Anatomy
Posterior
behind
-al or -eal; -ar;-ary;-ic
What is pertaining to?
arthr/o-
What is a joint?
Neuropathy
What is a condition of the nerves? a nerve problem that causes pain, numbness, tingling, swelling, or muscle weakness in the body.
Malignant tumor of the lymph nodes
What is lymphoma?
Nephrologist
What professional Treats kidney disease?
Away or farthest away from the trunk or the point of origin of the body part
What is distal?
-globin
What is related to the group of proteins/clear oxygenated portion of blood?
Stomach
What is gastr/o
will also accept lapar/o
nephritis
What is inflammation of the kidney?
cholecystectomy
What is the surgical removal of the gallbladder?
Orthopedist
What is a professional who performs Surgical treatment of bones, muscles, joints?
Contains the lungs, heart, pleural space, mediastinum
-itis
What is inflammation?
Erythr/o
What is red? "You're wreath is red"
A disease or condition that affects the muscles (that control voluntary movement)
What is Myopathy?
Osteomyelitis
Oncologist
What is A professional that offers Diagnosis/treatment of malignant tumors?
vertical plane at right angle to the sagittal plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
What is the frontal plane? (coronal)
Many
What is poly-
head
What is cephal/o-
a rare but serious condition that causes inflammation of the brain. It can be caused by a viral infection, autoimmune reaction, or other medical condition
What is encephalitis?
Myocardial Infarction
What is the medical term for a heart attack? Area of dead tissue caused by low blood flow.
A professional that offers treatment of systemic diseases in joints.
What is a Rheumatologist?
Towards the top of the head
What is superior?
sarcoma
Intestines (often the small intestines)
What is enter/o?
A diseased or abnormal state of the liver
What is hepatopathy?
Removal of fallopian tubes
What is a salpingectomy?
A professional that offers Treatment of nerve disorders
What is a Neurologist?
Inferior surface of foot (sole)
What is plantar?
exo-
What is outside (of)?
cyst/o
What is pertaining to the bladder?
Adenopathy
What is a condition in the glands? swollen lymph glands or inflammation of glandular tissue? It's also known as lymphadenopathy.
the medical term for connecting two unconnected portions of colon
What is a colocolostomy?
A professional that performs Surgery of the urinary tract
What is a urologist?
Medial
What is towards the midline?
surrounding
What is peri-?
pertaining to the nose
What is rhin/o?
Retinopathy
heartburn, pain in the heart
What is cardialgia?
Examines X-ray images, ultrasounds, MRI
What is a radiologist?
7, 12, 5
What is the number of Cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, and lumbar vertebrae? (which is which?)
-algia
Relating to the wrist bones
What is carp/o?
If the heart beat was fast, it would be diagnosed as...
What is tachypnea? (what is for a slow heartbeat?)
Not the cavity, but the surrounding membrane that surrounds the abdomen and holds the abdominal organs in place.
What is the peritoneum?
Hematologist
What is a professional that Treats blood disorders?
Spinal cord and CSF
What is contained in the spinal cavity?
Hyper-
What is the medical term prefix for extra, above, etc.?
Cost/o
What is the medical term root for ribs?
Bruise
What is a hematoma?
the order from smallest to largest of the body systems
What is Cell, Tissues, Organs, Systems?
Pulmologist
What is a professional that would treat lung disease?