CRQ Med Term 4 Flashcards
Around the tonsil
A) tachyphasia
B) aphasia
C) peritonsillar
D) acromegally
C) peritonsillar
Presbyopia
A) 20/20 vision
B) far sighted
C) near sighted
D) old vision
D) old vision
Retrosternal
A) against the sternum
B) above the sternum
C) within the sternum
D) behind the sternum
D) behind the sternum
Pertaining to under the tongue
A) paralingual
B) retrolingual
C) sublingual
D) postlingual
C) sublingual
Synergism
A) Cortical bone layers
B) pivot joints
C) working within
D) working together
D) working together
Super-, Supra-
A) under
B) before
C) behind
D) above
D) above
Primi
A) little
B) before
C) first
D) above
C) first
Transurethral
A) urethral patency
B) pertaining to across the urethra
C) beyond the bladder
D) urethral obstruction
B) pertaining to across the urethra
Without Pain
A) analgia
B) dysalgia
C) trialgia
D) malagia
A) analgia
Myasthenia
A) loss of vision
B) loss of hearing
C) muscle weakness
D) hearing loss
C) muscle weakness
Proctatresia
A) rectal blockage
B) rectal pain
C) rectum without a opening
D) rectal hernia
C) rectum without a opening
Omphalocele
A) inguinal hernia
B) umbilical hernia
C) hernia of the diaphragm
D) hernia of the vaginal vault
B) umbilical hernia
Arthrocentesis
A) aspirate fluid from the lungs
B) aspirate fluid from the heart
C) puncturing to aspirate fluid from the joint
D) puncturing to aspirate fluid from the nasal cavity
C) puncturing to aspirate fluid from the joint
Arthrodesis
A) Joint stability
B) Joint flexibility
C) Seperation of joint bones
D) fusion of a joint
D) fusion of a joint
Pain in the head:
A) cephalomegaly
B) cephalodynia
C) cephaloalgia
D) cephalitis
B) cephalodynia
Corectasia
A) removal of red pulp from bone
B) enlargement of acetabular cup
C) dilating a pupil
D) pain in the cornia
C) dilating a pupil
Nephrectomy
A) Removal of the bladder
B) Removal of the Kidney
C) Removal of the ureters
D) Removal of the stapes
B) Removal of the Kidney
Hyperemesis
A) excessive urination
B) excessive vomiting
C) excessive bleeding
D) excessive diarrhea
B) excessive vomiting
Hyperglycemia
A) elevated blood pressure
B) elevated blood sugar
C) elevated body temperature
D) increase swelling
B) elevated blood sugar
Myelogram
A) x-ray of the metacarpals
B) x-ray of the femur
C) x-ray of the chest
D) x-ray of the spinal cord
D) x-ray of the spinal cord
Angiography
A) making a record of vessels
B) x-ray of the abdominal cavity
C) x-ray of the heart
D) x-ray of external jugular
A) making a record of vessels
Cholelithiasis
A) the crushing of kidney stones
B) the crushing of gallstones
C) the condition of gallstones
D) the absence of gallstones
C) the condition of gallstones
Adenitis
A) inflammation of the adnexa
B) inflammation of the ovaries
C) inflammation of the adenoids
D) inflammation of a gland
D) inflammation of a gland
Tenolysis
A) suturing of tendens
B) destruction of tendons
C) anastomosis of a ruptured tendon
D) inflammation of a tendon
B) destruction of tendons
Osteomalacia
A) Hardening of the bone
B) loosening of the bone
C) weakness of the bone
D) abnormal softening of the bone
D) abnormal softening of the bone
In the word Splenomegaly, the suffix -megaly means?
A) hardening
B) softening
C) cancerous
D) enlargement
D) enlargement
The suffix -meter is a term for?
A) vision
B) measure
C) treatment
D) viewing
B) measure
The term mucoid means:
A) a cancerous cell
B) division of a cell
C) presence of mucus
D) resembling mucus
D) resembling mucus
Neuroma means
A) a cystic mass
B) cancer of the spleen
C) pancreatic tumor
D) tumor of the nerve
D) tumor of the nerve
Amblyopia means
A) near sighted
B) far sighted
C) dim vision
D) double vision
C) dim vision
Nephrosis means
A) hardening of the artery
B) discharge of the liver
C) abnormal condition of the kidney
D) enlargement of the ureters
C) abnormal condition of the kidney
In the word Colostomy, the suffix-ostomy means:
A) creation of an opening
B) obstruction of the colon
C) abnormal growth of the colon
D) displaced colon
A) creation of an opening
Macrotia means
A) bad hearing
B) large ear
C) impaired judgement
D) tubes in the ear
B) large ear
Encephalopathy means
A) enlargement of the medulla
B) fluid on the brain
C) swelling of the brain
D) disease of the brain
D) disease of the brain
Leukocytopenia means
A) raised White cell count
B) Dificiency of white cells
C) distruction of white cells
D) normal white cell count
B) Dificiency of white cells
Dyspepsia is
A) lack of pepsin
B) heart burn
C) normal digestion
D) bad digestion
D) bad digestion
In the word Nephropexy, the suffix -pexy means?
A) discoloration
B) prolapsed
C) surgical fixation
D) surgical removal
C) surgical fixation
Aphasia means:
A) state of being dizzy
B) discharge from the ear
C) without the ability to speak
D) excessive formation
C) without the ability to speak
Thermophilia means
A) change of temperature
B) increase in warmth
C) decrease in warmth
D) attracted to warmth
D) attracted to warmth
Agoraphobia means
A) fear of spiders
B) fear of crowds
C) fear of closed spaces
D) fear of flying
B) fear of crowds
Hyperplasia means
A) crushing of a nerve
B) excessive formation
C) radical reduction
D) radical increase
B) excessive formation
Protoplasm means
A) original substance
B) abnormal reaction
C) overdose
D) rapid production
A) original substance
Rhinoplasty means to
A) fixation of the mandible
B) restoration of the esophagus
C) patent airway
D) shaping of the nose
D) shaping of the nose
The suffix -plegia means?
A) to sponge
B) to stand
C) dislocation
D) paralysis
D) paralysis
Tachypnea means
A) rapid heart rate
B) fast breathing
C) pneumothoracic adhesions
D) painful breathing
B) fast breathing
Hysteroptosis means that the Uterus
A) has prolapsed
B) is retroverted
C) is anteverted
D) is obstructed
A) has prolapsed
Metrorrhagia means
A) hemorrhage from the uterus
B) abnormal discharge of the cervix
C) obstruction of the fallopian tube
D) surgical fixation of the bladder
A) hemorrhage from the uterus
Herniorrhaphy means
A) removal of the herniated sac
B) suturing of the hernia
C) application of a surgical mesh
D) enlargement of the hernia
B) suturing of the hernia
Otorrhea means
A) trouble hearing
B) inflammation of the ear
C) discharge from the ear
D) retroverted ear canal
C) discharge from the ear
The the word splenorrhexis, the suffix rrhexis means
A) rupture
B) discharge
C) inflammation
D) infection
A) rupture
