OT 200 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
-algia - Answer pain, suffering
dys- - Answer bad, difficult, or painful
-ectomy - Answer surgical removal, cutting out
hyper- - Answer excessive, increased
hypo- - Answer deficient, decreased
-itis - Answer inflammation
-osis - Answer abnormal condition, disease
-ostomy - Answer the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy - Answer cutting, surgical incision
-plasty - Answer surgical repair
-rrhage - Answer bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy - Answer surgical suturing
-rrhea - Answer flow or discharge
-rrhexis - Answer rupture
-sclerosis - Answer abnormal hardening
abdominocentesis - Answer the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove
fluid
acronym - Answer a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound
term
acute - Answer a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
angiography - Answer the process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of blood
vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible
appendectomy - Answer the surgical removal of the appendix
arteriosclerosis - Answer the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
arthralgia - Answer pain in a joint or joints
colostomy - Answer the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the
colon and the body surface
,cyanosis - Answer blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in
the blood
dermatologist - Answer a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating
disorders of the skin
diagnosis - Answer a condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning
normally
diarrhea - Answer the frequent flow of loose or watery stools
edema - Answer swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues,
or cavities of the body
endarterial - Answer pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
eponym - Answer a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person
who discovered or described it first
erythrocyte - Answer a mature red blood cell
fissure - Answer a groove or crack-like sore of the skin; also normal folds in the
contours of the brain
fistula - Answer an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading
from an organ to the surface of the body; may be due to surgery, injury, or the draining
of an abscess
gastralgia - Answer (stomache) pain in the stomach
gastritis - Answer an inflammation of the stomach
gastroenteritis - Answer an inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
gastrosis - Answer any disease of the stomach
hemorrhage - Answer the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
hepatomegaly - Answer abnormal enlargement of the liver
hypertension - Answer higher-than-normal blood pressure
hypotension - Answer lower-than-normal blood pressure
,infection - Answer the invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease-producing)
organism; can remain localized (near the point of entry) or can be systemic (affecting
the entire body); signs and symptoms - malaise, chills and fever, redness, heat and
swelling, or exudate (fluid that leaks out (pus)) from a wound
inflammation - Answer a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues;
4 indicators: erythema (redness), hyperthermia (heat), edema (swelling), and pain;
caused by extra blood flowing into the area as a part of the healing process
interstitial - Answer between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
intramuscular - Answer within the muscle
laceration - Answer a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
lesion - Answer a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
malaise - Answer a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first
indication of an infection or other disease
mycosis - Answer any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
myelopathy - Answer any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord
myopathy - Answer any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue
myorrhexis - Answer the rupture or tearing of a muscle
natal - Answer pertaining to birth
, neonatology - Answer the study of disorders of the newborn
neurorrhaphy - Answer suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
otorhinolaryngology - Answer the study of the ears, nose, and throat
palpation - Answer an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to
feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
palpitation - Answer a pounding or racing heart
pathology - Answer the study of all aspects of diseases: its nature and cause as well as
produced changes in structure and function
phalanges - Answer the bones of the fingers and toes
poliomyelitis - Answer a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord
prognosis - Answer a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
pyoderma - Answer any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such
as impetigo
pyrosis - Answer heartburn, discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward
into the esophagus
remission - Answer the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms
of a disease without having achieved a cure
-algia - Answer pain, suffering
dys- - Answer bad, difficult, or painful
-ectomy - Answer surgical removal, cutting out
hyper- - Answer excessive, increased
hypo- - Answer deficient, decreased
-itis - Answer inflammation
-osis - Answer abnormal condition, disease
-ostomy - Answer the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy - Answer cutting, surgical incision
-plasty - Answer surgical repair
-rrhage - Answer bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy - Answer surgical suturing
-rrhea - Answer flow or discharge
-rrhexis - Answer rupture
-sclerosis - Answer abnormal hardening
abdominocentesis - Answer the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove
fluid
acronym - Answer a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound
term
acute - Answer a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
angiography - Answer the process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of blood
vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible
appendectomy - Answer the surgical removal of the appendix
arteriosclerosis - Answer the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
arthralgia - Answer pain in a joint or joints
colostomy - Answer the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the
colon and the body surface
,cyanosis - Answer blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in
the blood
dermatologist - Answer a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating
disorders of the skin
diagnosis - Answer a condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning
normally
diarrhea - Answer the frequent flow of loose or watery stools
edema - Answer swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues,
or cavities of the body
endarterial - Answer pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
eponym - Answer a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person
who discovered or described it first
erythrocyte - Answer a mature red blood cell
fissure - Answer a groove or crack-like sore of the skin; also normal folds in the
contours of the brain
fistula - Answer an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading
from an organ to the surface of the body; may be due to surgery, injury, or the draining
of an abscess
gastralgia - Answer (stomache) pain in the stomach
gastritis - Answer an inflammation of the stomach
gastroenteritis - Answer an inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
gastrosis - Answer any disease of the stomach
hemorrhage - Answer the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
hepatomegaly - Answer abnormal enlargement of the liver
hypertension - Answer higher-than-normal blood pressure
hypotension - Answer lower-than-normal blood pressure
,infection - Answer the invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease-producing)
organism; can remain localized (near the point of entry) or can be systemic (affecting
the entire body); signs and symptoms - malaise, chills and fever, redness, heat and
swelling, or exudate (fluid that leaks out (pus)) from a wound
inflammation - Answer a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues;
4 indicators: erythema (redness), hyperthermia (heat), edema (swelling), and pain;
caused by extra blood flowing into the area as a part of the healing process
interstitial - Answer between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
intramuscular - Answer within the muscle
laceration - Answer a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
lesion - Answer a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
malaise - Answer a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first
indication of an infection or other disease
mycosis - Answer any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
myelopathy - Answer any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord
myopathy - Answer any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue
myorrhexis - Answer the rupture or tearing of a muscle
natal - Answer pertaining to birth
, neonatology - Answer the study of disorders of the newborn
neurorrhaphy - Answer suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
otorhinolaryngology - Answer the study of the ears, nose, and throat
palpation - Answer an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to
feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
palpitation - Answer a pounding or racing heart
pathology - Answer the study of all aspects of diseases: its nature and cause as well as
produced changes in structure and function
phalanges - Answer the bones of the fingers and toes
poliomyelitis - Answer a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord
prognosis - Answer a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
pyoderma - Answer any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such
as impetigo
pyrosis - Answer heartburn, discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward
into the esophagus
remission - Answer the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms
of a disease without having achieved a cure
