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CHAPTER 1 TEST

QuestionAnswer
Which comibing form means white leuk/o
Based on its word parts, the term cardiorrhexis rupture of the heart
In the term pericardiectomy, the work part -ectomy is a suffix
Which term describes a torn, ragged would? laceration
Which term means the tissue death of an artery or arteries? arterionecrosis
Which prefix means between or among -intra
Which term means inflammation of a nerve neuritis
Which suffix means to suture or stitch -rrhaphy
Which suffix means a surgical creation of an artificial opening -ostomy
Which of these suffixes requires the use of the combining vowel -stenosis
Based on its word parts, the term hepatorrhagia means bleeding from the liver
Which statement is true about inflammation inflammation is a localized response to an injury or destruction of disease
A fever is referred to as a __________ because it can be measured by the patient or others sign
Which term describes the time and events surrounding birth perinatal
In the term otoshinolaryngology, which word part means ear oto
The term __________ means any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow myelopathy
Which term means pain in the stomach gastalgia
Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance ather/o
The examination technique in which the examier's hands are used to feel the texsture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts is known as __________ palpation
Which combining form means fungus myc/o
The _____ is part of the hip bone ilium
Which combining form means fever pyr/o
Which suffix means specialist -ologist
Which combining form means nerve neur/o
Mucous is the substance secreted by the mucous membranes false
Suppuration is the formaiton or dischargin of pus true
A combining vowel is not required when two word roots are joined together false
A syndrome can be observed only by the patient and not by others false
A prefix usually, but not always, indicates location, time, or number true
A combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a vowel false
A sign, such as a fever, is evidence of disease that can be observed by the patient and others true
The term phlegm begins with a "F" sound true
Pain is said to be a symptom because it can be observed only by the patient true
A diagnosis is the identification of a disease true
An atheroma is a fatty deposit within a joint false
Swelling is one sign of inflammation true
A lesion is a torn, ragged wound false
The combining form myc/o means spinal cord or bone marrow false
the suffi-otomy means cutting into or a surgical incision true
Pyrosis is also know as hertburn true
Prostate means to collaspe false
Interstitial mean between, but not within, the hparts of a tissue true
Euthyroid means a phyperactive thyroid gland false
Dysfunctional describes a body part that is not working properly true
The plural of appendix is appendices true
An inflammation is the invasion of the body by a disease-causing organism false
Myelitis is any disease caused by fungus false
A colostomy is the surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface true
The suffix -gram means the process of recording a picture or record false
-algia pain
hypo deficient
-megaly enlargement
osis abnormal condition
hyper- excessive
appendectomy surgical removal of the appendix
arthralgia joint pain
erthyrocyte mature of red blood cell
prenatal before birth
tonsillitis inflammation of the tonsils
-necrosis tissue death
-sclerosis abnormal hardening
-scopy visual examination
-stenosis abnormal narrowing
supra- above
-gram process of recording a picture or record
-graphy a picture or word
-itis inflammation
-malacia abnormal softening
sub- below
cardiac pertaining to the heart
remission temporary disappearance of symptoms
gastrosis abnormal stomach condition
supracostal above the ribs
syndrome signs and symptoms that occur together
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