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Chapter 2- medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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Which of the following terms means enlargement of the heart | Cardiomeglay |
The prefix Ambi, means | Both |
The suffix plasia means | Formation |
Which abbreviation means return to clinic | RTC |
Which of the following words means scanty amount of urin | Oliguria |
The prefex ANA means | up |
Which of the following prefixes means Around | Circum |
Which of the following terms refers to the body's ability to maintain a stable internal temperature | Homeostasis |
Which of the following medical terms is in the singular form | Reticulum |
Which of the following words is misspelled | Pleurasy (Pleurisy) |
Dacryocystitis is an inflammation of the | Tear Duct |
A Patient is scheduled for an x-ray of a blood vessel. What is that called | Angiogram |
Eupnea refers to | Normal Breathing |
Which of the following terms means Paralysis of the diaphragm? | Phrenoplegia |
The medical term Ventral has the same meaning as which of the following terms | Anterior |
Which of the following suffixes means Beginning or origin | Genetic |
The prefix Kerat/o refers to which of the following structures | Cornea |
Which of the following terms is used to indicate the double-fold membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity | Peritoneum |
A Cystocel is herniation of the | Bladder |
Which of the following words is Misspelled | Clabical ( Clavicle) |
The scope means | An instrument used to view |
The abbreviation NOC means | Night |
Which of the following prefixes means Near | Juxta- |
Which of the following abbreviations means Every Day | q.d. |
The abbreviation for By or Through is | Per |
Which of the following prefixes means Aroung | Peri- |
What does the suffix -penia mean | Reduction |
Mastoptosis is | Dooping of the breasts |
Which of the following types of physicians specializes in treating diseases of the nose | Rhinologist |
An inflammation of the skin marked by redness and scaling is called | Erythrodermatitis |
The combining form that means Cold | Cry/0 |
Which of the following combining forms refers to a hump | Kyph/o |
A physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions of the integumentary system is called | A Dermatologist |
The abbreviation for a fracture is | fx |
The position of the patella in relation to the hip is | Distal |
Blepharitis in inflammation of the | Eyelid |
An impairment of Purposeful movement is referred to as | Apraxia |
Which of the following combining forms means Gray Matter | Poli/0 |
The suffix -osis means which of the following | Condition |
What is the plural of bronchus | Bronchi |
A contraction of the pupil is | Miosis ( Mi/0 = smaller) |
Megacephaly is the enlargement of the | Head |
Which of the following is the plural of stoma | Stomata |
Which of the following terms means Excision of the Gallbladder | Cholecystectomy |
The term Viscera refers to which of the following structures | Internal Organs |
The combining form ster/o means | Solid Structure |
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly | Seborrhea (rrhea means to flow) |
Colporrhapy means | Suture of the vagina Colp/o = vagina, rrhaphy= suture |
Which of the following terms means A growth on a stalk extending from the surface | Polyp |
Which of the these terms means suturing of the bladder | Cystorrhexis cyst/0=bladder rrhexis=suturing |
Which is correct, Pruritis, Purritus, Puiritus or Pruritus | Pruritus |
Which of the following terms describes the process of moving the forearm so the palm of the hand is turned upward | Flexion |
Thromb/o means | Clot |
The plural of septum is | Septa |
Which of the following terms means vision | opia |
Which of the following terms means Incision of the colon | Colotomy |
Which of the following is the definition of postprandial | After Meals Post=after Parandial= eating |
Which of the following terms means Difficulty Swallowing | Dysphagia dys=difficulty phagia=swallowing |
Which of the following words best describes a patient who cannot control urination or defecation | Incontinent |
The root work Gloss indicates which of the following structures | Tounge |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation is Abbreviation | CPR |
Which of the following refers to the lips | Cheil/o |
Which of the following bones is another name for the shin | Tibia |
The suffix -ase means | Enzyme |
Nephrosis is a term used most often by physicians in which of the following specialties | Urology |
Which of the following terms describes the surgical process of binding or fusing a joint | Arthrodesis arthro=joint desis=fix/fuse |
Which of the following combing forms means intestines | entero entero= small intestine |
Oliguria is | Scanty urine production Oligo=scanty uria=urine |
The correct spelling of the plural form of the work appendix is | appendices drop ix and add ices |
Which of the following suffixes means Deficiency | -penia |
A hysterectomy is the | removal of the uterus |
Dystocia refers to | Difficult childbirth dys= painful of difficult tocia=childbirth |
the abbreviation for bedtime is | h.s. |
Which of the following terms means Not feeling well | Malaise |
Which of the following abbreviations means both ears | AU |