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Medical Terminology and Anatomy Flashcards

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  1. Which suffix means 'surgical fixation' or 'to fix in place'?

    Answer: -pexy

    The suffix -pexy means surgical fixation, as in nephropexy (surgical fixation of the kidney).

  2. The term 'hepatomegaly' refers to enlargement of which organ?

    Answer: Liver

    Hepato- is the prefix for liver, and -megaly means enlargement, so hepatomegaly is an enlarged liver.

  3. Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?

    Answer: Thoracic cavity

    The thoracic (chest) cavity is enclosed by the ribcage and contains the heart and lungs.

  4. What does the prefix 'brady-' mean in medical terminology?

    Answer: Slow

    Brady- means slow; for example, bradycardia is a slower-than-normal heart rate.

  5. The anatomical term 'lateral' means toward which direction?

    Answer: The side, away from midline

    Lateral describes a position farther from the body's midline, as opposed to medial.

  6. Which medical term describes difficulty swallowing?

    Answer: Dysphagia

    Dysphagia combines dys- (difficulty) with -phagia (eating/swallowing) to describe difficulty swallowing.

  7. The term 'erythrocyte' refers to which type of blood cell?

    Answer: Red blood cell

    Erythro- means red and -cyte means cell, so erythrocyte is another term for a red blood cell.