BUSC 185-BUSC 185-

CSR/RPR Exam preparationCSR/RPR Exam preparation

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY REVIEWREVIEW

Put on your thinking capsPut on your thinking caps

A CT SCAN IS A A CT SCAN IS A COMPUTERIZED : COMPUTERIZED : tomography scantomography scan

PROXIMALPROXIMAL

A directional term, meaning closest to the A directional term, meaning closest to the point of originpoint of origin

A FIELD SPECIALIZING IN A FIELD SPECIALIZING IN NEOPLASTIC GROWTHS : NEOPLASTIC GROWTHS :

OncologyOncology

A GROUP OF SYMPTOMS A GROUP OF SYMPTOMS RUNNING TOGETHER RUNNING TOGETHER

SyndromeSyndrome

CHYMOPAPAINCHYMOPAPAIN

A mixture of papaya juice and other A mixture of papaya juice and other ingredients to prevent spurring of a diskingredients to prevent spurring of a disk

NEURONNEURON

A nerve cell A nerve cell

A NETWORK OF BLOOD A NETWORK OF BLOOD VESSELS OR NERVES VESSELS OR NERVES

PlexusPlexus

A PROJECTION FROM A A PROJECTION FROM A BONE IS CALLED A : BONE IS CALLED A :

ProcessProcess

A RAMUS IS A : A RAMUS IS A :

BranchBranch

A ROENTGENOGRAM OF A ROENTGENOGRAM OF THE SPINAL CORD : THE SPINAL CORD :

myelogrammyelogram

SYNDROMESYNDROME

A set of symptomsA set of symptoms

A VALVE FOUND BETWEEN A VALVE FOUND BETWEEN THE LEFT ATRIUM AND LEFT THE LEFT ATRIUM AND LEFT VENTRICLE OF HEART : VENTRICLE OF HEART :

MitralMitral

A WALLED SAC OF FLUID A WALLED SAC OF FLUID

CystCyst

AB -AB -MEANS MEANS

AwayAway

ABNORMAL SOUNDS IN ABNORMAL SOUNDS IN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM : RESPIRATORY SYSTEM :

RALESRALES

ALGIA REFERS TO : ALGIA REFERS TO :

PainPain

AN AMBU BAG IS USED FOR AN AMBU BAG IS USED FOR

ResuscitationResuscitation

AN ARTICULATION WHICH AN ARTICULATION WHICH PERMITS SLIGHT PERMITS SLIGHT MOVEMENT : MOVEMENT :

AMPHIARTHROSISAMPHIARTHROSIS

AN IMMOVABLE JOINT : AN IMMOVABLE JOINT :

CranialCranial

GREENSTICK FRACTURE GREENSTICK FRACTURE

An incomplete fracture of a long An incomplete fracture of a long bone bone

AND EXTRA HEART SOUND, AND EXTRA HEART SOUND, HEARD BETWEEN NORMAL HEARD BETWEEN NORMAL HEART SOUNDS :HEART SOUNDS :

MurmurMurmur

ANTE MEANS : ANTE MEANS :

PrecedingPreceding

ARTICULATION : ARTICULATION :

JointJoint

BONE BROKEN IN THREE BONE BROKEN IN THREE OR MORE PARTS, EXPOSED OR MORE PARTS, EXPOSED TO AIR OR BODY CAVITY : TO AIR OR BODY CAVITY :

CompoundCompound

SIMPLE BREAK IN A BONESIMPLE BREAK IN A BONE

ClosedClosed

COMMINUTED FRACTURECOMMINUTED FRACTURE

A fracture where the bone is splintered or A fracture where the bone is splintered or crushed crushed

BONE ON THE THUMB SIDE BONE ON THE THUMB SIDE OF THE FOREARM : OF THE FOREARM : RadiusRadius

BOUNDARY BETWEEN AXON BOUNDARY BETWEEN AXON AND DENDRITE A NERVE AND DENDRITE A NERVE IMPULSE MUST CROSS :IMPULSE MUST CROSS :

SynapseSynapse

GLUTEUS MAXIMUSGLUTEUS MAXIMUS

Buttock muscleButtock muscle

CALF MUSCLECALF MUSCLE

GastrocnemiusGastrocnemius

CARPAL TUNNEL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IS A DISORDER SYNDROME IS A DISORDER OF THE : OF THE :

WristWrist

ZYGOMAZYGOMA

Cheek boneCheek bone

MALARMALAR

Cheek, cheek boneCheek, cheek bone

PECTORALISPECTORALIS

Chest muscleChest muscle

COLLES’ FRACTURE WOULD COLLES’ FRACTURE WOULD BE FOUND IN THE: BE FOUND IN THE:

ArmArm

COMBINING FORM COMBINING FORM MEANING SWIFT, RAPIDMEANING SWIFT, RAPID

TACHYTACHY

COMMONLY CALLED THE COMMONLY CALLED THE SHIN BONE : SHIN BONE :

