Day 18 exam review for Medical Terminology Flashcards
which suffix means pain or suffering?
-ectomy
-algia
-itis
-rrhaphy
-algia
in the medical term neuroplasty, what does the suffix -plasty mean?
a. surgical repair
b. bleeding
c. flow or discharge
d. disease
a. surgical repair
which suffix means abnormal hardening?
-sclerosis
-rrhaphy
-dynia
-ostomy
-sclerosis
in the medical term prenatal, what does the prefix pre- mean?
a. away from, negative, absent
b. out of, outside, away from
c. toward, to, in the direction of
d. before, in front of
d. before, in front of
which prefix would you use to build a medical term that means excessive or increased?
a. inter-
b. oligo-
c. hyper-
d. macro-
c. hyper-
Dr. G orders an abdominocentesis for Alexi Petrov. What does abdominocentesis mean?
a. the surgical repair of a muscle
b. the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
c. the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
d. the surgical suturing of a tendon
b. the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
what does the medical term fistula mean?
a. a groove crack-like sore
b. a torn or jagged wound
c. a fatty arterial deposit
d. an abnormal passage
d. an abnormal passage
Mack sanders arrives at the medical office with a fever. Mack’s fever is an example of a _______?
a. symptom
b. sign
c. prognosis
d. syndrom
b. symptom
what does supracostal mean?
a. above or outside the ribs
b. below the sternum
c. between the parts of a tissue
d. within the muscle
a. above or outside the ribs
what term means pain in a joint or joints?
a. gastrodynia
b. poliomyelitis
c. appendicitis
d. arthralgia
d. arthralgia
what are the phalanges?
a. the longest portion of the small intestine
b. the bones of the fingers and toes
c. the part of the skull that encloses the brain
d. the interior or lining of an artery
b. the bones of the fingers and toes
edema is one of the key indicators of inflammation. what does edema mean?
a. swelling
b. redness
c. heat
d. pain
a. swelling
what does the word root py/o mean in the term pyoderma?
a. fever
b. pus
c. fungus
d. gray
b. pus
joan anderson receives the diagnosis of hepatomegaly. what does hepatomegaly mean?
a. abnormal enlargement of the liver
b. inflammation of the stomach
c. tissue death of an artery
d. inflammation of the tonsils
a. abnormal enlargement of the liver
what is a syndrome?
a. a condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally
b. a set of signs and symptoms occurring together as part of a specific disease process
c. a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
d. a prediction about the probable course and outcome of a disease
b. a set of signs and symptoms occurring together as part of a specific disease process
which of these is an example of a symptom?
a. rash
b. runny nose
c. fatigue
d. fever
c. fatigue
which term means the temporary or complete disappearance of a disease’s symptoms?
a. remission
b. prognosis
c. differential diagnosis
d. acronym
a. remission
which is the meaning of the term diagnosis?
a. the process of identifying a disease
b. the prediction about a disease’s course
c. the identification of a disease
d. the attempt to rule out several possible diseases
c. the identification of a disease
Gloria arrives at the ER with severe chest pains. The on-call nurse uses which process to determine how quickly Gloria will be seen by a doctor?
a. triage
b. remission
c. diagnosis
d. malaise
a. triage
what is the term for an invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism?
a. exudate
b. infection
c. malaise
d. inflammation
b. infection
what does the term palpation mean?
a. a sensation of a pounding or racing heart
b. a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness
c. the study of all aspects of diseases
d. an examination technique that uses the examiners hands
d. an examination technique that uses the examiners hands
a physician would order an angiography for a patient to produce a radiographic study of which body structure(s)?
a. joints
b. liver
c. blood vessel
d. heart
c. blood vessel
what does suppuration mean?
a. the formation of pus
b. the medical screening of patients
c. the use of hands for examination
d. the swelling of tissue
a. formation of pus
what does a dermatologist treat?
a. disorders of newborns
b. disorders of the stomach
c. disorders of the skin
d. disorders of the heart
c. disorders of the skin
what does the suffix in the term diarrhea mean?
a. flow or discharge
b. abnormal softening
c. inflammation
d. abnormal condition
a. flow or discharged
what does the term fissure mean?
