University:
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Course:
EHS 115 | Medical Terminology
Academic year:

2022
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474

Pages:

2
Author:

rehinhea0c

The prefix in the medical term diagnosis is dia- and it means complete The sufÏx -ion means action, condition The prefix in the medical term hypertension is hyper- and it means excessive, above normal The combining form hem/o means blood Which of the following medical terms that means to bleed profusely is spelled correctly hemorrhage Which of the following terms would be appropriate to use to document several broken fingers on a patient's medical record Phalanges The plural form of the singular term viscus is viscera The sufÏx in the medical term pyrexia is -ia and it means condition. The definition of the medical term endocarditis is: inflammation inside the heart. The root in the combining form costovertebral is cost/o and it means rib The root in the medical term colic is col The plural form of the singular term septum is septa The sufÏx in the medical term hemorrhage is -rrhage and it means flow profusely To deconstruct a medical term, always start with the end of the term, its sufÏx or root. Then go to the beginning of the term which will be the prefix or a root, and then the middle of the term. In the medical term hypotension, identify the prefix and its meaning hypo = less than normal The correct spelling for the medical term that means pertaining to the abdomen is abdominal The correct plural for axilla axillae The abbreviation stat means immediately, at once The correct way to deconstruct the medical term endocarditis is sufÏx -itis meaning inflammation, prefix endo- meaning within, inner, and root card- meaning heart. The term hemostasis means the stopping of bleeding. The medical term hemostasis deconstructs into the sufÏx -stasis that means stop, control and combining form hem/o- meaning blood. The definition is controlling or stopping bleeding.