Precision Exam Terms: Medical Terminology Master List
abdominal - correct answer pertaining to the abdomen or the area below the diaphragm
abdominopelvic - correct answer pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis
abduction - correct answer movement away from (the midline)
achromatism - correct answer (condition of) absence of color; colorless; unable to see color
acoustic - correct answer pertaining to hearing
acromegaly - correct answer enlargement of the extremities
adduction - correct answer movement towards (the midline)
adenoma - correct answer tumor of a gland
adenomalacia - correct answer softening of the a gland
adipose - correct answer pertaining to fat
adrenalectomy - correct answer removal of the adrenal gland
adrenocorticohyperplasia - correct answer increased development of the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotropic - correct answer pertaining to influencing the adrenal cortex
adrenopathy - correct answer disease of the adrenal gland
afferent - correct answer to carry toward
albuminuria - correct answer albumin in the urine
alimentary - correct answer pertaining to food
ambidextrous - correct answer able to use both hands
ambulate - correct answer to walk
amenorrhea - correct answer absence of menstrual flow
anabolism - correct answer referring to a building up process
anaphase - correct answer apart phase of cell division
anatomy - correct answer cutting apart (study of structure or form)
androgen/s - correct answer male producing
android - correct answer resembling man
,andrology - correct answer study of males (usually pertaining to diseases)
andropathy - correct answer pertaining to diseases of the male
anemia - correct answer without blood (describe a lack of red blood cells)
anesthesia - correct answer without feeling or sensation
angiocardiography - correct answer the process of recording pictures of heart and vessels
angioma - correct answer tumor of a vessel
angioplasty - correct answer repair of a vessel
ankylosis - correct answer condition of crooked, bent, or stiff
antecubital - correct answer in front of the elbow
antepartum - correct answer before birth
anterior - correct answer front
antibiotic - correct answer pertaining to against life
antidiuretic - correct answer pertaining to against urination
antipyretic - correct answer against fever
anuria - correct answer no urine
aortogram - correct answer picture (x-ray) of the aorta
aphasia - correct answer without speech
aplasia - correct answer without growth
aplastic - correct answer pertaining to without repair or failure to develop normally
apnea - correct answer without breath or without breathing
appendectomy - correct answer removal of the appendix
arteriorrhexis - correct answer rupture of an artery
arteriosclerosis - correct answer hardening of an artery
arthralgia - correct answer joint pain
arthritis - correct answer inflammation of a joint
arthrocentesis - correct answer surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint
arthrodesis - correct answer surgical union of the joint; fusing of a joint
, arthrography - correct answer the process of recording pictures of a joint
arthroplasty - correct answer repair of a joint
arthroscope - correct answer instrument to view a joint
arthroscopy - correct answer procedure to view a joint
astrocyte - correct answer star (shaped) cell
atherectomy - correct answer removal of the fatty plaque
atherosclerosis - correct answer condition of hardening (blood vessels) due to fatty plaque
atrioventricular - correct answer pertaining to the atria and the ventricles
atrophy - correct answer without development
audiogram - correct answer record of hearing
audiometer - correct answer instrument to measure hearing
audiometry - correct answer measurement of hearing
auditory - correct answer pertaining to hearing
auricle - correct answer pertaining to the (outer) ear
autoimmunity - correct answer self immunity (body doesn't recognize own "self" markers)
axillary - correct answer armpit
azotemia - correct answer condition of nitrogen in the blood
bacteriocide - correct answer to kill bacteria
bacteriophage - correct answer to eat bacteria
balanitis - correct answer inflammation of the penis
balanoplasty - correct answer surgical repair of the penis
baroreceptor - correct answer pressure receptor
bifurcation - correct answer two branches (a blood vessel splits into two blood vessels)
bilateral - correct answer salpingoophorectomy removal of the uterine tubes and the ovaries
on both sides
bilateral - correct answer two sides
