Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Questions and Answers Rated A

Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Questions and Answers Rated A Blood is held back from an area - ANS- ischemia neutrophil - ANS- polymorphonuclear leukocyte pertaining to the groin - ANS- inguinal -ptosis - ANS- falling, drooping, prolapse -stomy - ANS- new opening my/o - ANS- muscle -malacia - ANS- softening -phobia - ANS- fear -plasia - ANS- formation -pathy - ANS- disease condition -plasty - ANS- surgical repair -emia - ANS- blood condition -penia - ANS- deficiency -trophy - ANS- nourishment or development -megaly - ANS- enlargement surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo - ANS- amniocentesis inflammation of lymph tissue in the throat - ANS- tonsillitis enlargement of extremities after puberty due to pituitary gland problem - ANS- acromegaly pain in the ear - ANS- otaglia chronic - ANS- continuing over a long period of time arteriole - ANS- small artery cystocele - ANS- hernia of the urinary bladder tumor of bone marrow (cancerous) - ANS- multiple myeloma myelogram - ANS- x-ray record of the spinal cord berry-shaped (spheroidal) bacteria - ANS- -cocci -graph - ANS- instrument to record resembling - ANS- -oid an eosinophil is a - ANS- leukocyte removal of a voice box - ANS- laryngectomy angioplasty means - ANS- surgical repair of a blood vessel a blood cell that produces antibodies - ANS- lymphocyte the opposite of -malacia is - ANS- -sclerosis excessive development - ANS- hypertrophy -therapy - ANS- treatment surgical creation of a permanent opening to the outside of the body - ANS- -stomy beyond control (spread of a cancerous tumor) - ANS- metastasis condition (disease) of the lung - ANS- pneumonia leukopenia - ANS- deficiency in white blood cells platelet - ANS- clotting cell incision of a cell - ANS- phlebotomy necr/o - ANS- death pertaining to between the ribs - ANS- intercostal pertaining to the opposite side - ANS- contralateral protrusion of an eyeball - ANS- exophthalmos a congenial anomaly - ANS- syndactyly symbiosis - ANS- parasitism is an example signs and symptoms precede an illness - ANS- prodrome ante cibum - ANS- before meals protein substances made by leukocytes - ANS- antibodies