MA 700 Final 2
What is fasting? - answer Involves abstaining from food and fluids (except water) for a
specified amount of time before the collection of the specimen (usually 12 to 14 hours)
What is a specimen? - answer A small sample or part taken from the body to represent
the nature of the whole
It is important to handle the specimen collection appropriately. Why? - answer If the
specimen is collected or handled improperly, the in vivo characteristics of the specimen
may be adversely affected which may cause inaccurate and unreliable test results
- may cause interfering with the accurate diagnosis and treatment of the patient's
condition
cyst/o: - answer bladder, sac
hem/o, hemat/o: - answer blood
hydr/o: - answerwater
lith/o: - answerstone(s), calculus
meat/o: - answermeatus (opening)
nephr/o, ren/o: - answerkidney
noct/i: - answernight
olig/o: - answerscanty, few
pyel/o: - answerrenal pelvis
py/o: - answerpus
ur/o: - answerurination, urine, urinary tract
ureter/o: - answerureter
urethr/o: - answerurethra
-emia: - answerblood condition
-iasis: - answercondition
, -plasty: - answersurgical repair
-tripsy: - answersurgical crushing
-al: - answerpertaining to
-ectomy: - answersurgical removal, excision
-gram: - answerrecord, radiographic image
-graphy: - answerprocess of recording, radiographic imaging
-ia: - answerdiseased state, condition of
-itis: - answerinflammation
-logist: - answerone who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
-logy: - answerstudy of
-osis: - answerabnormal condition
-scopic: - answerpertaining to visual examination
-scopy: - answervisual examination
-stomy: - answercreation of an artificial opening
-tomy: - answercut into, incision
a-, an-: - answerabsence of, without
dys-: - answerdifficult, painful, abnormal
anuria: - answercondition of absence of urine
cystitis: - answerinflammation of the bladder
cystogram: - answerradiographic image of the bladder
cystography: - answerradiographic imagine of the bladder
cystolithiasis: - answercondition of stone(s) in the bladder
cystolithotomy: - answerincision into the bladder to remove stone(s)
What is fasting? - answer Involves abstaining from food and fluids (except water) for a
specified amount of time before the collection of the specimen (usually 12 to 14 hours)
What is a specimen? - answer A small sample or part taken from the body to represent
the nature of the whole
It is important to handle the specimen collection appropriately. Why? - answer If the
specimen is collected or handled improperly, the in vivo characteristics of the specimen
may be adversely affected which may cause inaccurate and unreliable test results
- may cause interfering with the accurate diagnosis and treatment of the patient's
condition
cyst/o: - answer bladder, sac
hem/o, hemat/o: - answer blood
hydr/o: - answerwater
lith/o: - answerstone(s), calculus
meat/o: - answermeatus (opening)
nephr/o, ren/o: - answerkidney
noct/i: - answernight
olig/o: - answerscanty, few
pyel/o: - answerrenal pelvis
py/o: - answerpus
ur/o: - answerurination, urine, urinary tract
ureter/o: - answerureter
urethr/o: - answerurethra
-emia: - answerblood condition
-iasis: - answercondition
, -plasty: - answersurgical repair
-tripsy: - answersurgical crushing
-al: - answerpertaining to
-ectomy: - answersurgical removal, excision
-gram: - answerrecord, radiographic image
-graphy: - answerprocess of recording, radiographic imaging
-ia: - answerdiseased state, condition of
-itis: - answerinflammation
-logist: - answerone who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
-logy: - answerstudy of
-osis: - answerabnormal condition
-scopic: - answerpertaining to visual examination
-scopy: - answervisual examination
-stomy: - answercreation of an artificial opening
-tomy: - answercut into, incision
a-, an-: - answerabsence of, without
dys-: - answerdifficult, painful, abnormal
anuria: - answercondition of absence of urine
cystitis: - answerinflammation of the bladder
cystogram: - answerradiographic image of the bladder
cystography: - answerradiographic imagine of the bladder
cystolithiasis: - answercondition of stone(s) in the bladder
cystolithotomy: - answerincision into the bladder to remove stone(s)
