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Glossitis

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Inflammation of the tongue

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Colostomy

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A permanent opening connecting colon and abdomen

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlargement of the liver

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Cholelithiasis

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Stones in the gallbladder

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Endocarditis

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Inflammatory disease of the inner, lining layer of the heart

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Thoracocentesis

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Puncturing the chest wall (Thorax) to drain fluid

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A procedure involving withdrawing a blood sample from a vein

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phlebotomy

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Myocardial Infarction

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Blocked blood flow to heart muscle which results in pain and death of cardiac tissue which the pt may not survive

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A tumor of the membranes surrounding the brain

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Meningioma

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Encephalocele

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Herniation of brain tissue out of the skull

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Anencephalic

An inflammation of the brain
A tumor of the brain
Non inflammatory disease of the brain
Born without a brain
Herniation of brain tissue out of the skull
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Born W/O a brain

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Hematuria defines

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Blood in the urine

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Which of the following procedures involves surgical removal of kidney stones?

Kidney scan
Nephrolithotomy
Nephrolithotripsy
Cholelithotomy
Nephrectomy
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Nephrolithotomy

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Peylonephritis

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Inflammation of the collecting system of the kidneys

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Pulmonary angiography is a procedures involving

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An X-ray procedure to image the blood vessels of the lungs

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Total arrest and cessation of breathing

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Apnea

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Tachypnea

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Faster than normal rate of breathing

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Myometritis

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Inflammation of the muscular layer of the uterus

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Laparohysteropexy

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Abdominal fixation of the uterus

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Orchiditis

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Inflammation of a testis

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Orchidopexy

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Surgical fixation or attachment of a testicle in the scrotum as a treatment for undescended testis

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Laparoscopy

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The procedure for penetrating the abdominal wall in order to observe contents w/ a fiberoptic instrument

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Lipoma

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A tumor of fat tissue

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Myeloma

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Bone marrow tumor

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Arthralgia

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Painful joints

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Bleeding from my gums

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Gingivitis

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A patient has had a diagnosis of colon cancer and will need surgical removal of the colon. She will end up with a permanent hole in her abdomen for drainage into a bag. The permanent opening is called a?

megacolon
colitis 
colonoscopy 
colostomy 
colectomy
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Colostomy

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You have been having chronic pains in your upper abdomen, and your family physician refers you to a specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called a? 
cardiologist 
pulmonologist 
neurologist 
gastroenterologist 
proctologist
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Gastroenterologist

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You have taken your friend to the emergency room with severe lower back pain and blood in his urine. After examination and lab tests, the physician reports that your friend has an inflammation of his kidneys and makes a diagnosis of?

hepatitis
cystitis
proctitis
nephritis

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Nephritis

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30
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Your mother is having her uterus surgically removed along with her ovaries. Removal of ovaries is called?

hysterectomy 
orchidectomy 
appendectomy 
oophorectomy 
gastrectomy
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Oophorectomy

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A patient has become sterile due to chronic inflammation of her uterine tubes from frequent infection with sexually transmitted diseases. This tubal inflammation is called?

endometritis 
perimetritis 
salpingitis 
hepatitis 
proctitis
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Salpingitis

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32
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A patient with epilepsy has had a procedure performed that records brain electrical activity. This procedure is called?

electrocardiography
electroencephalography
electromyography
electrophoresis

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Electroencephalography

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33
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A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed. The X-ray image is called a ?

mammoplasty 
mammoplasia 
mammography 
mastectomy 
mammogram
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Mammography

Mammogram

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The tough sac surrounding the heart

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Pericarditis

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of veins

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A physician determines that the heart murmur (abnormal heart sound) in a patient is caused by narrowing of a heart valve passageway. The term for this condition is?

ischemia 
prolapse 
regurgitation
stenosis 
angina
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Stenosis

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CHALLENGE QUESTION: Read through this final question carefully. You will have to recall three different word parts and then identify a term you have never been presented. You can do it! A hemangioma means?

blood found in spinal cord fluid
blood found between the heart and the pericardial sac
a tumor of heart muscle
a tumor of blood vessels
blood found between the skull and the brain

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A tumor of blood vessels

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Inflammation of the membranes around the brain

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Meningitis

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Neuropathy

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A non inflammatory disease of nerves

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40
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A meningomyelocele describes?

herniation of the brain out of the skull

herniation of protective membranes surrounding the brain

herniation of both protective membranes and spinal cord

inflammation of membranes surrounding the brain

a hole in the protective membranes surrounding the brain

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herniation of both protective membranes and spinal cord

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Aphasia is a term defining difficulty or loss of ability to?

