HSRT Medical Terminology 2

Question 1

The medical term 'dyspnea' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

Answer

Dyspnea (dys- = difficulty, -pnea = breathing) means subjective difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.

Question 2

The prefix 'brady-' in medical terminology means:

Accepted Answer

Slow

Answer

Brady- comes from Greek 'bradys' meaning slow. Bradycardia = slow heart rate; bradypnea = slow breathing.

Question 3

The term 'hematuria' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Blood in the urine

Answer

Hematuria = hemat- (blood) + -uria (urine condition). It means the presence of blood in urine.

Question 4

The suffix '-ectomy' in medical terminology means:

Accepted Answer

Surgical removal

Answer

The suffix -ectomy means surgical excision or removal (e.g., appendectomy = removal of the appendix, cholecystectomy = removal of the gallbladder).

Question 5

The medical term 'leukocytosis' refers to:

Accepted Answer

An abnormally high white blood cell count

Answer

Leukocytosis = leuko- (white) + -cyte (cell) + -osis (abnormal increase). It means an elevated white blood cell count.

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