Suffix/prefix
This suffix ________ means blood or blood condition
-emia
An abnormally rapid rate of respiration of more than 20 breaths per minute is known as
tachypnea
Progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement, without affecting the nervous system.
Muscular dystrophy
Surgical removal of a ureter.
Ureterectomy
A/An ________ is an unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment
iatrogenic illness
Which combining form means red?
erythr/o
The term ____ describes inflammation of the gallbladder.
cholecystitis
_____ is a progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by scattered patches of demyelination of nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord.
Multiple sclerosis
The surgical removal of a joint is known as ______
arthrectomy
When he fell, Manuel tore the posterior femoral muscles in his left leg. This is known as _____ a/an injury
hamstring
The suffix _________ means surgical fixation
-pexy
The term _____ describes blood in urine.
hematuria
Fine muscle tremors, a mask-like facial expression, and a shuffling gait are all symptoms of the progressive condition known as
Parkinson’s disease
Surgical repair of the renal pelvis.
Pyeloplasty
The term________ means toward or nearer the midline
medial
The combining form that means vertebra or vertebral column is
spondyl/o
______ is the tissue death of an artery or arteries
arterionecrosis
_______ is characterized by exophthalmos.
Graves’ disease
Surgical repair of a cleft lip and/or palate.
Palatoplasty
The _____ plane divides the body vertically into equal left and right portions.
midsagittal
The combining form for gallbladder is
cholecyst/o
The term that describes drooping of the upper eyelid, usually due to paralysis, is _____
blepharoptosis
Involuntary grinding or clenching of teeth, often during sleep.
Bruxism
The surgical puncture of the eardrum with a needle to remove fluid or pus from an infected middle ear is known as_______.
tympanocentesis
The hormone ______ stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth.
oxytocin