Medical Terminology Simplified

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590 APPENDIX B• Answer Key

Vocabulary Review


1.prostatomegaly 6. oophoritis 11.epididymis 16.dysmenorrhea
2.testopathy 7. aspermatism 12.hydrocele 17.postmenopausal
3.testosterone 8. gravida 4 13.vas deferens 18.aplasia
4.amenorrhea 9. uterus 14.para 4 19.vasectomy
5.estrogen, progesterone 10.prostatic cancer 15.cervix uteri 20.PID

Medical Term Word Elements Meaning


  1. laryng/o/scope laryng/o (CF) larynx (voice box)
    -scope (S) instrument for examining

  2. peri/tonsill/ar peri- (P) around
    tonsil (WR) tonsils
    -ar (S) pertaining to

  3. pharyng/o/spasm pharyng/o (CF) pharynx (throat)
    -spasm (S) involuntary contraction, twitching

  4. pneum/ectomy pneum (WR) air; lung
    -ectomy (S) excision, removal

  5. pneumon/ia pneumon (WR) air; lung
    -ia (S) condition

  6. pneumon/o/cele pneumon/o (CF) air; lung
    -cele (S) hernia, swelling

  7. pulmon/o/logist pulmon/o CF lung
    -logist (S) specialist in the study of

  8. py/o/thorax py/o (CF) pus
    -thorax (S) chest

  9. rhin/o/rhea rhin/o (CF) nose
    -rrhea (S) discharge, flow

  10. thorac/o/centesis thorac/o (CF) chest
    -centesis (S) surgical puncture

  11. thorac/o/pathy thorac/o (CF) chest
    -pathy (S) disease

  12. trache/o/stomy trache/o (CF) trachea (windpipe)
    -stomy (S) forming an opening (mouth)

  13. trans/bronchi/al trans- (P) across, through
    bronchi (WR) bronchus (plural, bronchi)
    -al (S) pertaining to


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