Medical Terminology
The foundation of a word
What is word root
Abbreviation for three times a day
What is tid
This system is a protective barrier between someone's internal environment and the outside world.
What is the integumentary system
Piece of tissue being removed by a needle to examine under a microscope; used to aid in doagnosis
What is biopsy
The outer layer of the heart
What is epicardium
Medical Term that defines abnormal development
What is dystrophy
Abbreviation for BE
What is below elbow
A synovial joint that contains a saclike structure
What is a bursa
The surgical removal of cartilage
What is chondrectomy
The sffix that represents pertaining to cells
What is -cytic
An abnormal condition of no sweat
What is anhidrosis
Abbreviation for Implantable cardioverter-defribillator
What is ICD
This system includes the nasal cavity, pharynx, bronchial tubes, and lungs
What is respiratory system
What is the surgical procedure to repair a tendon
What is tendoplasty
Where the electrical impulses begin in the heart
What is Sinoatrial node, pacemaker
The combining form which indicates bone
what is oste/o
Abbreviations for atrioventricular
What is AV and A-V
The roof of the oral cativity
What is palate
What is surgical procedure for removal of deposit of fatty substance, antheroma, from artery
What is atherectomy
A monitor used by a patient for a period of days to access pulse activity through daily activities
What is Holter monitor
Its purpose is to indicate body systems or parts and actions
What is word roots
What is the abbreviation for juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
What is JRA
An epithelial tissue which consists of flat, scale-like cells arranged in overlapping layers or strata.
What is stratifiedsquamous epithelium
The replacement og blood by transfusion of blood recieved from another person
What is homologous transfusion
A bone fracture that has no open skin wound
What is closed fracture