a. a groove or crack-like sore
b. a torn or jagged wound
c. a fatty arterial deposit
d. an abnormal passage
a. a groove or crack-like sore
pat brooks is scheduled for an arthroscopy. which body structure does an arthroscopy examine?
a. joint
b. liver
c. skull
d. heart
a. joint
what does the prefix ab- mean in the term abnormal?
a. deficient or decreased
b. bad, difficult, painful
c. under, less or below
d. away from, negative
d. away from, negative
which is true about a chronic condition?
a. it has a rapid onset
b. it has a short duration
c. it has a severe course
d. it is rarely cured
c. it has a severe course
what does pyelitis mean?
a. inflammation of the renal pelvis
b. inflammation of the joints
c. inflammation of the tonsils
d. inflammation of the stomach
a. inflammation of the renal pelvis
What does viral mean?
a. having higher-than-normal blood pressure
b. having the qualities of an adult male
c. being dependent on a substance or drug
d. pertaining to a virus
d. pertaining to a virus
what does the prefix in the term dysfunctional mean?
a. away from, negative, absent
b. out of, outside, away from
c. bad, difficult, painful
d. before, in front of
c. bad, difficult, painful
what is otolaryngology?
a. study of the ears and throat
b. study of the heart
c. study of the skin
d. study of newborns
a. study of the ears and throat
what does the term gastrodynia mean?
a. inflammation of the renal pelvis
b. pain in the joints
c. inflammation of the tonsils
d. pain in the stomach
d. pain in the stomach
what prefix means left side?
a. dextro-
b. oligo-
c. megalo-
d. sinistro-
d. sinistro-
which term means abnormal narrowing of an artery?
a. arteriostenosis
b. arteromalacia
c. arteronecrosis
d. arteriosclerosis
a. arteriostenosis
what is the combining form that means muscle.
a.myel/o
b. hepat/o
c. myc/o
d. my/o
d. my/o
which is another term for differential diagnosis.
a. prognosis
b. signs and symptoms
c. rule out
d. acute condition
c. rule out
which prefix means right side?
a. dextro-
b. olgio-
c. megalo-
d. sinistro-
a. dextro-
which prefix means between or among?
a. inter-
b. intra-
c. sub-
d. supra-
b. intra-
in the term otorhinolaryngology, which word part means ear?
a. laryng/o
b. -ology
c. ot/o
d. rhin/o
c. ot/o
which word part means abnormal softening?
a. -megaly
b. -malacia
c. -stenosis
d. -necrosis
b. -malacia
which is the medical term for surgical repair of a muscle?
a. tennorrhaphy
b. neuroplast
c. myoplasty
d. mucous
c. myoplasty
which word part means plaque or fatty substance?
a. arteri/o
b. arther/o
c. arthr/o
d. ab-
b. arther/o
which term refers to a white blood cell?
a. melanoma
b. leukocyte
c. ileum
d. ilium
b. leukocyte
which term is an adjective that means pertaining to the heart?
a. cranium
b. cardiac
c. otolaryngology
d. mucus
b. cardiac
which is the prefix meaning large, abnormal size, or long?
a. micro-
b. oligo-
c. macro-
d. hyper-
c. macro-
which combining form means either bone marrow or spinal cord?
a. myel/o
b. myc/o
c. my/o
d. poli/o
a. myel/o
which suffix means the process of producing a picture or record?
a. -gram
b. -graphy
c. -scopy
d. –ology
b. -graphy
which is the word part meaning a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes?
a. -rrhagia
b. oligo-
c. -dynia
d. -centesis
d. -centesis
which is a prefix meaning toward or in the direction of?
a. ex-
b. ad-
c. in-
d. post-
c. in-
which combining form means nerve?
a. gastr/o
b. hepat/o
c. arthr/o
d. neur/o
d. neur/o
which is the term for the resulting film created by angiography?
a. lithotomy
b. angiogram
c. appendicitis
d. diagnosis
b. angiogram
which is a prefix meaning small?
a. micro-
b. oligo-
c. macro-
d. hyper-
a. micro-
which term describes the time and events before birth?
a. prenatal
b. perinatal
c. postnatal
d. virile
a. prenatal
the term that means pain in a joint or joints is
arthralgia
the term for a mature red blood cell is
erythrocyte
a term that means between, but not within, the parts of a tissue is
interstitial
the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid is known as
abdominocentesis