Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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the distal portion of the small intestine is called the ileum

A

True

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2
Q

The medical term for German Measles is rubella

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True

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3
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Bacilli are rod shaped bacteria

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True

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4
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A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia

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false

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5
Q

hypertension is also referred to as high blood pressure

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true

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6
Q

OU refers to the right eye

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false

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7
Q

another name for a heart attach is myocardial infarction

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true

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8
Q

an erythrocyte is an example of poikilocytosis

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false

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9
Q

an example of anisocytosis is a microcyte

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true

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10
Q

gestation is another term for dysmenorrheal

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false

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11
Q

the beginning of a word is known as the prefix

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true

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12
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a suffix is the ending of a word

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true

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13
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the combining form is the root of the word

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false

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14
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the most common combining vowel is “o”

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true

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15
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if two combininb forms are present the least importnt comes first

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true

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16
Q

aden is a headache

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false

17
Q

carcin is the root of cancer

A

true

18
Q

encephall means neck

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false

19
Q

cyst means bladder

A

true

20
Q

hepat stands for root of kidney

A

false

21
Q

osteo means bone

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true