Medical Terminology Simplified

MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITIES

Medical reports included in the following activities reflect common, real-life clinical scenarios using medical termi-
nology to document patient care.

MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 7-1

CYSTITIS

Terminology

Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Cystitis that follows. Use a medical dictionary such as
Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,the appendices of this book, or other resources to define each term. Then
practice reading the pronunciations aloud for each term.

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Term Definition

cholecystectomy

kō-lē-sĭs-TĔK-tō-mē

choledocholithiasis

kō-lĕd-ō-kō-lĭ-THĪ-ă-sĭs

choledocholithotomy

kō-lĕd-ō-kō-lĭth-ŎT-ō-mē

cholelithiasis

kō-lē-lĭ-THĪ-ă-sĭs

cystoscopy

sĭs-TŎS-kō-pē

hematuria

hĕm-ă-TŪ-rē-ă

nocturia

nŏk-TŪ-rē-ă

polyuria

pŏl-ē-Ū-rē-ă

urinary incontinence

Ū-rĭ-nār-ē ĭn-KŎNT-ĭn-ĕns