chapter 2
vomiting would be considered a?
sign
the word with the prefix meaning upon, above?
epigastric
Examination skills mean "to listen" and requires uses of a stethoscope?
Inspection
Phrenic nerver
causes diaphragm to contract
Medical Terminology
the language f medicine
what direction is movement away from the midline?
Lateral
Suffix that means surgical excision
Tonsillectomy
Suffix means abnormal condition of growth
-pathy
cillia
microscophic haird are found in your air passage, helps keep air passages clean
Spelling rules
When roots end with a vowel, no combing vowels is needed
The sagittal plane that divides the body into?
Right and left sections
The combing form for stomach is?
Gastr/o
the correct term fir the procedure to obtain blood from a vein
Phlebotomy
Lumen
central opening in a tube or organ
Word deconstruction
use deconstruction to determine the meaning off the following word
lying face down is?
Prone
combining form for joint is?
arthr/o
A fatty tumor is called a?
Lipoma
mucus
slippery substance secreted by the membrance
Pronunciations
some words that are pronounced the same are spelled differently and have differently meaning
Closer to the point of origin?
Proximal
the suffix -algia mean?
necrosis means
Tissue death
Loectomy
lung tissue has more room to normally expand with each breath
Roots
the main part of a medical word