Name:Period:
MEDICAL FOUNDATIONS FALL SEMESTER VOCABULARY REVIEW
apex
base
coagulation
prognosis
inguinal
superficial
deep
dislocation
pain
hernia
supine
prone
ulcer
angina
inpatient
outpatient
Fill in the following sentences using the vocabulary words above.
A pregnant woman lies on her back to allow an ultrasound technician to take images of her unborn baby. She is in (1) ______position and the images taken are (2) ______to the skin.
After being examined, the patient is told that the bones in his shoulder moved away from each other. He has suffered a (3) ______and is suffering from severe discomfort, also known as (4) ______.
During her heart attack, the woman did not have enough oxygen flowing to her heart. This resulted in (5) ______. Because her heart attack was not recognized quickly enough, there was damage to the (6) ______, or bottom, of her heart.
After lifting a heavy box incorrectly, the man suffered a (7) ______of his stomach muscles. This resulted in a bulge in this groin, also known as the (8) ______region of the body.
Because the woman was coughing up blood, she was rushed to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a gastric (9) ______where there was tissue erosion. She was kept overnight for observation and admitted in the (10) ______department.
A boy is diagnosed with hemophilia because his blood is incapable of (11) ______. He is given an injection to release more clotting factor and stop bleeding, which improves his
(12) ______, or expected outcome.
Write a complete sentence by using the words listed as abbreviations.
Fx
ASA
ECG
CCU
RDA
C/C
r/o
GERD
CCU
HA
p
q
s
EMG
DNR O2
13. aspirin, headache
______
14. electrocardiogram, coronary care unit
______
15. rule out, fracture
______
16. every, recommended daily allowance ______
17. do not resuscitate, coronary care unit
______
18. electromyogram, after ______
19. without, oxygen
______
20. chief complaint, gastroesophageal reflex disease
______
First Semester Vocabulary Review Lists #1 – 13
A word root is the foundation of the word. A prefix is at the beginning of a word. A suffix is at the end of the word. The combining vowel is a vowel (usually o) that links the word root to another word root or a suffix.
Define the following vocabulary terms by breaking down the word parts.
1. gastricgastr/o ______*icpertaining to
definition:
2. subdermalsub ______dermat/o ______*al pertaining to
definition:
3. osteomalaciaosteo ______malacia ______
definition:
4. epicranialepi ______crani/o ______*ialpertaining to
definition:
5. cardiocentesiscardi/o ______centesis ______
definition:
6. tendonitistendon _____tendon______itis ______
definition:
7. muscular dystrophymuscular musculardysdifficult, poor trophydevelopment/nourishment
definition: difficult or poor muscular development/nourishment
8. arthroscopyarthr/o ______scopy ______
definition:
9. neuromaneur/o______oma ______
definition:
10. hypertrophyhyper ______trophy ______
definition:
*Practice using the vocabulary terms in a sentence. The reader should be able to infer the meaning based on the information you provide.
*Use the online flashcards on or create your own.
*When taking a quiz, match the vocabulary terms that you are familiar with first. Make sure that you use all letters and answer all questions.
*Spend a few minutes studying vocabulary each day (from all lists). Use the first 5 minutes of class on Friday to look over the terms and refresh your memory.
Write the medical term for the following conditions, procedures, etc.
11. study of the heartmedical term:
study of ______heart ______
12.pertaining to within the heartmedical term:
pertaining to ______within ______heart ______
13. inflammation of a sacmedical term:
inflammation ______sac ______
14. excessive stomach inflammationmedical term:
excessive ______stomach ______inflammation ______
15. surgical removal of a lumpmedical term:
surgical removal ______lump ______lump______
16. a person who studies hearingmedical term:audiologist
study of ___ology_(person = ologist)______hearing ___audi/o______
17. the study of lifemedical term:
study of ______life ______
18.high blood pressure or excessive pressuremedical term:
excessive ______pressure ______
19. to withdraw fluid from inside the headmedical term:
withdraw fluid ______inside ______head ______
20. bone softeningmedical term:
bone ______softening ______
Name:Period:
MEDICAL FOUNDATIONS FALL SEMESTER VOCABULARY REVIEW
apex
base
coagulation
prognosis
inguinal
superficial
deep
dislocation
pain
hernia
supine
prone
ulcer
angina
inpatient
outpatient
Fill in the following sentences using the vocabulary words above.
A pregnant woman lies on her back to allow an ultrasound technician to take images of her unborn baby. She is in (1) ____supine____ position and the images taken are (2) ____deep______to the skin.
After being examined, the patient is told that the bones in his shoulder moved away from each other. He has suffered a (3) ____dislocation______and is suffering from severe discomfort, also known as (4) _____pain______.
During her heart attack, the woman did not have enough oxygen flowing to her heart. This resulted in (5) ______angina______. Because her heart attack was not recognized quickly enough, there was damage to the (6) ____base______, or bottom, of her heart.
After lifting a heavy box incorrectly, the man suffered a (7) _____hernia______of his stomach muscles. This resulted in a bulge in this groin, also known as the (8) ____inguinal______region of the body.
Because the woman was coughing up blood, she was rushed to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a gastric (9) _____ulcer______where there was tissue erosion. She was kept overnight for observation and admitted in the (10) ____inpatient______department.
A boy is diagnosed with hemophilia because his blood is incapable of (11) ___coagulation______. He is given an injection to release more clotting factor and stop bleeding, which improves his (12) _____prognosis_____ , or expected outcome.
ANSWER KEY:
1. gastr/o (stomach) + *ic (pertaining to) = pertaining to the stomach
2. sub (under) + dermat/o (skin) + *al (pertaining to) = pertaining to under the skin
3. osteo (bone) + malacia (softening) = softening of bone
4. epi (above) + crani/o (head) + ial (pertaining to) = pertaining to above the head
5. cardi/o (heart) + centesis (procedure to withdraw fluid) = procedure to withdraw fluid from the heart
6. tendon + itis (inflammation) = tendonitis
7. muscular (dealing with muscles) + dys (painful, difficult, or poor) + trophy (development or nourishment) = painful, or lack of muscular development/nourishment
8. arthr/o (joint) + scopy (to visually examine) = arthroscopy, to visually examine a joint
9. neur/o (nerve) + oma (tumor) = nerve tumor
10. hyper (increased, excessive) + trophy (development, nourishment) = increased nourishment (size)
11. ology + cardio = cardiology
12. *ial (pertaining to) + endo (within) + cardi/o (heart) = endocardial
13. *itis (inflammation) + burs/o (sac) = bursitis
14. hyper (excessive) + gastr/o (stomach) + itis (inflammation) = hypergastritis
15.lump + ectomy (surgical removal) = lumpectomy
16. audi/o (hearing) + ologist (person who studies) = person who studies hearing
17. bio (life) + ology (study of) = biology
18. hyper (high or excessive) + tension (pressure) = hypertension
19. endo (inside) + cephal/o (head) + centesis (procedure to withdraw fluid) = endocephalocentesis
20. bone (osteo) + softening (malacia) = osteomalacia