CHAPTER 1 pt.3

Question 1

sign

Answer 1

objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

Question 2

supination

Answer 2

the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward.

Question 3

suppuration

Answer 3

the formation of pus.

Question 4

supracostal

Answer 4

above or outside the ribs.

Question 4

symptom

Answer 4

subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache.

Question 5

syndrome

Answer 5

a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process.

Question 6

tenorrhaphy

Answer 6

surgical suturing of a tendon.

Question 7

tonsillitis

Answer 7

inflammation of the tonsils.

Question 8

trauma

Answer 8

wound or injury.

Question 9

triage

Answer 9

the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.

Question 10

viral

Answer 10

pertaining to a virus.

Question 11

The word part attached at the beginning of a word is called a/an

Answer 11

prefix

Question 12

When two word roots are joined, a combining vowel ________
added to the first word root

Answer 12

is always

Question 13

A suffix _________ added at the end of a word to complete that
term

Answer 13

is always

Question 14

Prefixes are ____________ added to the beginning of a word to
influence the meaning of that term.

Answer 14

sometimes

Question 15

Using your knowledge of word parts, you determine that the term
arteriomalacia means:

Answer 15

the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries

Question 16

When trying to find multiple word terms, it _____________ to begin
your search with the last term; if you do not find it there, move
forward to the next word.

Answer 16

is recommended

Question 17

Changing the spelling of one or two letters in a medical term can
completely change the __________ of a word.

Answer 17

meaning

Question 18

Which of the following is the correct plural form?
a. bursa
b. index
c. meningitides
d. ovum

Answer 18

meningitides

Question 19

A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the
person who discovered or described it first is known as a/an

Answer 19

eponym

Question 20

A word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a
compound term is known as a/an

Answer 20

acronym

Question 21

The word mucous can be described as

Answer 21

the specialized membranes that line the body cavities

Question 22

An official list of commonly confused “Do Not Use” abbreviations
to prevent potentially fatal medical errors is published by:

Answer 22

joint commision