NUTR 5813 Med Terminology Exam 1 (Verified 100%)

NUTR 5813 Med Terminology
Exam 1
(Verified 100%)

acrodermatitis -{Definition}- inflammation of the skin
extremities
acromegaly -{Definition}- enlarged extremities
acroparalysis -{Definition}- paralysis of the extremities
adjective -{Definition}- descriptor, modifies nouns
anemia/anemic -{Definition}- lack of blood, (noun/adj)
appendix/appendices -{Definition}- glandular structure
below the cecum, (singular/plural)
bacillus/bacilli -{Definition}- rod-shaped bacteria,
(singular/plural)
bacterium/bacteria -{Definition}- microorganism group,
(singular/plural)
brainstem -{Definition}- brain structure that includes;
midbrain pons, medulla oblongata
carcinoma/carcinomata -{Definition}- cancerous tumor
(epithelial origin), (singular/plural)
carpus, carpal, carpi -{Definition}- wrist bone(s),
(noun/adj/plural)

,chickenpox -{Definition}- viral infection with Varicella
zoster
combining form -{Definition}- word root plus a vowel
compound word -{Definition}- word made of two or
more word roots
condyle/condylar -{Definition}- founded bony process
(noun/adj)
contraction -{Definition}- condition of shortening a
body part, tension, muscle function
crisis/crises -{Definition}- acute (severe) situation
(singular/plural)
cyanosis/cyanotic -{Definition}- condition of blueness
(noun/adj)
cytometer -{Definition}- instrument that measures
(counts) cells
dermatitis -{Definition}- inflammation of the skin
dermatology -{Definition}- the study of the skin,
medical speciality
disease -{Definition}- abnormal function or condition
extension -{Definition}- stretching or elongation
gastrectomy -{Definition}- excision of the stomach
gastric -{Definition}- stomach (adjectival form)
gastritis -{Definition}- inflammation of the stomach
gastroduodenoscopy -{Definition}- examination by
looking into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope

,hydrocele -{Definition}- herniation or sac containing
water (fluid)
hydrophobia -{Definition}- abnormal fear of water
hydrotherapy -{Definition}- therapy using water
hyperthyroidism -{Definition}- overactive thyroid
condition
ilium/iliac -{Definition}- upper pelvic bone, (noun/adj)
inflammation -{Definition}- condition defined by
redness, swelling, pain, and warmth
inject, injected, injecting -{Definition}- put in using a
needle, (verbs)
injectable -{Definition}- able to be injected (adj)
larynx/larynges -{Definition}- voice box (singular/plural)
lymphadenopathy -{Definition}- disease of a lymph
gland
microbe -{Definition}- very small organism
microfilm -{Definition}- image reduced to small size on
film
micrometer -{Definition}- one millionth of a meter
microscope -{Definition}- instrument used to look at
small structures
microsurgery -{Definition}- surgery using a microscope
mucus/mucous -{Definition}- watery substance
produced by a membrane (noun/adj)
neurospasm -{Definition}- nerve spasm (twitching)

, noun -{Definition}- name of person, place, or thing
practitioner -{Definition}- one who practices
prefix -{Definition}- placed before a word root to
change its meaning
psychiatrist -{Definition}- specialist in treating mental
disorders
radiographer -{Definition}- one who makes x-ray
images
sensitivity -{Definition}- quality of being sensitive
spermatozoon -{Definition}- sperm (pl. spermatozoa)
suffix -{Definition}- follows a word root to change its
meaning or part of speech
thermometer -{Definition}- instrument that measures
temperature
transport -{Definition}- carry across
verb -{Definition}- action or state of being word
vertebra/vertebrae -{Definition}- spinal bones
(singular/plural)
vomit, vomited, vomiting -{Definition}- evacuate
stomach contents (verbs)
word root -{Definition}- base of a word
blastocyte -{Definition}- immature cell
cardialgia -{Definition}- heart pain
cardiologist -{Definition}- physician specialist in heart
disease