Medical Terminology midterm Flashcards
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-ic
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Pertaining to
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Acr
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Extremities
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Ventr
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Belly (front)
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-ad
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Toward
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Super
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Above
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Plasm
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Growth (substance or formation)
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-ior
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Pertaining to
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Proxim
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Near (the point of attachment of a body part)
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Medi
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Middle
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Infer
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Below
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Dist
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Away (from the point of a attachment of a body part)
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Poster
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Back, behind
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Later
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Side
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Dors
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Back
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Cephal
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Head (upward)
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Anter
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Front
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Caud
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Tail. ( downward)
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Neur
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Nerve
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Onc
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Tumor
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Lip
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Fat
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My
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Muscle
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Hist
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Tissue
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Cyt
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Cell
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Epitheli
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Epithelium
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Carcin
Cancer
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Path
Disease
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Sarc
Flesh, connective tissue
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Stasis
Control, stop
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Viscer
Internal organs
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-al
Pertaining to
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-genic
Producing, originating, causing
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Meta-
Beyond
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Neo-
New
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-logist
One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
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-logy
Study of
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-oid
Resembling
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-oma
Tumor
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Cutane
Skin
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Cyan
Blue
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Derm
Skin
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Erythr
Red
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Melan
Black
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Onych
Nail
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Dermat
Skin
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Leuk
White
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Myc
Fungus
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Xanth
Yellow
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Intra-
Within
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Epi-
On, upon, over
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-itis
Inflammation
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-osis
Abnormal condition
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-tomy
Cut into, incision
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Hypo-
Below, deficient, under
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Per-
Through
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Sub-
Below, under
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Aden
Gland (node when combined with the WR lymph)
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Angi
(Blood) vessel
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Thromb
(Blood) clot
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Femor
Femur (upper leg bone)
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Crani
Cranium (skull)
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Cost
Rib
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Chondr
Cartilage
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Carp
Carpals (wrist)
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Burs
Bursa
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Arthr
Joint
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Tachy-
Rapid, fast
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Brady-
Slow
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-sclerosis
Hardening
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Splen
Spleen
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Phleb
Vein
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-penia
Abnormal reduction in number
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-megaly
Enlargement
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Lymph
Lymph
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Electr
Electrical activity
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-graph
Instrument used to record
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-ac
Pertaining to
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Cardi
Heart
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Arteri
Artery
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Ven
Vein
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Ili
Ilium
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Ischi
Ischium
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Kinesi
Movement, motion
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Kyph
Hump
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Spondyl
Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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Lord
Bent forward
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Stern
Sternum (breast bone)
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Necr
Death
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Ten
Tendon
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Oste
Bone
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Tendin
Tendon
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Phalang
Phalanges (any bone of the fingers or toes)
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Troph
Development
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Pub
Pubis
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Vertebr
Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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Rachi
Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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-asthenia
Weakness
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Scoli
Crooked curved
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-desis
Surgical fixation, fusion
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-malacia
Softening
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-schisis
Split, fissure
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Inter-
Between
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Cephal
Head (upward)
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Myel
Spinal cord
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Pleg
Paralysis
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Poli
Gray matter, gray
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Cerebr
Cerebrum, brain
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Encephal
Brain
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Mening
Meninges
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Phas
Speech
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Psych
Mind
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Hemi-
Half
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Poly-
Many, much
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Quadr
Four
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Medical terms composed of word parts are:
Of Greek and Latin origin
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A medical term that is an eponym is:
Derived from the name of a person
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A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase is:
An acronym
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The medical term magnetic resonance imaging is:
A term taken from modern language
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The medical term arthritis is an example of:
A term built from word parts
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The word part placed at the end of a word to modify it's meaning is a:
Suffix
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A word root is the word part that:
Is the core of the word
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The word part that links a word root to a suffix is the:
Combining vowel
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In the medical term hepatitis, the word part -itis is a:
Suffix
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In the medical term arthritis, the word part arthr is a:
Word root
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In the medical term thermometer, the word part that is the combining vowel is:
O
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In the medical term arthropathy, the word root is
Arthr
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When a word root and a suffix are being connected, a combining vowel is generally not used if:
The suffix begins with a vowel
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The word part that does not alter the meaning of a medical term is:
Combining vowel
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Medical terms built from word parts are defined by:
The meanings of the word parts
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The word part arthr means:
Joint
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The word part that means "disease" is:
-pathy
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The medical term osteitis means inflammation of the :
Bone
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning inflammation of the bone and joint oste/ /arthr/itis is:
O
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The combining vowel connects the root to the _______or to another root.