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Speak

42
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Which of the following procedures involves injecting a radioactive element into a patient’s vein that may mark the presence of a tumor?

A brain scan
Computed tomography Electroencephalography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Angiography

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A brain scan

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Anencephalic

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A baby is born w/o a brain

44
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A patient may have a brain tumor, and the physician decides to use a procedure that will give the highest resolution of imaging soft tissues. He gives orders for?

a brain scan
computed tomography electroencephalography
magnetic resonance imaging
lumbar puncture

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MRI

45
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A tumor of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord is called a/an?

neuroma 
encephalocele 
myeloma 
meningioma 
meningocele
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Meningioma

46
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A patient suddenly has difficulty speaking and her right arm feels stiff and weak. After four hours, she has complete return of normal speech and movement. This patient most likely suffered a/an?

stroke 
transient ischemic attack 
narcoleptic episode 
epileptic seizure 
myocardial infarction
A

Transient ischemic attack

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CHALLENGE QUESTION! (Thought you already had one?) The following question requires that you know three word parts, and the parts do not come in the usual order. You can do it! Abnormal or lack of development of part of the spinal cord is termed?

anencephalic 
encephalitis 
meningocele 
myelodysplasia 
encephalopathy
A

?

48
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An emetic drug would have which of the following actions?

Stop bleeding 
Induce vomiting 
Stop vomiting 
Stop diarrhea 
Kill bacteria
A

Induce vomiting

49
Q

Surgical removal of an inflamed gallbladder containing stones is termed?

cholelithiasis 
cholelithotomy 
cholelithotripsy
cholecystectomy 
cholecystitis
A

Cholecystectomy

50
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Cirrhosis

A

Degeneration of the liver

51
Q

The guaiac test is used to determine presence of?

gallstones 
blood in the stool 
twisting of the small intestine 
appendicitis 
blood in vomit
A

Blood in the stool

52
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You read in a medical report that a patient had a proctoscopic examination. You conclude that the physician will be looking for, among other possibilities, a tumor in the?

mouth 
colon 
rectum 
stomach 
gallbladder
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Rectum

53
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Dysphagia is a term describing difficult, painful or abnormal passing of?

A

Swallowing

54
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A patient from a car accident has a swollen belly and the surgeon suspects bleeding into the abdomen. He/she will puncture the belly and drain any fluid looking for blood. This procedure is termed ?

laparotomy 
endoscopy 
thoracocentesis 
abdominocentesis 
colectomy
A

Abdominocentesis

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CHALLENGE QUESTION! The following question has multiple word parts, some from previous modules. Take it apart piece by piece. Make me proud! Cholangioenterostomy describes a procedure that?

examines the interior of the gallbladder with a lighted fiberoptic instrument.

surgically creates an opening between the intestines and the abdominal wall.

surgically creates a passageway between the gallbladder duct to the intestine.

Involves X-rays showing the gallbladder draining into the intestine.

surgically removes gallstones through an opening in the abdomen.

A

Surgically creates a passageway between the gallbladder duct to the intestine

56
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Surgical reconstruction or cosmetic alteration of the nose is termed?

rhinectomy 
rhinoplasty 
rhinopexy 
rhinotomy 
rhinoscopy
A

Rhinoplasty

57
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A faster than normal respiratory rate of breathing

A

Tachypnea

58
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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood from the lungs

59
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A patient with a foreign body trapped in a lung passageway would be a candidate for which of the following procedures?

