Medical Terminology

Question 1

Which term means above or outside the ribs?

Answer 1

Supracostal

Question 2

Which term refers to the back of the body or organ?

Answer 2

Dorsal

Question 3

dys-

Answer 3

bad, painful, difficult

Question 4

-megaly

Answer 4

enlargement

Question 5

-algia

Answer 5

pain, suffering

Question 6

-ectomy

Answer 6

surgical removal

Question 7

edema

Answer 7

swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

Question 8

The term meaning the inflammation of a joint or joints is

Answer 8

arthritis

Question 9

-ostomy

Answer 9

surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

Question 10

Which term means the tissue death of an artery?

Answer 10

arterionecrosis

Question 11

Which genetic disorder, which does not appear until midlife, causes the loss of mental control?

Answer 11

Huntingtons disease

Question 12

Which term means an abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lower spine?

Answer 12

lordosis

Question 13

Which term describes stiffness in the joints, particularly in the elderly?

Answer 13

arthritis

Question 14

Which term means inflammation of bone and bone marrow?

Answer 14

osteomyelitis

Question 15

Which term means slanted or at an angle?

Answer 15

oblique

Question 16

Which term means red blood cells?

Answer 16

erythrocyte

Question 17

Which term describes a foreign object circulating in the blood?

Answer 17

embolus

Question 18

The substance also known as bad cholesterol?

Answer 18

LDL

Question 19

Which form of cancer occurs in epithelial tissue?

Answer 19

carcinoma

Question 20

Which lymph nodes are located in the groin?

Answer 20

inguinal

Question 21

chol/e

Answer 21

bile

Question 22

Commonly known as a nose bleed?

Answer 22

epistaxis

Question 23

Which salivary glands are located in front of each ear?

Answer 23

parotid

Question 24

What term means the presence of gallstones?

Answer 24

cholelithiasis

Question 25

andr/o

Answer 25

male

Question 26

angi/o

Answer 26

vessel

Question 27

arche/o

Answer 27

first, beginning

Question 28

balan/o

Answer 28

glans penis

Question 29

blephar/o

Answer 29

eyelid

Question 30

carcin/o

Answer 30

cancer

Question 31

Which term means abnormally rapid breathing?

Answer 31

hyperventilation

Question 32

What condition is commonly known as shortness of breath?

Answer 32

dyspnea

Question 33

Which eating disorder is characterized by binge eating?

Answer 33

bulimia

Question 34

Which term means to suture the stomach?

Answer 34

gastropexy

Question 35

Combining form that means renal pelvis?

Answer 35

puel/o

Question 36

Which condition is excessive urination during the night?

Answer 36

nocturnal enuresis

Question 37

Which term means an inflammation of the walls of the bladder?

Answer 37

interstitial cystitis

Question 38

Which term means difficult or painful urination?

Answer 38

dysuria

Question 39

Which condition is commonly known as sleepwalking?

Answer 39

somnambulism

Question 40

Which term means an excessive fear of being in high places?

Answer 40

acrophobia

Question 41

Which term describes the turning outward of an eyelid?

Answer 41

Ectropion

Question 42

Which portion of the ear contains the sensory receptors for hearing and balance?

Answer 42

cochlea

Question 43

Which term describes a torn and jagged wound?

Answer 43

laceration

Question 44

Which endocrine gland is composed of two lobes?

Answer 44

pituitary

Question 45

Which type of diabetes is an insulin resistance disorder?

Answer 45

type 2

Question 46

Which term describes the first stool of a newborn?

Answer 46

meconium

Question 47

Which structure is known as the afterbirth?

Answer 47

placenta

Question 48

Which is the medical term for the condition commonly known as a wheeze?

Answer 48

rhonchus

Question 49

Which term means the presence of sugar in the urine?

Answer 49

glycosuria

Question 50

Which word part means surgical fixation?

Answer 50

-pexy

Question 51

Which combining form means ear?

Answer 51

oto

Question 52

Which combining form means wrinkle?

Answer 52

rhytid/o

Question 53

Which combining form means brain?

Answer 53

encephal/o

Question 54

The combination of a word root and combining vowel

Answer 54

Combining form

Question 55

A surgical incision into the labyrinth is known as an ...

Answer 55

Labyrinthotomy