TibiaTibia

CONTRACTIVE PHASE OF CONTRACTIVE PHASE OF HEARTBEAT : HEARTBEAT :

SystoleSystole

DEOXYGENATED BLOOD DEOXYGENATED BLOOD ENTERS THE : ENTERS THE :

Right side of the heartRight side of the heart

EXCHANGE OF GASES AT EXCHANGE OF GASES AT THE TISSUE CELL LEVEL : THE TISSUE CELL LEVEL :

Internal respirationInternal respiration

EXCISION OF PART OF SKIN EXCISION OF PART OF SKIN FOR PURPOSE OF VIEWING : FOR PURPOSE OF VIEWING :

BiopsyBiopsy

FEAR OF HEIGHTS : FEAR OF HEIGHTS :

AcrophobiaAcrophobia

FIBROUS CONNECTIVE FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT CONNECTS TISSUE THAT CONNECTS BONES AND SUPPORTS BONES AND SUPPORTS ORGANS : ORGANS :

LigamentLigament

FIRST CERVICAL VERTEBRAFIRST CERVICAL VERTEBRA

AtlasAtlas

FLUID FOUND IN THE FLUID FOUND IN THE BLOODSTREAM AND BLOODSTREAM AND BETWEEN THE CELLS BETWEEN THE CELLS

Extracellular fluidExtracellular fluid

FOLD OF CARTILAGE FOLD OF CARTILAGE WHICH COVERS THE WHICH COVERS THE LARYNX : LARYNX :

EpiglottisEpiglottis

FORMS THE FOREHEAD AND FORMS THE FOREHEAD AND BONY SOCKETS WHICH BONY SOCKETS WHICH CONTAIN THE EYES :CONTAIN THE EYES :

Frontal boneFrontal bone

FOUND IN THE HEAD : FOUND IN THE HEAD :

Mastoid processMastoid process

FOUND ONLY IN THE FOUND ONLY IN THE NUCLEUS OF A CELL: NUCLEUS OF A CELL:

DNADNA

GRATING SOUND HEARD BY GRATING SOUND HEARD BY THE RUBBING TOGETHER THE RUBBING TOGETHER OF FRACTURED BONE :OF FRACTURED BONE :

CREPITUSCREPITUS

HARD, DENSE BONE TISSUE HARD, DENSE BONE TISSUE

Compact boneCompact bone

HEPATITIS IS HEPATITIS IS INFLAMMATION OF : INFLAMMATION OF :

The liverThe liver

NAME THE BONES OF THE HIPNAME THE BONES OF THE HIP: :

1.1. ILLIUMILLIUM

2.2. ISCHIUMISCHIUM

3.3. PubisPubis

4.4. Os INNOMINATAOs INNOMINATA

THE PREFIX ENTER MEANS:THE PREFIX ENTER MEANS:

In or intoIn or into

INFANT’S SOFT SPOT : INFANT’S SOFT SPOT :

FontanelFontanel

ENDOMETRITISENDOMETRITIS

Inflammation of the membrane of the uterusInflammation of the membrane of the uterus

INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE PULSE OR PRESSURE ON PULSE OR PRESSURE ON ARTERIAL WALL :ARTERIAL WALL : SphygmomanometerSphygmomanometer

KYPHOSIS MEANS : KYPHOSIS MEANS :

HumpbackHumpback

LARGEST ARTERY IN THE LARGEST ARTERY IN THE BODY : BODY :

AortaAorta

LATIN WORD ROOT FOR SKINLATIN WORD ROOT FOR SKIN : :

CUTICUTI

LIFE SUPPORT MOVEMENTS; LIFE SUPPORT MOVEMENTS; HEART, DIGESTIVE, ARE HEART, DIGESTIVE, ARE HANDLED BY :HANDLED BY :

Involuntary musclesInvoluntary muscles

LOCAL WIDENING OF AN LOCAL WIDENING OF AN ARTERY : ARTERY :

AneurysmAneurysm

LOWER PART OF THE LOWER PART OF THE SMALL INTESTINES : SMALL INTESTINES :

IleumIleum

MAJOR CHEST MUSCLES: MAJOR CHEST MUSCLES:

PECTORALIS majorPECTORALIS major

WHAT ORGAN OF THE WHAT ORGAN OF THE BODY MANUFACTURES BODY MANUFACTURES BILE : BILE :

LiverLiver

MASSES OF LYMPH TISSUE MASSES OF LYMPH TISSUE IN THE NASOPHARYNX ARE IN THE NASOPHARYNX ARE CALLED: CALLED:

AdenoidsAdenoids

MAXILLA IS FOUND IN THE : MAXILLA IS FOUND IN THE :

HeadHead

MEMBRANE LINING MEMBRANE LINING ABDOMINOPELVIC WALLSABDOMINOPELVIC WALLS

PeritoneumPeritoneum

MONONUCLEOUS IS A MONONUCLEOUS IS A DISEASE OF THE : DISEASE OF THE :