Suffix
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The ________ is attached to the beginning of the word root to modify it's meaning.
Prefix
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The cell is best described as:
the basic unit of all living things
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Nerve tissue is best described as:
coordinating body activities by conducting impulses to and from the brain
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A group of two or more kinds of tissue that together perform special body functions is called:
an organ
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The space in the body containing the urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, part of the large intestine, and the rectum is the:
pelvic cavity
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The _____ cavity houses the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, and trachea.
thoracic
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The word root cyt means:
cell
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The word root meaning “tissue” is:
hist
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In the medical term sarcoma, the word root means:
connective tissue
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning “pertaining to the formation of cells,” _______/o/genic, is:
cyt
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The suffix -logist means:
one who studies and treats (specialist)
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The meaning of the medical term lipoid is:
resembling fat
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The _____ system defends against foreign materials.
lymphatic
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The word root my means:
muscle
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A group of organs that work together to perform complex body functions is called a:
system
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The medical term for muscle disease is:
myopathy
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The term lipoma means:
tumor composed of fat
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The term epithelial means:
pertaining to the epithelium
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The basic function of the _____ system is to cover and protect the body.
integumentary
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The _____ system transports oxygen and nutrients.
cardiovascular
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The _____ cavity houses the stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen
abdominal
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Cytology is the:
study of cells
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All of the following are types of tissue except:
viscera
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Bone and fat are examples of _______ tissue.
connective
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To which body system(s) do the testes and the uterus belong?
reproductive
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning “substance that causes cancer,” carcin/o/________, is:
gen
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The medical term meaning “new growth of abnormal tissue” is:
neoplasm
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The medical term that describes a growth that tends to be invasive and spread is:
malignant
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The suffix that means “tumor” or “mass” is:
-oma
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A benign tumor that originates in muscle tissue is called:
a myoma
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The meaning of the medical term neoplasm is:
new growth
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The meaning of the medical term metastasis is:
beyond control (spread of disease from one organ to another)
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A neuroma is a:
benign tumor composed of nerve tissue
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The abbreviation of the term that means identification of the disease is:
Dx
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METS is the abbreviation of:
metastasis
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If the symptoms of a disease have lessened or disappeared, the disease is:
in remission
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The abbreviation of the medical term that uses ionizing radiation to control malignant cells is:
XRT
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_____ is the use of drugs to treat cancer.
chemotherapy
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The abbreviation Px represents the physician’s prediction as to the probable outcome of disease, commonly called the:
prognosis
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The medical term arthritis means “inflammation of”:
a joint
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning “inflammation of the bone and joints,” ________/o/arthr/itis, is:
oste
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The basic unit of all living things is:
the cell
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A group of two or more kinds of tissue that together perform special body functions is called:
an organ
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Histology is the:
study of tissues
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The four types of tissue are nerve, connective, muscle, and:
epithelium
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The medical term meaning “substance that causes cancer” is _____.
carcinogen
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The medical term that describes a growth that tends to be invasive and spread is:
malignant
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The meaning of suffix in the medical term metastasis is:
control, stop, standing still
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When directional terms are applied, it is assumed that the body is in the standard neutral position of reference, known as the:
anatomic position
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The abbreviation of the term that means “pertaining to the back and to the front” is:
PA
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The word root meaning “back” or “behind” is:
poster
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In the medical term ventral, the word root means:
belly (front)
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning “toward the head,” _______/ad, is:
cephal
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In reference to human beings, the term ventral is interchangeable with the term:
anterior
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The medical term mediolateral means “pertaining to the”:
middle and to the side
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The terms frontal, coronal, sagittal, and transverse refer to:
anatomic planes
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Imaginary vertical and horizontal lines drawn through the umbilicus form the:
abdominopelvic regions
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The horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions is the:
transverse plane
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The vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides, is the:
sagittal plane
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The coronal plane is also called the:
frontal plane
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The medical term meaning “to the right and left of the umbilical region” is:
lumbar regions
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The term umbilical region refers to:
around the navel (umbilicus)
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The term that describes the region to the right and left of the epigastric region is:
hypochondriac
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The term epigastric region refers to:
directly above the umbilical region
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The medical term referring to the area that contains the right lobe of the liver, the gallbladder, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and the right kidney is the:
right upper quadrant
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The medical term referring to the area that contains portions of the intestinal tract, the left ureter, the left uterine (fallopian) tube and ovary in women, and the left spermatic duct in men is the:
left lower quadrant
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The thin outer layer of skin is called:
epidermis
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The layer of skin that lies beneath the epidermis and is composed of connective tissue is called:
dermis
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A physician who specializes in studying and treating diseases of the skin is called a _____/o/_____.
