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Q&A CMA CH 1 1-50
Ch 1 Q1-50
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The word pod- means | foot |
| The suffix- phagia means | eating |
| Onycho- is a combing form that means | nail |
| Coreo- is a combining form that means | pupil |
| A combining form that means "umbilicus" or "navel" is | Omphalo- |
| Ex- is a prefix that means | outside |
| "Antefebrile" means | before fever |
| A word that means "suture of the region over the stomach" is | Epigastrorrhaphy |
| An "antipyretic" is an agent that works against | fever |
| A lateral curvature of the spine is a deformity called | scoliosis |
| The side of the body containing the backbone is | posterior |
| The cavity containing the heart and lungs is the | Thoracic cavity |
| A condition of the body that is abdormal and presents a group of clinical signs and laboratory findings is known as a/an | disease |
| A nerve that carries an impulse toward the brain is a/an | afferent nerve |
| Levels of organization of the body range from atomic to organismic. Which is the basic structural unit of the body? | cell |
| A word to indicate the splitting open a wound is | dehiscence |
| The scar left by a healed wound is a | cicatrix |
| A bluish discoloration of the skin is | cyanoderma |
| Enlargement of the heart is | megalocardia |
| Low blood pressure is known as | hypotension |
| A herniation or projection of brain tissue from it's natural cavity is | an encephalocele |
| A combining word meaning softening is | malaco- |
| A combing form meaning joint | arthro- |
| A combining form meaning development is | -trophy |
| A suffix meaning repair is | -plasty |
| A word that means "incision into the skull" is | craniotomy |
| Swirling water baths are a form of | hydrotherapy |
| The sticking together of tissues that are normally seoerated is referred to as | adhesion |
| A discharge from the nose is | rhinorrhea |
| Excision of the gallbladder is called a | cholecystotomy |
| Inflammation of the middle ear is | otitis media |
| A word that means "surgical tapping of the chest to remove fluids" is | thoracocentesis |
| A disease of the periodontal area symptomized by the flow of pus is | pyorrhea |
| Pus-forming bacteria are also described as | pyogenic |
| A darkly pigmented malignant mole of the skin is a | melenoma |
| A collection of air in the chest cavity is | pneumothorax |
| A hemorrhage of the bladder is | cystorrhagia |
| A word meaning "suturing of the eye-lids" is | blepharorrhaphy |
| Making a new opening between the ureter and bladder is | uretercystostomy |
| Enlargement of the kidney is | nephromegaly |
| A part of the urinary tract that collects urine in the kidney is the | renal pelvis |
| A term used to describe a prolapse of the uterus is | hysteroptosis |
| Destruction or breakdown of fat is called | lipolysis |
| A word that means "inflammation of many joints" is | polyarthritis |
| A word that means "working together" is | synergetic |
| Macrodactylia means | very large fingers or toes |
| Diathermy means | generating heat through tissues |
| A myelocele is a | herniation of the spinal cord |
| Surgical crushing of a nerve is | neurotripsy |
| Symptoms indicating an approaching disease are its | prodrome |
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