biliary - correct answer pertaining to bile
abdominal - correct answer pertaining to the abdomen or the area below the diaphragm
abdominopelvic - correct answer pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis
abduction - correct answer movement away from (the midline)
achromatism - correct answer (condition of) absence of color; colorless; unable to see color
acoustic - correct answer pertaining to hearing
acromegaly - correct answer enlargement of the extremities
adduction - correct answer movement towards (the midline)
adenoma - correct answer tumor of a gland
adenomalacia - correct answer softening of the a gland
adipose - correct answer pertaining to fat
adrenalectomy - correct answer removal of the adrenal gland
adrenocorticohyperplasia - correct answer increased development of the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotropic - correct answer pertaining to influencing the adrenal cortex
adrenopathy - correct answer disease of the adrenal gland
afferent - correct answer to carry toward
albuminuria - correct answer albumin in the urine
alimentary - correct answer pertaining to food
ambidextrous - correct answer able to use both hands
ambulate - correct answer to walk
amenorrhea - correct answer absence of menstrual flow
anabolism - correct answer referring to a building up process
anaphase - correct answer apart phase of cell division
anatomy - correct answer cutting apart (study of structure or form)
androgen/s - correct answer male producing
android - correct answer resembling man
,andrology - correct answer study of males (usually pertaining to diseases)
andropathy - correct answer pertaining to diseases of the male
anemia - correct answer without blood (describe a lack of red blood cells)
anesthesia - correct answer without feeling or sensation
angiocardiography - correct answer the process of recording pictures of heart and vessels
angioma - correct answer tumor of a vessel
angioplasty - correct answer repair of a vessel
ankylosis - correct answer condition of crooked, bent, or stiff
antecubital - correct answer in front of the elbow
antepartum - correct answer before birth
anterior - correct answer front
antibiotic - correct answer pertaining to against life
antidiuretic - correct answer pertaining to against urination
antipyretic - correct answer against fever
anuria - correct answer no urine
aortogram - correct answer picture (x-ray) of the aorta
aphasia - correct answer without speech
aplasia - correct answer without growth
aplastic - correct answer pertaining to without repair or failure to develop normally
apnea - correct answer without breath or without breathing
appendectomy - correct answer removal of the appendix
arteriorrhexis - correct answer rupture of an artery
arteriosclerosis - correct answer hardening of an artery
arthralgia - correct answer joint pain
arthritis - correct answer inflammation of a joint
arthrocentesis - correct answer surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint
arthrodesis - correct answer surgical union of the joint; fusing of a joint
, arthrography - correct answer the process of recording pictures of a joint
arthroplasty - correct answer repair of a joint
arthroscope - correct answer instrument to view a joint
arthroscopy - correct answer procedure to view a joint
astrocyte - correct answer star (shaped) cell
atherectomy - correct answer removal of the fatty plaque
atherosclerosis - correct answer condition of hardening (blood vessels) due to fatty plaque
atrioventricular - correct answer pertaining to the atria and the ventricles
atrophy - correct answer without development
audiogram - correct answer record of hearing
audiometer - correct answer instrument to measure hearing
audiometry - correct answer measurement of hearing
auditory - correct answer pertaining to hearing
auricle - correct answer pertaining to the (outer) ear
autoimmunity - correct answer self immunity (body doesn't recognize own "self" markers)
axillary - correct answer armpit
azotemia - correct answer condition of nitrogen in the blood
bacteriocide - correct answer to kill bacteria
bacteriophage - correct answer to eat bacteria
balanitis - correct answer inflammation of the penis
balanoplasty - correct answer surgical repair of the penis
baroreceptor - correct answer pressure receptor
bifurcation - correct answer two branches (a blood vessel splits into two blood vessels)
bilateral - correct answer salpingoophorectomy removal of the uterine tubes and the ovaries
on both sides
bilateral - correct answer two sides
biliary - correct answer pertaining to bile
