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Ch. 3 TEST STUDY Flashcards

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1
Q

Which of the following is not a correct term?
A) Mammogram
B) Mammoplasty
C) Mamitis
D) Mammary

A

C) Mamitis

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2
Q

What means pertaining to the kidney?

A

Renal

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3
Q

What term means radiographic image of the kidney?

A

Nephrogram

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4
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What does Mastectomy mean?

A

Removal of a breast

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5
Q

Which of the following is an adjective suffix?
A) -osis
B) -eal
C) -um
D) -ia

A

-eal

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6
Q

Which term contains word parts that mean pain and nerve?
A) Angioplasty
B) Phlebitis
C) Neuralgia
D) Sarcoma

A

C) Neuralgia

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7
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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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8
Q

A patient with cardiomegaly has a/an______ heart.

A

Enlarged

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9
Q

What does the combining form septic/o mean?

A

Pertaining to infection

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10
Q

What does cellulitis mean?

A

Inflammation of the soft tissue under the skin

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11
Q

What does Osteomyelitis mean?

A

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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12
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Osteo-

A

Bone

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13
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Ot/o means

A

Ear

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14
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What does otitis mean

A

Inflammation of the ear

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15
Q

Which tumors are benign and when located in the uterus are known as fibroids ?
A) Adenomas
B) Thymomas
C) Myomas
D) Myelomas

A

Myomas

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16
Q

What does rhinoplasty mean?

A

Surgical repair of the nose

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17
Q

Which term contains word parts that mean condition or blood and urine?
A) hemoptysis
B) Hematuria
C) Hemodialysis
D) Hematemesis

A

B) Hematuria

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18
Q

What does axill/o mean?

A

armpit

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19
Q

Which terms contains word parts that mean excessive bleeding and menstruation?
A) Meningitis
B) Menorrhagia
C) Menorrhea
D) Menses

A

B) Menorrhagia

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20
Q

Which term contains word parts that mean disease and joint?
A) Arthritis
B) Arthropathy
C) Arteriolitis

A

Arthropathy

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21
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Which of the following is NOT a procedural suffix?
A) -lysis
B) -rrhea
C) -centesis
D) -ectomy

A

B) -rrhea

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22
Q

-oma means;

A

tumor / mass

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23
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What does the combining form “isch/o” mean?

A

To hold back

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24
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What does the suffix “-rrhea” mean?

A

Flow, discharge

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25
Q

necr/o means

A

Death

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26
Q

Which combining form is used in the term that means inflammation of a vein?

A

phleb/o

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27
Q

What term means the visual examination of the abdomen?

A

Laparoscopy

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28
Q

What is a condition that last a long time called?

A

Chronic

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29
Q

What is the removal of all breast tissue in either both breasts or only one?

A

mastectomy

30
Q

What is nerve pain?

A

neuralgia

31
Q

what is an infection in the blood?

A

Septicemia

32
Q

what is inflammation of the large intestine?

A

Colitis

33
Q

What is a tonsillectomy?

A

Removal of lymph nodes in throat

34
Q

What is a treatment using drugs called?

A

Chemo Therapy

35
Q

What is the windpipe called?

A

Trachea

36
Q

The suffix -osis means:

A

Abnormal condition

37
Q

Ear pain is called:
A) Otitis
B) Rhinalgia
C) Myalgia
D) Otalgia

A

D) Otalgia

38
Q

A condition in which blood is held back from an organ is:

A

ischemia

39
Q

A benign tumor of the muscle is a:

A) Adenoma
B) Myosarcoma
C) Myoma

A

Myoma

40
Q

Renal failure leads to an abnormal blood condition called:

A

uremia

41
Q

Enlargement of the liver is called:
A) Hepatomegaly
B) Nephritis
C) Cardiomegaly

A

Hepatomegaly

42
Q

A cancerous tumor of glandular cells is called a:
A) leukemia
B) adenopathy
C) adenocarcinomas

A

Adenocarcinomas

43
Q

Normal discharge of blood during menstrual periods is called:
A) Hemorrhage
B) Menorrhea
C) Anemia
D) Hematuria

A

Menorrhea

44
Q
  • sclerosis means:
A

hardening

45
Q

Abnormal condition of blood in the urine is called:

A) Uremia
B) Menorrhagia
C) Hematuria
D) Ischemia

A

hematuria

46
Q

hem/o & hemat/o

A

blood

47
Q

hyster/o

A

uterus

48
Q

suffix meaning “removal or resection” is:

A

-ectomy

49
Q

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac surrounding the developing fetus is called:

A

amniocentesis

50
Q

salping/o

A

fallopian (uterine) tube

51
Q

removal of a fallopian tube is called:
A) Hysterotomy
B) Oophorectomy
C) Salpingectomy

A

Salpingectomy

52
Q

Angi/o

A

blood vessel

53
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

54
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-stomy

A

opening

55
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-uria

A

condition of urine

56
Q

-rrhagia

A

excessive discharge of blood

57
Q

-pathy

A

disease

58
Q

-lysis

A

separation, breakdown, destruction

59
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

60
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

61
Q

-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

62
Q

-ary

A

pertaining to

63
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

64
Q

angi/o

A

blood vessel

65
Q

Aden/o

A

Gland

66
Q

ren/o

A

Kidney

67
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

68
Q

my/o

A

muscle

69
Q

chron/o

A

time

70
Q

hyster/o

A

uterus

71
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

72
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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