Summary: Medical Terminology For Health Professions | 9781111543273 | Ann Ehrlich, et al

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  • 1 Introduction to medical terminology

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  • The suffix -OTOMY means surgical

    surgical incision
  • Felipe Espinoza suffers from pain in her joints. The medical term for this condition is

    arthralgia
  • Mrs. Atkins developed an abnormal passage leading from the bladder to the vagina. Her physician describes this as being a(n)

    fistula
  • Greg Brewster is scheduled to have his tonsils removed. The medical term for this procedure is a(n)

    tonsillectomy
  • The medical term _________ means the study of all aspects of diseases.

    pathology
  • Which combining form means pus?

    PY/O
  • Which suffix describes a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid?

    -centesis
  • The study of the ears, nose and throat.

    otorhinolaryngology
  • The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

    supination
  • Word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

    acronym
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