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1
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The condition of not being able to breathe

A

Apnea

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2
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Before birth:

A) antigen
B) antepartum
C) postpartum
D) neonatal

A

B) antepartum

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3
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Deficiency in red blood cells or of the hemoglobin within the red cells:

A

anemia

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4
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emia-

A

blood condition

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5
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Excessive development, enlargement or overgrowth:

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hypertrophy

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6
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-trophy

A

nourishment; development

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7
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A return of symptoms of illness

A

Relapse

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8
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Difficult, painful urination

A

dysuria

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9
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A substance that works against germs, made by white blood cells

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Antibody

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10
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An irregularity that is present at birth:
A) intrauterine
B) neonatal
C) ectopic pregnancy
D) congenital anomaly

A

D) congenital anomaly

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11
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Slow heartbeat

A

Bradycardia

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12
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Pertaining to under the shoulder bone

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Subscapular

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13
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Pertaining to both sides

A

Bilateral

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14
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Endocrine glands that are near (above) each kidney
A) Adrenal
B) Prostate
C) Subcostal
D) parathyroid

A

A) Adrenal

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15
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The spread of a cancerous tumor to another organ away from the original
site:

A

metastasis

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16
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Two prefixes that mean beyond:
A) Pro and Pre
B) Re and Retro
C) Ultra and Meta

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C) Ultra- and Meta-

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17
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A word that means complete separation and is the process of separating waste from the blood

A

dialysis

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18
Q

A membrane that surrounds bone:
A) Pericardium
B) Peritoneum
C) Mediastinum
D) Periosteum

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D) Periosteum

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19
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A prefix that has the same meaning as “ante” :

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pro-

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20
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poly- has a similar meaning with:
A) Re-
B) Dys-
C) Hyper-
D) Hypo

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C) Hyper-

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21
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A set of signs and symptoms that occurred together to indicate a disease condition

A

Syndrome

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22
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A prefix that means “beside”, “near” or “along the side of” is:

A

para-

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23
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An abnormal collection of blood above the membrane covering the brain:
A) subdural hematoma
B) cerebral hemorrhage
C) epidural hematoma
D) subdural hemorrhage

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C) epidural hematoma

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24
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Two prefixes that mean within

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endo- & intra-

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25
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If an organ slides or falls forward the condition is called

A

prolapse

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26
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Increase in number of cells in an organ
A) Hypertrophy
B) Hyperplasia
C) aplasia

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B) Hyperplasia

plasia- formation (condition)

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27
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An indication of disease as experienced by the patient is a

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Symptom

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28
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Infection with COVID-19 may cause lung damage and a condition called:

A

hypoxia

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29
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within the uterus

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intrauterine

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30
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Low blood sugar

A

Hypoglycemia

31
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collection of blood above a meningeal layer

A

epidural hematoma

32
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excessive development

A

hypertrophy

33
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Discharge of fluid from the rectum

A

diarrhea

34
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Between a back bone

A

intervertebral

35
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embryo is not in the proper location

A

ectopic pregnancy

36
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pertaining to one side

A

unilateral

37
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abnormal growth or development

A

dysplasia

38
Q

harmless noncancerous

A

benign

39
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cancerous, harmful

A

malignant

40
Q

a prefix meaning “three”

A

tri-

41
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the prefixes ante- and _______ have the same meaning.

A

Pro-

42
Q

Prefixes with similar meanings are poly- and ______

A

hyper-

43
Q

A prefix that means “beside” , “near” or “along the side of”

A

para-

44
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A prefix meant “two”

A

bi-

45
Q

If an organ slides or falls forward, the resulting condition is called:

A

Prolapse

46
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ante- means:

A

before, forward

47
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anti- means

A

against

48
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the prefix epi- means:

A

above, upon

49
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ab- means

A

away from

50
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Prefix ad- means

A

towards, near

51
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the prefix hemi- means

A

half

52
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hyper-

A

excessive, too much, above

53
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inter- means

A

between

54
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intra- means

A

within

55
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post- means

A

after, behind

56
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meta- means

A

change, beyond

57
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hypo-

A

deficient, too little, below

58
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para-

A

beside, near, along the side of

59
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syn-

A

with, together

60
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mal-

A

bad

61
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uni-

A

one

62
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prefix meaning surrounding is:

A

peri-

63
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neo-

A

new

64
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metacarpal is:

A

hand bone

65
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tachy-

A

fast

66
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Brady-

A

slow

67
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remission is:

A

symptoms of disease disappear

68
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subcostal means:

A

under the ribs

69
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retroperitoneal means:

A

behind the abdominal cavity

70
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quadri-

A

four

71
Q

an antigen is:

A

foreign body; bacteria, virus

72
Q

Paralysis of the lower part of the body is known as:
A) Hemiplegia
B) Quadriplegic
C) Paraplegia

A

C) Paraplegia

73
Q

paralysis of each side of the body is called:

A) Hemiplegia
B) Paraplegia
C) Biplegia

A

A) Hemiplegia

74
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-ia

A

Condition

Medical Terminology (12 decks)

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