Word part definitions
Ot/o
ear
What's the difference between fissure and fistula?
fissure-groove or crack like sore of the skin
fistula-abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
The term that means any disease of the stomach is?
Gastrosis
What is the plural term of bursa?
bursae
Gloria Quilles arrives at the ER with severe chest pains. The on-call nurse uses which process to determine how quickly Gloria will be seen by a doctor?
Triage
Poli/o
gray
What's the difference between mucous and mucus?
Mucous-describes the specialized membrane that lines the body cavities
Mucus-fluid secreted by these mucous membranes
What does abdominocentesis mean?
The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
What is the plural term for arthrities?
Arthritides
What is Alzheimer's disease an example of?
eponym
Pyel/o
renal pelvis
What's the difference between palpation and palpitation?
palpation-examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
palpitation-pounding or racing heart
What does supracostal mean?
Above or outside the ribs
What is the singular term for criteria?
Criterion
A physician would order angiography for a patient to produce a radiographic study of which body structure(s)?
Blood vessels
Dextr/o
right side
What's the difference between supination and suppuration?
supination-act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
suppuration-formation of pus
The term that means the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface is?
Colostomy
What is the singular term for malleoli?
malleolus
Gloria Quilles arrives at the ER with severe chest pains. The on-call nurse uses which process to determine how quickly Gloria will be seen by a doctor?
A sign
Sinistr/o
left side
What term means having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male?
Virile
What is poliomyelitis?
Viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord
What is the plural term for diverticulum?
diverticula
What is a syndrome?
a set of signs and symptoms occurring together as part of a specific disease process