Word Element
What does nephr/o mean?
Kidney
What is otodynia?
Ear pain
What procedure uses a needle to puncture a joint to remove fluid or obtain a sample?
Arthrocentesis
Which body structure is identified by the word element hepat/o?
Liver
Break down ovigenesis. What does the complete term mean?
ovi = egg; -genesis = formation or development. Formation or development of eggs (ova).
What does the suffix -algia mean?
Pain
What is mycosis?
A fungal infection or disease caused by fungi
What procedure involves surgical fixation of the cecum?
Cecopexy
What does subcostal mean?
Located below a rib or beneath the ribs
Break down biligenesis. What does the complete term mean?
bili = bile; -genesis = formation or production. Formation or production of bile.
What does the prefix sub- mean?
Under or beneath
What is nephropexy?
Surgical fixation of a kidney
What procedure uses an endoscope to visually examine the chest cavity?
Thoracoscopy
What condition involves inflammation of the tongue's underside, according to the term subglossitis?
Inflammation beneath or under the tongue
What does thoracomyodynia mean? Identify the meaning of each word element.
thorac/o = chest; my/o = muscle; -dynia = pain. Pain in the muscles of the chest wall.
What does the suffix -pexy mean?
Surgical fixation
What is visceroptosis?
Downward displacement or prolapse of an internal organ or organs
What procedure involves making a surgical incision into the urinary bladder?
Vesicotomy
What is otolithiasis commonly associated with in the inner ear?
Displaced calcium crystals
Break down ony chorrhexis (onychorrhexis). What condition does it describe?
onych/o = nail; -rrhexis = rupture or splitting. Splitting or breaking of the nails.
In the term onychomalacia, what do onych/o and -malacia mean?
Nail; abnormal softening
What is meningeorrhaphy?
Surgical suturing of the meninges
What procedure involves puncturing the chest or pleural cavity to remove fluid or obtain a sample?
Thoracentesis
What does myelomeningitis describe?
Inflammation involving the spinal cord or bone marrow and the meninges; the specific meaning depends on context
Break down meningocerebritis. What structures are involved, and what does the suffix mean?
mening/o = meninges; cerebr = cerebrum or brain; -itis = inflammation. Inflammation involving the meninges and the cerebrum/brain.