Medical Terminology Semester Review Knowledge Bowl 2006 The

Medical Terminology Semester Review Knowledge Bowl 2006

• The medical term for the surgical repair or replacement of a damaged joint. – Arthroplasty • A single respiration consists of – One inhalation / one exhalation • A localized balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery (weak area in the wall of an artery) – Aneurysm • Body mechanics involving the design and operation of tools and the work environment. – ergonomics

• Respiratory pattern consisting of alternating periods of rapid breathing, slow breathing, and the absence of breathing. Often seen right before death. – Cheyne-Stokes respiration • Suffix meaning “to suture” – -rrhaphy • An abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side. – Kyphosis

• Term meaning inflammation of a nerve. – Neuritis • Term pertaining to lack of (bad) muscle tone – Dystonia • Term meaning the absence of spontaneous respirations. – Apnea • Term meaning a weakness or wasting away of muscles caused by disuse over a period of time. – atrophy

• A specialist who treats diseases and disorders of the blood. – Hematologist • Combining form meaning joint. – Arthr/o • Condition is paralysis of the larynx. – Laryngoplegia • Condition of inflammation of the bone and bone marrow. – osteomyelitis

• Combining for meaning white. – Leuk/o • Term meaning heart attack. – Myocardial infarction • Term meaning red blood cells. – Erythrocytes • Based on word parts, what does the term hepatorrhagia mean? – Bleeding from the liver • What prefix means between or among? – intra

• Medical term describing a condition of a protrusion of a muscle through its ruptured sheath. (using word parts) – Myocele • Term meaning any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow. – Myelopathy • Respiratory condition occurring in the winter months. A vaccine is available for this every year. – influenza

• Type of muscle slanted outward, away from the midline of the body. – Oblique • Suffix meaning specialist. – -ologist • Term describing an abnormal shortening of muscle tissues, making the muscle resistant to stretching. – Contracture • Congenital defect in which the spinal canal fails to close around the spinal cord. – Spina bifida

• Combining form meaning fever. – Pyr/o • Term describing where a muscle starts (begins) – Origin • Term meaning pain in the stomach. – Gastralgia • Term meaning muscle tone. – Myotonia • Substance that transports oxygen in the blood. – hemoglobin

• Term describing symptoms that occur when the median nerve is compressed as it passes through the narrow area in the wrist. – Carpal tunnel syndrome • Condition that is the chronic enlargement of the bronchi. – Bronchiectasis • A term describing a torn, ragged wound. – Laceration • Term meaning the tissue death of an artery or arteries. – arterionecrosis

• Blood vessels that are microscopic and are only one cell in thickness. – Capillaries • Condition of the heart in which there is irregular quivering of the heart muscles. – Fibrillation • Medication that controls irregularities of the heart. – Antiarrhythmic • Diagnostic test using ultrasound to trace the flow of blood through the heart. – echocardiogram

• Any term meaning voice impairment, including hoarseness, weakness, or loss of voice. – Dysphonia • Condition in which there is an absence, or almost complete absence, of oxygen from inhaled gases, arterial blood, or tissues. – Anoxia • Condition of total paralysis of one side of the body. – hemiplegia

• Procedure is the surgical repair of cartilage. – Chondroplasty • Suffix requiring the use of a combining vowel. • Term describes the highest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels. – Systolic pressure • Condition of abnormal hardening of an artery – arteriosclerosis

• Term meaning the act of closing a wound or incision by stitching or a similar means. – Suturing • Procedure is the surgical repair of the pharynx – Pharyngoplasty • In the term pericardiectomy, -ectomy is a prefix, suffix, or word part – Suffix • A marked loss of bone density and an increase in porosisty is known as ______ – osteoporosis

• Medical term for hiccups ____ – singulutus • Fatty deposits within the walls of an artery, which is characteristic of atherosclerosis is a _________ – lipoma • Specialist in disorders of the lungs and associated tissues is a / an _____ – Pulmonologist • A band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally is known as ________ – adhesions

• The procedure of suturing the trachea is known as ________ – Tracheorrhaphy • The medical term meaning inflammation of the bursa is _________ – Bursitis • The medical term meaning inflammation of the pharynx is called _________ – Pharyngitis • The flexible tip of the nose is made up of the type of tissue called _______ – cartilage

• Medical name for white blood cells ______ – Leukocytes • Condition of abnormal hardening of muscle tissue __________ – Myosclerosis • Abnormally slow rate of respirations of less than 10 breaths per minute is known as ___ – Hypopnia, bradypnea • Condition of subnormal oxygen levels in the cells is known as ______ – hypoxia

• Surgical repair of a muscle _______ – Myoplasty • An accumulation of fluid in lung tissues is known as pulmonary _______ – Edema • Medical term meaning the surgical repair of the nose ________ – Rhinoplasty • Term meaning the surgical puncture to remove fluid of a joint space – Arthocentesis

• Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a buildup of cholesterol plaques is known as ________ – Athrosclerosis • The death of bone tissue due to an insufficient blood supply, infection, malignancy, or trauma is known as _______ – Osteonecrosis • Abnormally rapid, deep breathing resulting in decreased levels of CO 2 at the cellular level – hyperventilation

• Condition in which a blood clot forms within a blood vessel is known as _______ – Thrombus • Medical term for the condition commonly known as a nosebleed ________ – Epistaxis • Abnormal enlargement of the liver ____ – Hepatomegaly • Term meaning higher than normal b/p _____ – Hypertension • Condition of inflammation of the fascia is – fasciitis

• Examination and treatment through an arthroscope is known as _______ – Arthroscopy • Inflammation of several arteries _____ – Polyarthritis • Condition of pain in a tendon is _____ – Tenalgia • Potentially lethal condition in which breathing recurrently stops during sleep is known as sleep _____ – apnea

• Severe episodes of spasmodic choking or suffocating chest pain are known as _______ pectoris. – Angia • Pain in the pleura or in the side is known as – pleuralgia • The term meaning a pounding or racing heart – Palpatations • Malignancy characterized by a progressive increase of abnormal leukocytes is known as – leukemia

• Surgical incision into the cranium is a / an – Craniotomy • Term meaning abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is – Arteriosclerosis • Abnormally swollen veins in the legs are known as ____ veins. – Varicose • Condition of abnormal softening of muscle tissue – Myomalacia • A fast heartbeat of sudden onset is known as paroxysmal _____ – tachycardia

Positioning • • Lateral Recumbent Supine Dorsal recumbent Prone Sims Trendelenburg Lithotomy

ROM • • • Abduction Adduction Flexion Extension Rotation