal of the colon. She will end up with a permanent hole in her abdomen for drainage into a bag. The permanent opening is called a
Colostomy
What is the term for a fracture in which several breaks result in many small pieces between two large segments?
Comminuted fracture
What does the suffix '-clasia' mean in medical terminology related to the skeletal system?
Break
What does the combining form 'cost/o' mean in medical terminology related to the skeletal system?
Ribs
Layer Four (Superficial)
Stratum Corneum
record of the heart's function produced by the electrocardiograph
Eletrocardiogram
Inflammation of veins is termed
Phlebitis
What does the suffix '-centesis' mean in medical terminology related to the skeletal system?
surgical procedure to aspirate fluid
What does the combining form 'aut/o' mean?
Self
Yellow colored
Jaundiced