Medical Terminology Final Exam
Phleb/o Vein
-poiesis production/ formation
-scopy viewing
-capnia carbon dioxide in blood
Myring/o Tympamic membrane
Kerat/o Cornea
-plasty plastic surgeon
-itis inflammation of
Hyper- Excessively
-emia condition of havinh such blood
Endo within
-ectasis Dilation/ expansion
Arthr/o Joint
Bronch/o Bronchial tubes
-ptysis spewing/ expectoration
Dys- Abnormal
-pnea breathe
, Medical Terminology Final Exam
phren/o Mind/ diaphragm
rhin/o nose
Leuk/o White
-penia Deficiency of
xer/o Dry
Cutane/o Skin
Kal/i Potassium
Myel/o Spinal cord or bone marrow
-cyte Cell
-blast Embryonic/ immature cell
-lysis breakdown, seperation, destruction, loosening
PA/ Lateral Posterior-Anterior, lateral
CT Scan Computed Tomography scan, detailed images of internal organs. X-ray images
Ultrasound (sonography) Imaging that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of
structures within your body.
Moh's Surgery Treatment of skin cancer, especially basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of
the skin. This procedure is designed to remove all the cancerous tissue while
removing as little of the healthy tissue as possible.
Myelogram an X-ray study that involvs the injection of a dye into the spinal canal to assess
the nerve roots.
Phleb/o Vein
-poiesis production/ formation
-scopy viewing
-capnia carbon dioxide in blood
Myring/o Tympamic membrane
Kerat/o Cornea
-plasty plastic surgeon
-itis inflammation of
Hyper- Excessively
-emia condition of havinh such blood
Endo within
-ectasis Dilation/ expansion
Arthr/o Joint
Bronch/o Bronchial tubes
-ptysis spewing/ expectoration
Dys- Abnormal
-pnea breathe
, Medical Terminology Final Exam
phren/o Mind/ diaphragm
rhin/o nose
Leuk/o White
-penia Deficiency of
xer/o Dry
Cutane/o Skin
Kal/i Potassium
Myel/o Spinal cord or bone marrow
-cyte Cell
-blast Embryonic/ immature cell
-lysis breakdown, seperation, destruction, loosening
PA/ Lateral Posterior-Anterior, lateral
CT Scan Computed Tomography scan, detailed images of internal organs. X-ray images
Ultrasound (sonography) Imaging that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of
structures within your body.
Moh's Surgery Treatment of skin cancer, especially basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of
the skin. This procedure is designed to remove all the cancerous tissue while
removing as little of the healthy tissue as possible.
Myelogram an X-ray study that involvs the injection of a dye into the spinal canal to assess
the nerve roots.