BloodBlood

NEAREST; OPPOSED TO DISTALNEAREST; OPPOSED TO DISTAL

ProximalProximal

OSTEOPATHY OSTEOPATHY CONCERNS WHICH SYSTEM : CONCERNS WHICH SYSTEM :

Skeletal systemSkeletal system

PALPATION MEANS : PALPATION MEANS :

Feeling with handsFeeling with hands

PART OF THE PLEURAL PART OF THE PLEURAL MEMBRANE LYING CLOSEST MEMBRANE LYING CLOSEST TO THE LUNGS :TO THE LUNGS :

Visceral pleuralVisceral pleural

PARTIAL DISLOCATION OF A PARTIAL DISLOCATION OF A

JOINT :JOINT :

SUBLUXATIONSUBLUXATION

PARTIAL OR COMPLETE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE EXCISION OF AN ORGAN : EXCISION OF AN ORGAN :

ECTOMYECTOMY

PDR IS A REFERENCE USED PDR IS A REFERENCE USED FOR : FOR :

DrugsDrugs

PERI MEANS : PERI MEANS :

AroundAround

PERTAINING TO PERTAINING TO EYELASHES, HAIRS ON EYELASHES, HAIRS ON EDGE OF EYELIDEDGE OF EYELID

Ciliary processCiliary process

PERTAINING TO THE PERTAINING TO THE RADIUS BONE IN THE ARMRADIUS BONE IN THE ARM

BRACHIORADIALISBRACHIORADIALIS

PHLEB IS A MEDICAL ROOT PHLEB IS A MEDICAL ROOT WORD FOR : WORD FOR :

VeinVein

PHOTOSENSITIVE CELLS OF PHOTOSENSITIVE CELLS OF THE RETINA : THE RETINA :

Rods and conesRods and cones

POTT’S FRACTURE WOULD POTT’S FRACTURE WOULD BE FOUND IN THE : BE FOUND IN THE :

LegLeg

PROGNOSIS MEANS : PROGNOSIS MEANS :

Predicting the outcomePredicting the outcome

MENINGESMENINGES

Protective membranes of the brain and Protective membranes of the brain and spinal cord :spinal cord :

PROTRUSION OF PROTRUSION OF FIBROCARTILAGE BETWEEN FIBROCARTILAGE BETWEEN ADJACENT VERTEBRAE: ADJACENT VERTEBRAE:

A slipped diskA slipped disk herniated diskherniated disk

PROXIMAL MEANS : PROXIMAL MEANS :

NearestNearest

RECORD OR TRACING OF RECORD OR TRACING OF MUSCLE TISSUE ACTIVITYMUSCLE TISSUE ACTIVITY

MYOGRAMMYOGRAM

REDUCTION OF A REDUCTION OF A FRACTURE MEANS : FRACTURE MEANS :

Reducing misalignmentReducing misalignment

REFERENCE BOOK FOR REFERENCE BOOK FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS RE: MEDICAL DOCTORS RE: DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPYDIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY

Merck manualMerck manual

PDRPDR

Reference book for medical doctors re Reference book for medical doctors re physicians’ desk reference drugs and usesphysicians’ desk reference drugs and uses

ROUND PROJECTION ON ROUND PROJECTION ON TEMPORAL BONE; BEHIND TEMPORAL BONE; BEHIND THE EAR : THE EAR :

Mastoid processMastoid process

SCHISTO, SCHIZO MEANS : SCHISTO, SCHIZO MEANS :

SplitSplit

SCLERA, CILIARY SCLERA, CILIARY PROSESSES PERTAIN TO : PROSESSES PERTAIN TO :

EyesEyes

SHAFT OF LONG BONES : SHAFT OF LONG BONES :

DIAPHYSISDIAPHYSIS

SMALLEST OF BLOOD SMALLEST OF BLOOD VESSELS : VESSELS :

CapillaryCapillary

SOLE OF THE FOOT : SOLE OF THE FOOT :

PlantarPlantar

SPECIALIST WHO DEALS WITH SPECIALIST WHO DEALS WITH DEFORMITIES AND BONES, DEFORMITIES AND BONES, AND MUSCLES : DISEASES OF AND MUSCLES : DISEASES OF THE JOINTS, TENDONS, THE JOINTS, TENDONS,

OrthopedistOrthopedist

SPONDYL REFERS TO : SPONDYL REFERS TO :

VertebraVertebra

SPONGY, POROUS BONE SPONGY, POROUS BONE TISSUE : TISSUE :

CANCELLOUSCANCELLOUS

STATE OF TENSION PRESENT STATE OF TENSION PRESENT WHEN ONE IS AWAKE : WHEN ONE IS AWAKE :

TonusTonus

BUTTOCKSBUTTOCKS

Gluteus maximus muscleGluteus maximus muscle

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