Chapter 3: Introduction to Medical Terminology Chapter 4: Understanding and Building medical terms of body systems
cholecystolithiasis - Answer-the occurrence of gallstones.
femoral - Answer-pertaining to the femur or to the thigh.
alopecia - Answer-hair loss.
myocardium - Answer-the mi...
Chapter 3: Introduction to Medical
Terminology Chapter 4: Understanding
and Building medical terms of body
systems
cholecystolithiasis - Answer-the occurrence of gallstones.
femoral - Answer-pertaining to the femur or to the thigh.
alopecia - Answer-hair loss.
myocardium - Answer-the middle and thickest layer of the heart wall, composed of cardiac muscle.
dialysis - Answer-a treatment that does some of the things done by healthy kidneys. It is needed when
your own kidneys can no longer take care of your body's needs.
viscera - Answer-the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and
thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach
superficial - Answer-existing or occurring at or on the surface
leukocyte - Answer-white blood cell
hyperglycemia - Answer-an excess of glucose in the bloodstream, often associated with diabetes mellitus
polyneuralgia - Answer-neuralgia of several nerves simultaneously
diaphragm - Answer-the musculomembranous partition between the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
histologist - Answer-a professional who studies the microscopic structure of tissue
atrium - Answer-chamber or cavity to which several chambers or passageways are connected
left atrium - Answer-receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein
right atrium - Answer-receives deoxygenated blood from the veins of the body
septum - Answer-a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers
of the heart
ventricle - Answer-muscular chamber that pumps blood out of the heart and into the circulatory system
gastrointestinal - Answer-of or relating to the stomach and the intestines
jaundice - Answer-describes yellowing of the skin and eyes. This condition forms when there is too much
bilirubin in your system
micturition - Answer-the act of passing urine
, pneumonitis - Answer-inflammation of the walls of the alveoli in the lungs, usually caused by a virus
feces - Answer-stool, bowel movement
dermatology - Answer-study of the skin
alimentary canal - Answer-the intestinal tract
external - Answer-the outermost part of the body
bicuspid valve - Answer-mitral valve
erythrocyte - Answer-a red blood cell
chyme - Answer-mixture of partially digested food and digestive secretions
neuron - Answer-a nerve cell
bolus - Answer-a mass of masticated food ready to be swallowed
vena cava - Answer-a large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart
inferior vena cava - Answer-carrying blood from the lower body
superior vena cava - Answer-carrying blood from the head, arms, and upper body
nephron - Answer-basic structural and functional unit of the kidney
tissue - Answer-any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of
specialized cells and their products
pyelonephritis - Answer-inflammation of the kidney due to a bacterial infection
digestive - Answer-pertaining to digestion
phlebotomist - Answer-people trained to draw blood from a patient for clinical or medical testing,
transfusions, donations, or research
acne vulgaris - Answer-common chronic skin disease involving blockage and/or inflammation of
pilosebaceous units (hair follicles and their accompanying sebaceous gland)
ophthalmologist - Answer-is a medical or osteopathic doctor who specializes in eye and vision care
cervicitis - Answer-inflammation of the cervix
pneumonitis - Answer-inflammation of lung tissue
phalanx - Answer-a bone of the finger or toe
medical terminology come from: - Answer-roman (latin) and greek
prefix - Answer-found at the beginning of a medical term and changes the word root in medical term
suffix - Answer-added to the end of a word and completes a medical term
combining forms - Answer-word root with a vowel added
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