The word with a prefix meaning three is:
triiodothyronine
In the term paresthesia, the root word means:
Sensation
Polydipsia and polyuria both contain a word element meaning:
many or much
The word polyuria means excessive:
production of urine
The best definition for atrophy is:
wasting away
Which of the following words means a condition of excessive thirst?
Polydipsia
The suffix which means stimulation is:
tropin
The term thyrotoxicosis means:
an opening made into the thyroid gland to drain poison.
The root in the word polyphagia means:
to eat
The root in the medical term acromegaly means:
nourishment, development
In the word gluconeogenesis, the suffix means:
creation
The root/combining form in the word somatostatin means
body
The prefix in the word parathyroid means:
thyroid
The root/combining form -toxic/o means:
poison
The medical term that means any disease of the kidney:
nephropathy
The medical term thyroiditis means:
inflammation of the thyroid gland.
The word element that means process is:
ation
the word element that means study of is:
logy
The word element that means kidney is:
ren
The word element that means one who studies is:
logist
The word element that means create is:
gen
The word hematuria refers to which of the following conditions?
blood in the urine
The procedure to visualize the urinary bladder is called:
Ureteroscopy
The word cystitis means:
inflammation of the bladder.
The word urethritis means:
inflammation of the urethra
The word element that means bad or difficult is:
dys
Which statement best defines the medical term meatus?
The external opening of a passage.
The word element that means inflammation is:
itis
Which of the following word elements means pertaining to?
ent
Which of the following words means painful urination?
Dysuria
Which of the following words means above the pubis?
Suprapubic
The word element that means water is:
hydro
The word element that means stone is:
litho
The word element that means around is:
peri
The word element that means crushing is:
tripsy
The word element that means outside is:
extra
The medical term nephrectomy means:
removal of the kidney
The best definition for anuria is:
absence of urine production
Which of the following is a term for inflammation of the urethra?
Urethritis
What des the root of the word nephrectomy refer to?
Kidney
What does the suffix in the word nitrogenous mean?
Containing
What does the root of the word permeable mean?
able
in the term diuresis, what does the suffix mean?
Abnormal condition
Which of the following terms has a prefix that means between?
Interstitial
What does the suffix in the word nephropathy mean?
disease
In the term pyelonephritis, what does the word element pyel/o refer to?
pelvis
In the term nephroblastoma, what does the word element -blast refer to?
to eliminate
In the term suprapubic, the root word refers to:
pubis
The medical term which means an absence of urine production is:
anuria
The suffix in the word cystoscopy means:
bladder