Quick Medical Terminology
A Self-Teaching Guide
5th Edition
Published on 23. August 2011
336 pages
978-1-118-06375-0 (ISBN)
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The new, updated edition of the classic medical terminology reference with over 200,000 copies sold
Quick Medical Terminology has long been relied on by students and medical professionals looking to build or update their medical vocabulary. This new fifth edition provides the tools and information needed to understand the simple logic behind hundreds of seemingly incomprehensible words, along with fresh exercises and current examples.
* Features new review exercises and self-tests, more than 250 new terms, medical measurements, and up-to-date examples
* Provides the tools necessary for building and sustaining a large working repertoire of medical terms
* The reference of choice for health practitioners and others who need to expand, improve, or refresh their medical vocabularies
Filled with essential information presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format, Quick Medical Terminology is an invaluable learning tool and reference source.
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SHIRLEY SOLTESZ STEINER, M.S., R.N., is an Instructional Technologist who has worked with leading corporations and innovators in the training field, including AT&T, Media Medica, Inc., and MetroMedia. She brings more than twenty years of experience to the design and development of self-instructional, classroom, and on-the-job training programs.
NATALIE PATE CAPPS, M.N.SC., R.N., is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing. She is an Advisory Board Member at the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses for the state of Arkansas and an Advisory Board Member at the UAMS Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Program. In 2007, the National Student Nurses Association awarded the Breakthrough to Nursing Award to the Medical Service Outreach Program, which she created to provide medical care in developing countries.
Content
To the Reader vii
Objectives of the Program xi
Pronunciation Key xiii
The Word-Building Strategy xv
List of Illustrations xxi
1 Basic Word Roots and Common Suffixes 1
2 More Word Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes 21
3 Basic Anatomical Terms and Abnormal Conditions 43
4 The Genitals and the Urinary Tract 65
5 The Gastrointestinal Tract 93
6 The Heart 113
7 Symptoms, Diagnoses, Treatments, Communication,Qualifiers, and Statistics 137
8 Growth and Development, and Body Orientation 169
9 Gynecology, Pregnancy, and Childbirth 195
10 The Eye 223
11 The Respiratory Tract 237
Review by Body System Assessment 253
Review Sheets by Chapter 261
Final Self-Test I 291
Final Self-Test II 294
Appendix A: Medical Abbreviations 297
Appendix B: Forming Plurals 303
Appendix C: Medical Measurements 306
Index of Words and Word Parts 307
Examine the terms hyper/trophy, hyper/emia, and hyper/emesis. Hyper- means excessive, more than normal amount. Hyper- placed in front of trophy, emia, and emesis changes the meaning of the terms. Therefore, hyper- is a _________ (prefix/suffix?). hyper 2.
Hyper/thyroid/ism is a medical condition of the thyroid gland resulting in excessive thyroid gland activity. The prefix expressing higher than normal activity of the thyroid gland is _________. thyroid gland 3.
The suffix -ism indicates there is a medical condition involving some specified thing or body part. In the case of hyper/thyroid/ism the medical condition involves what body part? ____________ Here’s a suggestion: Hyperthyroidism means the patient has a medical condition resulting from excessive activity of the thyroid gland. 4.
Hyper- means something is excessive. Thyroid tells you what part is involved. The suffix -ism means there is a resulting medical condition.
In your words, explain the meaning of the term hyper/thyroid/ism.
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________ hyper/emesis
hyperemesis
hīper em′ sis
hyperemesis 5.
Emesis is a word that means vomiting. A word that means excessive vomiting is ______________/___________.
Gallbladder attacks can cause excessive vomiting. This, too, is called
___________. hyper/troph/y
hypertrophy
h per′ trŋ f 6.
Hyper/trophy means overdevelopment; troph/o comes from the Greek word for nourishment. Note the connection between nourishment and development. Overdevelopment is called
hypertrophy Muscles also can overdevelop or hypertrophy 7.
Many organs can overdevelop. If the heart overdevelops, the condition is called cardiac ___________. hypo- 8.
The prefix hypo- is just the opposite of hyper-. The prefix for under or less than normal is ___________. skin 9.
Derm/o refers to the ___________. The suffix -ic means of, or pertaining to. Hypo/derm/ic means pertaining to under the ___________. skin _________________. hypo/derm/ic hypodermic hī pō der′ mik 10.
A hypodermic needle is short because it goes just under the skin. A shot given superficially is administered with a
needle. aden/itis
adenitis
ad nī′ tis 11.
