Medical Terminology - The Basics - Lesson 5

This video is lesson 5 in a series on medical terminology, focusing on important prefixes and suffixes not covered in previous lessons. It covers location and direction modifiers, cellular modifiers, general medical terms, and processes and modifiers. The lesson also includes surgical processes and practice problems to apply the learned terms. The video concludes with a summary and encourages viewers to like and subscribe.

What does the prefix 'apo' signify in medical terminology?

• Above

• Below

• Away from or separation

• Towards

Which prefix refers to the protein found in blood?

• Athero

• Coccus

• Albumin

• Amyl

What does the prefix 'andro' relate to?

• Male

• Life

• Female

• Stone

Which prefix means 'to hear'?

• Acoust

• Aux

• Ben

• Ambul

What does the suffix 'rrhage' indicate?

• Perforation

• Heavy flow or bursting with blood

• Softening

• Suture

What is the meaning of the suffix 'rrhaphy'?

• Irrigation

• Transplantation

• Suture

• Removal of fluid

In the term 'myasthenia', what does 'asthen' mean?

• Muscle

• Weakness

• Strength

• Bone

What does 'osteomalacia' refer to?

• Fracture of bones

• Hardening of bones

• Inflammation of bones

• Softening of bones

What does the term 'diplococcus' describe?

• Flat cells

• Irregular cells

• Single round-shaped cell

• Double round-shaped cells

What is a 'xenograft'?

• Tissue from a synthetic source

• Tissue from a different human

• Tissue from a different species

• Tissue from the same person