(HPRS: 1206) Intro to Medical Terminology || All Answers
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arthr/o correct answers joint
gastr/o correct answers stomach
nephr/o correct answers kidney
neur/o correct answers nerve
oste/o correct answers bone
tonsill/itis correct answers inflammation of the tonsils
col/itis correct answers inflammation of the colon
tonsill/ectomy correct answers removal/excision of the tonsils (OUCH!)
col/ectomy correct answers removal/excision of the colon
arthr/o/centesis correct answers surgical puncture of a joint
gastr/o/pathy correct answers disease of the stomach
arthr/itis correct answers inflammation of a joint
gastr/ectomy correct answers excision, removal of the stomach
mast/ectomy correct answers removal of the breast
mast/itis correct answers inflammation of the breast
gastr/o/enter/itis correct answers inflammation of stomach and intestine (usually small intestine)
gastr/o/col/itis
găs-trō-kō-LĪ-tĭs correct answers inflammation of stomach and colon
oste/o/chondr/itis
os-tē-ō-kŏn-DRĪ-tĭs correct answers inflammation of bone and cartilage
oste/o/arthr/itis
ŏs-tē-ō-ăr-THRĪ-tĭs correct answers inflammation of bone and joint
append/o correct answers appendix
, col/o, colon/o correct answers colon
enter/o correct answers intestine (usually small)
mast/o correct answers breast
-centesis correct answers surgical puncture
-itis correct answers inflammation
-pathy correct answers disease
-scope correct answers instrument to view or examine
pre- correct answers before
post- correct answers after
centesis correct answers surgical puncture to withdraw fluid
-gram correct answers record, writing
electr/o/cardi/o/gram (ECG, EKG) correct answers record of the electrical activity of the heart
Electrocardiography (ECG) correct answers is the process of detecting and recording the
electrical activity of the heart. (A) Electrodes are attached to the patient's chest. (B) The
electrocardiograph records the electrical impulses that move through each part of the heart to
produce (C) an electrocardiogram, which is interpreted by the cardiologist to diagnose
abnormalities in rate and rhythm.
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