Aden/o is used in words that refer to glands. Build a word that means inflammation of a gland:
aden/ectomy
adenectomy
ad nek′ t m 12.
Since -ectomy means excision (or surgical removal of), the word for surgical removal of a gland is
adenectomy 13.
If a gland is inflammed or abnormal, part or all of it may be excised. Excision of a gland is ___________. aden/oma
adenoma
ad n′ mä 14.
The suffix -oma means tumor. Form a word that means tumor of a gland:
_________/____________. surgical removal, or excision, of the thyroid gland 15.
Try this. Sometimes the thyroid gland develops a tumor. A patient’s history might read, “… because of the presence of a thyroid adenoma, thyroidectomy is indicated.” What is a thyroid/ectomy?
16.
The suffixes -ic, -al, and -ar mean of, or pertaining to, the attached word. spleen A splenic tumor is a tumor of the ___________. tonsil A tonsillar tumor is a tumor pertaining to the _______________.
Where would you expect to find a duodenal tumor? ________ ______________ in the duodenum _____________________ cancerous tumor 17.
Carcin/o is the root for cancer. The suffix -oma means tumor. A carcinoma is a _________________. splenic 18.
A carcinoma may occur in almost any part of the body. A cancerous tumor of the spleen is called ___________ carcinoma. carcinoma Cancer of the tonsil is tonsillar ___________. of, or pertaining to The suffixes -ic, -ar, and -al mean __________________. tumor 19.
An adenoma is a glandular tumor; -oma means ______________.
A lip/oma is a tumor of fatty tissue. fat, fatty tissue Lip/o is the combining form for ___________. lip/oma lipoma li po′ ma 20.
A fatty tumor is called a ____________/____________. lip/oid lipoid lip′ oid 21.
Lipoma is a fatty tumor; -oid is a suffix meaning like or resembling. Using the word root for fatty tissue, build a term that means fatlike, or resembling fat: ____________/____________. lip/oid 22.
The word lipoid is used in chemistry and pathology. It describes a substance that looks like fat, dissolves like fat, but is not fat. Cholesterol is an alcohol that resembles fat; therefore, cholesterol is a substance. muc/oid mucoid my′ koid 23.
Muc/oid means resembling mucus. There is a substance in connective tissue that resembles mucus. This is called a ____________/____________ substance. resembling mucus 24.
There is a protein in the body that is said to be mucoid in nature. Mucoid means _________________. mucoid 25.
A substance that resembles mucus is best described as _______________. lipoid A substance resembling fatty tissue is called a _______________ substance.
Chapter 2
More Word Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes
In Chapter 2 you will cover more sophisticated terms, word roots, and suffixes, and you’ll begin using prefixes. Teaching sequences in this unit aim to expand your learning by combining words you covered in Chapter 1 with some new ones. We introduced new ideas as well as useful medical terms to improve retention and make your practice exercises interesting. Now, let’s get started.
Mini-Glossary
Root Words aden/o (gland) laryng/o (larynx) arthr/o (joint) lip/o (fat) carcin/o (malignancy) malac/o (soft) cele/o, o/cele (hernia) morph/o (structure of) cephal/o (head) muc/o (mucus) chondr/o (cartilage) onc/o (tumor) cost/o (ribs) ost/o, oste/o (bone) dent/o (tooth) plast/o (repair) emes/is (vomiting) trach/e (trachea) hist/o (tissue) troph/o (development) Prefixes Suffixes en-, endo- (in, inside, within) -al, -ar, -ic (of, or pertaining to) ex-, ex/o- (outside, out) -oid (resembling) hyper- (excessive) -oma (tumor) hypo- (under) -ism (medical condition, disease) inter- (between) Before you begin Chapter 2, complete the Review Sheet for Chapter 1. It will help you get a running start as you continue your studying. You’ll find review sheets beginning on page 261. prefix 1.Examine the terms hyper/trophy, hyper/emia, and hyper/emesis. Hyper- means excessive, more than normal amount. Hyper- placed in front of trophy, emia, and emesis changes the meaning of the terms. Therefore, hyper- is a _________ (prefix/suffix?). hyper 2.
Hyper/thyroid/ism is a medical condition of the thyroid gland resulting in excessive thyroid gland activity. The prefix expressing higher than normal activity of the thyroid gland is _________. thyroid gland 3.