Laryngoscopy 
Tracheostomy 
Bronchoscopy 
Laryngectomy 
Pulmonectomy
A

Bronchoscopy

60
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Patients with pneumonia often find it difficult or painful to take deep breaths. The term for this is?

tachypnea 
dyspnea 
apnea 
atelectasis 
emphysema
A

Dyspnea

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A special procedure to examine the blood vessels of the lungs by X-ray is called?

a lung scan 
thoracocentesis 
bronchoscopy 
endotracheal intubation 
pulmonary angiography
A

Pulmonary agniography

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A tracheostomy is a procedure involving?

visual examination of the interior of the trachea

a temporary opening cut into the trachea

a permanent opening cut into the trachea

visual examination of the lung passageways

surgical reconstruction of a crushed trachea

A

A temporary opening cut into the trachea

63
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Epistaxis

A

A nosebleed

64
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Frequently after surgery involving general anesthetic, a patient may not void urine for a period of time, because the kidneys have stopped producing urine. This usually temporary condition is termed?

polyuria 
oliguria 
anuria 
nocturia 
enuresis
A

Anuria

65
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Presence of a kidney “stone” is termed?

nephrosis 
hydronephrosis 
nephritis 
nephrolithiasis 
pyelonephrosis
A

nephrolithiasis

66
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Nephrolithotomy

A

Removing a kidney stone

67
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The term for scanty or less than normal urine formation is?

anuria 
enuresis 
oliguria 
polyuria 
nocturia
A

Oliguria

68
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A procedure that allows a physician to look into the bladder and examine its interior is

retrograde pyelogram 
cystoscopy 
cystogram 
voiding cystourethrogram 
intravenous pyelogram
A

Cystoscopy

69
Q

Surgical fixation or return and attachment of a kidney dislodged during an auto accident would be termed?

nephrotomy 
nephrolithotomy 
nephrolithotripsy 
nephropexy 
nephrectomy
A

Nephropexy

70
Q

A lab report comes back to a physician documenting numerous erythrocytes in the urine specimen. The term for this is?

oliguria 
polyuria 
anuria 
hematuria 
nocturia
A

Hematuria

71
Q

Surgical repair of hypospadias using the foreskin of the head of the penis would be termed?

orchidopexy 
balanopexy 
oophoropexy 
balanoplasty 
colpoplasty
A

Balanoplasty

72
Q

Cancer of the testicle usually requires its surgical removal. This procedure is termed?

orchidectomy 
orchidoplasty 
orchidopexy 
orchiocatabasis 
orchidoptosis
A

Orchidectomy

73
Q

A hydrocele defines?

blood engorged, enlarged testicular veins

a hernia in the inguinal region

a clear fluid filled sac partially surrounding the testis

a urinary tract opening along the under surface of the penis

a partial obstruction of the urethra at the base of the bladder

A

A clear fluid filled sac partially surrounding the testis

74
Q

The surgical procedure performed to relieve partial obstruction of the male urethra due to an enlarged gland at the base of the bladder is called a?

BPH 
TURP 
IVP 
UTI 
CVA
A

TURP

75
Q

Cryptorchidism refers to?

congenital absence of a testicle

an undescended testicle (not in scrotum)

inflammation of a testicle

a tumor of the testicle

presence of a testicle in a female

A

An undescended testicle (Not in scrotum)

76
Q

A male with testosterone deficiency may most likely be treated with which of the following agents to restore and maintain normal sexual function?

carcinogenic 
iatrogenic 
estrogenic 
androgenic 
androgynous
A

Androgenic

77
Q

Surgical implantation of an undescended testicle into the scrotum and anchoring it in its correct anatomical position is termed?

orchidectomy
orchidoplasty 
orchidopexy 
orchiocatabasis 
orchidoptosis
A

Orchidopexy

78
Q

Inflammation of the head of the penis is termed?

oophoritis 
salpingitis 
orchiditis 
balanitis 
epididymitis
A

Balanitis

79
Q

Hematosalpinx is a term describing?

inflammation of the uterus 
blood in a uterine tube 
a tear in the wall of the vagina 
blood in the uterus 
blood in the abdomen
A

