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Eu
Good
,
normal
,
easy
Dys-
Bad
difficult
,
painful
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within
Gastr
/o
Stomach
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-plasty
Surgical repair
-centesis
Surgical
puncture
to remove
gas
or
fluid
Pan-
all
-stomy
Surgically
created
opening
between the
inside
and
outside
of the body
Panleukopenia
Deficiency
of
all
types of
white blood cells
The term
mucus
is a noun meaning the slime like substance that is composed of glandular secretion, salts and cells.
What word means abnormal softening?
-malacia
What suffix means bursting forth?
-rrhagia
The term meaning pertaining to the joint between the radius and ulna and the metacarpal bones is what?
Carpal
What is the term for a mass of collection of blood?
Hematoma
The term
cardiomyopathy
has a suffix meaning?
Disease
What means separation or breakdown?
-lysis
A condition meaning abnormal hardening of the arteries is known as
arteriosclerosis.
The combining form myel/o can refer to?
Spinal cord
or
bone marrow
What is the correct spelling of the term that refers to the cranial portion of the pelvic bone?
Ilium
Proximal
Near the
beginning
of a structure
The term that means away from the midline
Lateral
Superficial
Near
the
surface
The term that means towards the tail
Caudal
The term that refers to the membrane lining the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities, which also covers some organs in these areas
Peritoneum
Path
/o
Disease
The term which defines the plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves.
Midsagittal plane
Abduction
Take away
from the
midline
Rostral
Toward
the
muzzle
or
nose
Pathophysiology
The study of how
disease
affects
body function
What is the term that specifically denotes a defect present a birth?
Congenital
The suffix -plasm means
Formation
or
increase
in
number
of
cells
and
tissues
Which type of tissue covers internal and external body surfaces?
Epithelial
What is the combining form for muscle?
My/o
What are the combining forms for
ovaries
?
ovari
/o and
oophor
/o
What is the combining form for eyes?
Ophthalm
/
o
What best describes dermato and cutaneo?
They are both
combining forms
that mean
skin.
The term pharyng/o refers to what ?
An
organ
in the
respiratory system
What are terms with prefixes that denote numbers?
Bilateral
and
unilateral
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