The suffix -ism indicates there is a medical condition involving some specified thing or body part. In the case of hyper/thyroid/ism the medical condition involves what body part? ____________ Here’s a suggestion: Hyperthyroidism means the patient has a medical condition resulting from excessive activity of the thyroid gland. 4.
Hyper- means something is excessive. Thyroid tells you what part is involved. The suffix -ism means there is a resulting medical condition.
In your words, explain the meaning of the term hyper/thyroid/ism.
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________ hyper/emesis
hyperemesis
hīper em′ sis
hyperemesis 5.
Emesis is a word that means vomiting. A word that means excessive vomiting is ______________/___________.
Gallbladder attacks can cause excessive vomiting. This, too, is called
___________. hyper/troph/y
hypertrophy
h per′ trŋ f 6.
Hyper/trophy means overdevelopment; troph/o comes from the Greek word for nourishment. Note the connection between nourishment and development. Overdevelopment is called
hypertrophy Muscles also can overdevelop or hypertrophy 7.
Many organs can overdevelop. If the heart overdevelops, the condition is called cardiac ___________. hypo- 8.
The prefix hypo- is just the opposite of hyper-. The prefix for under or less than normal is ___________. skin 9.
Derm/o refers to the ___________. The suffix -ic means of, or pertaining to. Hypo/derm/ic means pertaining to under the ___________. skin _________________. hypo/derm/ic hypodermic hī pō der′ mik 10.
A hypodermic needle is short because it goes just under the skin. A shot given superficially is administered with a
needle. aden/itis
adenitis
ad nī′ tis 11.
Aden/o is used in words that refer to glands. Build a word that means inflammation of a gland:
aden/ectomy
adenectomy
ad nek′ t m 12.
Since -ectomy means excision (or surgical removal of), the word for surgical removal of a gland is
adenectomy 13.
If a gland is inflammed or abnormal, part or all of it may be excised. Excision of a gland is ___________. aden/oma
adenoma
ad n′ mä 14.
The suffix -oma means tumor. Form a word that means tumor of a gland:
_________/____________. surgical removal, or excision, of the thyroid gland 15.
Try this. Sometimes the thyroid gland develops a tumor. A patient’s history might read, “… because of the presence of a thyroid adenoma, thyroidectomy is indicated.” What is a thyroid/ectomy?
16.
The suffixes -ic, -al, and -ar mean of, or pertaining to, the attached word. spleen A splenic tumor is a tumor of the ___________. tonsil A tonsillar tumor is a tumor pertaining to the _______________.
Where would you expect to find a duodenal tumor? ________ ______________ in the duodenum _____________________ cancerous tumor 17.
Carcin/o is the root for cancer. The suffix -oma means tumor. A carcinoma is a _________________. splenic 18.
A carcinoma may occur in almost any part of the body. A cancerous tumor of the spleen is called ___________ carcinoma. carcinoma Cancer of the tonsil is tonsillar ___________. of, or pertaining to The suffixes -ic, -ar, and -al mean __________________. tumor 19.
An adenoma is a glandular tumor; -oma means ______________.
A lip/oma is a tumor of fatty tissue. fat, fatty tissue Lip/o is the combining form for ___________. lip/oma lipoma li po′ ma 20.
A fatty tumor is called a ____________/____________. lip/oid lipoid lip′ oid 21.
Lipoma is a fatty tumor; -oid is a suffix meaning like or resembling. Using the word root for fatty tissue, build a term that means fatlike, or resembling fat: ____________/____________. lip/oid 22.
The word lipoid is used in chemistry and pathology. It describes a substance that looks like fat, dissolves like fat, but is not fat. Cholesterol is an alcohol that resembles fat; therefore, cholesterol is a substance. muc/oid mucoid my′ koid 23.
Muc/oid means resembling mucus. There is a substance in connective tissue that resembles mucus. This is called a ____________/____________ substance. resembling mucus 24.
There is a protein in the body that is said to be mucoid in nature. Mucoid means _________________. mucoid 25.
A substance that resembles mucus is best described as _______________. lipoid A substance resembling fatty tissue is called a _______________ substance.
Figure 2.1 The Upper Respiratory Tract
The respiratory tract conducts oxygen-rich air to the lungs where oxygen can be readily absorbed by the blood. It removes carbon dioxide–laden air to the external atmosphere. The pharynx filters and warms the air we breathe and conducts it into the larynx. The larynx protects against inadvertent inhaling of solid matter and contains the vocal cords, the mechanism of sound production. Leading from the larynx is the windpipe, more correctly known...