an-
What is no, not, without
-algia
What is pain
cerebr/o
What is brain
Rx
What is prescription
What does incision mean?
what is Cutting into
What does lactose mean
What is the main sugar found in milk
In which of the following does the examiner feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands?
What is Palpation
endo-
What is inside?
-edema
What is swelling
mamm/o
What is brest
stat.
What is immediately
What does carcinogenesis mean?
The production or origin of cancer
Which of the following means a substance that causes destruction of red blood cells?
What is Hemolysis
What is the name of the instrument that projects an x-ray image on a screen in order for the radiologist to view the activity of an organ in real-time?
What is Fluoroscope
post-
What is after or behind
-malacia
What is softening
nephr/o
What is kidney
p.o.
What is orally
What does malacia mean?
What is softening
What does -genic mean?
What is Seizure
An instrument for viewing very small objects
What is a microscope
contra
What is against
-rrhea
What is flow or discharge
oste/o
What is bone
p.r.n
What is as needed/ as the occasion arises
What does ptosis mean
What is prolapse
What does -metry mean?
What is An instrument used to measure
what instrument is used to examine the lining of the colon?
What is a colonoscope/coloscope
hemi-
What half?
-schisis
What is split
thorac/o
What is chest
WNL
What is within normal limits
Which term means any disease of the ear?
What is otopathy
Which term means partial or total excision of a nerve?
What is Neurectomy
What is the name of the instrument a laparoscopy
What is an laparoscope
sub-
What below
-lytic
What is the Process of destroying
angi/o
What is vessel
a.c.
What is, before meals
Which term means surgical repair of the eye?
What is Ophthalmoplasty
What does pathogenic mean?
What is Capable of causing disease
What is a technique for visualizing internal structures based on the magnetic properties of chemical elements within the body?
What is an MRI
circum- , peri-
What is around or circular
-rrhage
What is bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
aden/o
What is gland
aq.
What is water
What is the difference between incision and excision
What is cutting into and cutting out/ removal
What is a disruption of normal function
What is disorder
Which of the following is an illuminated optical instrument for the visualization of the interior of a body cavity or organ?
What is an Endoscope