solve it
A patient came in saying he is having discomfort around his teeth and his gums look inflamed what medical terminology describes this?
What is periodontitis
A nurse has to insert a IV what is the break down words of the acronym?
Intravenous
What is the suffix iasis?
Gallstones
What is the suffix rrhea?
Flow
What does spondyloarthropathy mean?
Disease of the vertebrae in the joints
A patient came in claiming he still has problems with a previous he suffered from he describes it as a disease of the heart muscle what is the medical diagnosis he may be experiencing
Cardiomyopathy
A patient has had kidney cancer and had to get a kidney removed what is the process of removing that kidney called?
What is nephrectomy
What is the suffix rrhaphy?
Suture
What is the suffix phagia?
Eating
What does Bronchopneumonectomy mean?
Complete surgical removal of the lung tissue pertaining to the bronchial structures
A patient came in saying he’s experiencing hip pain and frequent bone fractures what condition might he have
What is Osteoporosis
A patient is getting plastic surgery on her stomach and the doctor explains to the patient he is going under the skin and removing fat what is the term for under the skin
What is subcutaneous
What is the suffix cytosis
Abnormal cell growth
What is the suffix plasia?
Excessive growth
What does Thrombocytopenia mean?
Deficiency in the cells that makes clots
A patient has come in because he has to get test run he previously had pancreatic pain and a clogged colon what is the name of the procedure he’s coming in for
What is a Cholangiopancreatography
A man rolling in a wheelchair because his legs can move is a example of what medical terms
What is Paraparesis
What is the suffix rrhexis?
Rupture
What is the suffix Kenesia?
Abnormal or involuntary movement
What does Osteomyelitis mean
Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
A doctor has been working at a hospital for 10 years he studies the brain and its relation to the nervous system what is he in the study of?
Neuroendocrinology
A patient came in the hospital claiming she is having weakness in her arms what is the medical term for weakness?
What is Asthenia
What is the suffix trophy?
Nourishment
What is the suffix penia?
Deficiency
What does Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma mean?
Cancerous tumor of the glands in the esophagus and stomachgastr/o (stomach) + esophag/o (esophagus) + aden/o (gland) + carcin/o (cancer) + -oma (tumor)