medical terms for
What is the medical term for high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
Dys = pnea=
Bad or abnormal breathing
True or false:ptosis means a condition or state
false ptosis means drooping/prolapse
Does neurology have a combining vowel
Yes neurology combining vowel is “o”
Neur/o/logy
Logy starts with a vowel
the prefix -ab means?
Away from
What is the medical term for inflammation of the joints
What is Arthritis ?
Hepat/a= itis=
Inflammation of the liver
True or false:nephro means kidney
True nephro means kidney
Does neuralgia have a combining vowel
NO
Neur/algia
Since the suffix algia starts with “a” so their is no combining vowel
The prefix “an”means ?
Not/without
What is the medical term for dangerous or infectious
What is malignant?
Odont= algia =
pain in the teeth
True or false:stomato means stomach
False stomato means mouth
Does osteotomy have a combining vowel?
YES since it’s
Oste/o/tomy
the combining vowel is” o”
The prefix anti means?
Against
What is the medical term for bluish discoloration of skin due to poor circulation
Trache/o= Tomy=
Incision in the trachea/windpipe
True or false:tripsy means the procedure of recording
False tripsy means crushed or broken down
Does hepatomegaly have a combining vowel?
YES
Hepat/o/megaly
since the suffix megaly doesn’t start with a vowel the combining vowel is “o”
The prefix inter means?
Between
What is the likely course of a disease or ailment ?
What is prognosis ?
Pneum/o= thorax=
Air in the chest/chest cavity
true or false:emesis means blood condition
False emesis means vomiting
Does rhinitis have a combining vowel ?
NO since the suffix -itis begins with a vowel a combining vowel is not needed
The prefix -epi means ?
Upon/above