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Basic Medical Terms
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What contains the basic meaning of the term?
What is word root.
100
Means pain and suffering
What is -algia.
100
means good, normal, well, or easy
What is eu-
100
Objective evidence of a disease
What is a sign.
100
Out of palpation and palpitation, which is pounding or racing heart
What is palpitation.
200
A word root with a combining vowel added at the end?
What is Combining form.
200
means surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue
What is -rrhaphy.
200
means between or among
What is inter-
200
Subjective evidence of a disease
What is a symptom.
200
Out of fissure and fistula which is an abnormal passage between two organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
What is fistula
300
What usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease?
What is suffix.
300
means surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
What is -centesis.
300
means excessive or increased
What is hyper-
300
A set or collection of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
What is a syndrome.
300
Out of myc/o, myel/o, and my/o which means fungus
What is myc/o.
400
Usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number or status?
What is prefix.
400
means tissue death
What is -necrosis.
400
means scanty, few
What is olig/o
400
A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
What is a prognosis.
400
Out of viral and virile which means having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
What is virile.
500
What is the word root and combining form of neuroplasty?
What is -neur and neur/o.
500
means abnormal softening
What is -malacia.
500
means left side
What is sinistr/o
500
The temporary, partial or complete disappearance of disease symptoms without having achieved a cure
What is remission.
500
Out of pyel/o, py/o, and pyr/o which means pus
What is py/o.