Blood in a uterine tube

80
Q

Surgical reconstruction of the vagina would be termed?

oophoropexy 
balanoplasty 
colpoplasty 
orchidopexy 
colposcopy
A

Colpoplasty

81
Q

Dyspareunia is the term for painful, difficult or abnormal?

intercourse 
menstruation 
childbirth (delivery) 
labor 
lactation (milk production)
A

Intercourse

82
Q

A hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy is the term for surgical removal of the?

uterus 
uterus and uterine tubes 
uterus, uterine tubes and ovaries 
uterus, uterine tubes and vagina 
ovaries
A

Uterus, uterine tubes and ovaries

83
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A woman who has two children, but had four pregnancies would be noted on her chart as?

gravida 2, para 4
gravida 4, para 2
gravida 4, para 4
gravida 4, para 0

A

G4, P2

84
Q

Mammoplasty

A

Surgical reconstruction of a breast

85
Q

Oligomenorrhea refers to?

painful menstruation
cessation of regular menstrual periods
a ‘missed’ period
scanty, less than normal menstrual flow abnormally heavy menstrual flow

A

Scanty, less than normal menstrual flow

86
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Dystocia

A

Difficult, complicated, labor and delivery

87
Q

A patient requires surgery to restore and reattach the uterus back in its normal anatomical position because of uterine prolapse into the vagina. This procedure is termed?

colpopexy 
colpoplasty 
hysteropexy 
hysterocleisis 
hysterocolpectomy
A

Hysteropexy

88
Q

CHALLENGE QUESTION! The following question requires you to draw upon word elements in the current module and word elements from previous modules to identify a term never presented. A herniation or prolapse of the urinary bladder into the vagina would be termed?

colpitis 
colpismus 
colpocystitis 
colpocystoplasty 
colpocystocele
A

Colpocystocele

89
Q

Arthroplasty describes?

visualization of the interior of a joint

inflammation of a joint

surgical reconstruction of a joint

autoimmune degeneration of a joint

abnormal development of a joint

A

Surgical reconstruction of a joint

90
Q

Tenorrhaphy is the term describing?

a torn tendon 
inflammation of a tendon 
surgical removal of a tendon 
surgically suturing a torn tendon 
measuring the length of a tendon
A

Surgically suturing a torn tendon

91
Q

If your arthritis has noticeably worsened and pain and swelling no longer is controlled with high dose aspirin, your family physician would most likely refer you to a?

pathologist 
neurologist 
orthopaedic surgeon 
rheumatologist 
physical therapist
A

Rheumatologist

92
Q

Soft, rubbery bones due to inadequate calcium deposition related to vitamin D deficiency would be termed?

osteoporosis 
osteitis 
osteomyelitis 
osteomalacia 
myeloma
A

Osteomalacia

93
Q

Myalgia

A

Painful, aching muscles

94
Q

Myasthenia gravis involves?

inflammation of muscles degeneration of muscles
severe muscular weakness
inflammation of joints
paralysis of muscles

A

Severe muscular weakness

95
Q

When weight-lifters exercise regularly their muscles become stronger and the increase in muscular size is due to?

atrophy 
dystrophy 
myasthenia 
myositis 
hypertrophy
A

Hypertrophy

96
Q

Chondrocytes are cells found in

A

Cartilage

97
Q

Myeloma

A

Bone marrow tumor

98
Q

A form of dwarfism results from achondroplasia, a term meaning?

a cartilage tumor 
inflammation of cartilage 
lack of normal cartilage development 
cartilage transforming into bone 
degeneration of cartilage
A

lack of normal cartilage development

99
Q

A procedure to evaluate concentration of an injected radioactive element in bone to localize a possible tumor is termed?

electromyography 
pyeloscopy 
bone scan 
bone biopsy 
osteopathy
A

Bone scan

100
Q

Inflammation of the shock absorber-like structure protecting a tendon sliding over a bone is termed ?

arthritis 
tendonitis 
bursitis 
osteitis 
osteomyelitis
A

Bursitis

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