Advanced Medical Terminology for Clinical Specialties
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Un terme médical se décompose en racine + préfixe + suffixe.
Le suffixe -itis indique une inflammation, -osis une dégénérescence.
Myocardial infarction = infarctus du myocarde (crise cardiaque).
Toujours confirmer les abréviations ambiguës pour éviter les erreurs médicales.
Teste-toi
◆ Teste-toi
1. Which suffix means 'surgical removal'?
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Réponse : C — -ectomy
-ectomy comes from Greek ektomē, meaning excision or surgical removal.
2. The term 'cardiology' is composed of:
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Réponse : A — cardio (heart) + logy (study)
Cardio- refers to the heart, and -logy means the study of a subject.
3. A patient with bradycardia has:
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Réponse : B — slow heart rate
The prefix brady- means slow, so bradycardia is a slow heart rate.
4. 'Dyspnea' refers to:
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Réponse : A — difficulty breathing
Dys- means difficult or painful, and -pnea refers to breathing.
5. Which abbreviation means 'as needed'?
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Réponse : A — PRN
PRN comes from Latin pro re nata, meaning as the circumstances require.
6. 'Myocardial infarction' is commonly known as:
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Réponse : B — heart attack
Myocardial infarction is the medical term for a heart attack, caused by blocked blood flow to the heart muscle.
7. The prefix 'hyper-' in 'hypertension' means:
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Réponse : B — high
Hyper- means above normal or excessive, so hypertension is high blood pressure.
8. What does 'gastritis' mean?
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Réponse : A — inflammation of the stomach
Gastr- refers to the stomach, and -itis indicates inflammation.