CH 1 Quiz Flashcards
A fever is referred to as a ____ because it can be measured by the patient or others.
sign
plague or fatty substance
-ather
fungus
myco-
abnormal enlargement
-megaly
abnormal condition
-osis
gate/renal pelvis
pyel-
Which suffix means a surgical creation of an artificial opening?
ostomy
Based on its word parts, the term hepat/orrhagia means ____.
bleeding from liver
Which word part means white?
leuk/o
Swelling is one sign of inflammation.
true
The examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts is known as ____.
palpation
Which word part means fever?
pyr/o
The phalanges are the bones of the fingers and toes, what is the singular form?
phalanx
The suffix ____________________ means surgical suturing or to sew.
rrhaphy
Which term means pain in the stomach?
gastralgia
The term __________ means any disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow.
myelopathy
Surgical removal of the appendix
appendectomy
joint pain
arthralgia
mature red blood cell
erythrocyte
before birth
prenatal
inflammation of the tonsil
tonsilitis
The term __________ means any disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow.
myelopathy
word part meaning fungus
myc/o
Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?
ather/o
A diagnosis is the identification of a disease.
true
____________________ is the suffix for the surgical repair.
plasty
Which of these suffixes requires the use of the combining vowel?
stenosis
Any diseases of the muscle tissue is known as ____________________.
myopathy
Which term describes the time and events surrounding birth?
perinatal
pertaining to the heart
cardiac
pertaning to the time and events after birth
postnatal
abnormal stomach condition
gastrosis
above the ribs
supracostal
signs and symptoms that occur together
syndrom
Which suffix means to suture or stitch?
rrhaphy
The ____________ is part of the hip bone.
ilium
An ather/oma is a fatty deposit within a joint.
false
The suffix -sclerosis means
abnormal hardening
In the term oto/rhino/laryng/ology, which word part means ear?
ot/o
Which term means the rupture of a muscle?
myorrhexis
-ologist
specialist
cephal/o
head
end/o
within
path/o
disease
cyt/o
cell
hist/o
tissue
Based on its word parts, the term cardio/rrhexis means ____.
rupture of the heart
