Medical terminology

Question 1

-Algia means pain, suffering, painful condition. True/False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

-Cele means tumor, swelling, hernia. True/False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is a cell? A. -Cyte B. -Cele C. -Algia D. -Desis

Answer 3

A. -Cyte

Question 4

-Desis means to bind or tie together. True/False

Answer 4

True

Question 5

-Ectomy is the surgical removal of. True/False

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What meaning is correct for -Angio? A. Mouth B. Water, C. Lung D. Vessel

Answer 6

D. Vessel

Question 7

What is the root word for slow? A. Cyan/o B. Gastro, C. Brady D. Tachy

Answer 7

C. Brady

Question 8

The prefix for above normal is Hyper? True/False

Answer 8

True

Question 9

The prefix for below normal is Hyper? True/False

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The prefix for below normal is Hypo? True/False

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Skin is the meaning of what root word? A. Derm B. Oro C. My/o D. Cyan/o

Answer 11

A. Derm

Question 12

A prefix is found at the beginning and modifies the root. True/False

Answer 12

True

Question 13

A prefix is found in all medical terms. True/False

Answer 13

False

Question 14

What is the suffix for inflammation? A. Tomy B. Itis C. Scope D. Osis

Answer 14

B. Itis

Question 15

The suffix that describes breathing is? A. Taxis B. Trophy C. Pnea D. Ectomy

Answer 15

C. Pnea

Question 16

Which best describes a suffix? A. Found in all medical terms B. Found at the beginning of the root C. Always in the middle of the word D. Found at the end of a root

Answer 16

D. Found at the end of a root

Question 17

The prefix poly means half. True/False

Answer 17

False

Question 18

The prefix poly means many. True/False

Answer 18

True

Question 19

The prefix mega means large. True/False

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What is neurectomy?

Answer 20

excision of a kidney

Question 21

What is dysuria?

Answer 21

painful urination

Question 22

Adipose means?

Answer 22

fat tissue

Question 23

Eupnea is?

Answer 23

normal breathing

Question 24

A hormone that regulates the menstrual cycle

Answer 24

progesterone

Question 25

Dyspareunia means?

Answer 25

painful intercourse

Question 26

The removal of the testes

Answer 26

orchiectomy

Question 27

What is the medical term for sexual desire?

Answer 27

libido

Question 28

A medical term that can be used for the male and female reproductive system

Answer 28

gonads

Question 29

what is the medical term for "an incision into the heart muscle?

Answer 29

Cardiomyotomy

Question 30

what is the correct translation for phren/o?

Answer 30

diaphragm

Question 31

translate the root odont/o

Answer 31

tooth

Question 32

A metabolic disease characterized by excessive urination and hyperglycemia is known as:

Answer 32

diabetes mellitus

Question 33

What is the correct translation for the roots adren/o, adrenal/o.

Answer 33

adrenal gland

Question 34

Which medical term means "calcium in the urine"?

Answer 34

calciuria

Question 35

A specialist in drawing blood is called a:

Answer 35

phlebotomist

Question 36

A process in which a certain type of white blood cells destroys (or "eats") foreign microorganisms or cell debris is called:

Answer 36

phagocytosis.

Question 37

Build a medical term that means "blood tumor" and refers to a mass of blood within an organ, cavity, or tissue.

Answer 37

Hematoma

Question 38

Identify the correct definition for diaphoresis.

Answer 38

profuse sweating

Question 39

Which term refers to the main branches from the trachea into each lung?

Answer 39

bronch/o

Question 40

An ectopic pregnancy is a potentially dangerous condition where the fertilized egg is implanted and begins to grow outside the uterus.

Answer 40

True

Question 41

Braxton Hicks are the first true labor pains.

Answer 41

False

Question 42

Based on its word parts, the term cardiorrhexis means

Answer 42

rupture of the heart

Question 43

Which suffix means a specialist?

Answer 43

-ologist

Question 44

Which plane divides the body into equal left and right parts?

Answer 44

midsagittal plane

Question 45

What is the correct spelling of the term that means maintaining a constant internal environment?

Answer 45

homeostasis

Question 46

Which hereditary disorder causes the irreversible and progressive loss of muscle control and mental ability?

Answer 46

Huntington's

Question 47

Which autoimmune disorder attack the digestive system?

Answer 47

Crohn's disease

Question 48

what is the term for "voice box"?

Answer 48

laryng/o

Question 49

Identify the correct translation for the root capn/o.

Answer 49

Carbon dioxide

Question 50

bone crushed into several pieces or splintered

Answer 50

comminuted fracture