dermat/o/logist
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Hair and nails are _____ structures of the skin.
accessory (appendages)
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The medical term that means “pertaining to within the skin” is:
intradermal
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The meaning of the medical term hypodermic is:
pertaining to under the skin
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The medical term meaning “pertaining to through the skin” is:
percutaneous
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_____ is inflammation affecting the skin of the extremities.
acrodermatitis
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The medical term that means “abnormal condition of the nail” is:
onychosis
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A(n) _____ is a torn, ragged-edged wound.
laceration
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What is the medical term for an epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis that seldom metastasizes and is common in individuals who have had excessive sun exposure?
basal cell carcinoma
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When the extremities appear blue, the condition is called:
acrocyanosis
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A lesion is:
any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease
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The medical term for a mole is:
nevus
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The abbreviation of the medical term meaning “a malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue” is:
SqCCa
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The abbreviation of the medical term for the most commonly occurring malignant skin condition is:
BCC
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The medical term for a malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue and has significant potential for metastasis is:
squamous cell carcinoma
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The meaning of the medical term biopsy is:
view of life (removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope)
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Bx is the abbreviation for:
biopsy
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A(n) _____ biopsy uses a surgical blade or razor to remove the epidermis and a small portion of the dermis.
shave
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If a term ends in the suffix -a, the plural would be formed with:
-ae
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If a term ends in the plural suffix -nges, the singular form ends in:
-nx
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When a term ends in -ax, the plural is formed by adding:
-aces
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The plural form of thrombus is:
thrombi
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Basal cell carcinoma is _____.
an epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis that seldom metastasizes and is common in individuals who have had excessive sun exposure
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The _____ is/are the largest lymphatic organ.
spleen
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The transparent, usually colorless, tissue fluid is called:
lymph
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The medical term referring to the white blood cells that fight infection is:
leukocytes
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One of the primary lymphatic organs is located behind the sternum between the lungs and is called the:
thymus gland
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_____ carry blood containing oxygen and other nutrients away from the heart to the body cells.
arteries
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The medical term referring to the liquid portion of the blood in which elements of cells are suspended and that contains some of the clotting factors is:
plasma
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The _____ filter(s) lymph to keep substances such as bacteria and other foreign agents from entering the blood.
lymph nodes
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The function of the cardiovascular system is to:
transport nutrients and oxygen to the cells and to carry carbon dioxide and waste products to the lungs and kidneys for elimination
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The word root hem means:
blood
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_____ are blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart.
veins
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The three functions of the lymphatic system are to provide defense against infection, maintain blood volume and pressure, and _____.
transport excess fluid to the blood
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A word root for vein is:
phleb
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The type of blood cell that helps blood clot is called:
thrombocyte
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A _____ is a blood specialist.
hematologist
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The medical term for a localized collection of blood within tissue is:
hematoma
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The medical term for inflammation of a vein accompanied by a (blood) clot is:
thrombophlebitis
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The word part that completes the medical term meaning hardening of the arteries, arteri/o/_________, is:
-sclerosis
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In the medical term cardiomegaly, the suffix means:
enlargement
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Term that means disease of the heart.
cardiopathy
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The correct translation of the medical term lymphadenitis is:
inflammation of lymph glands
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Commonly known as a heart attack, _____ is the death (necrosis) of a portion of myocardial muscle.
myocardial infarction
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In the medical term thrombocytopenia, the suffix means:
abnormal reduction in number
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Type the medical term that means deficiency in white blood cells.
leukocytopenia
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The abbreviation of the term for the condition that reduces blood flow through the coronary arteries to the myocardium, causing the heart to be deprived of necessary oxygen and nutrients is:
CAD
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Embolism means:
sudden blocking of an artery by foreign material
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Distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities are called:
varicose veins
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Type the term that means rupture of an artery.
arteriorrhexis
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-rrhexis
rupture
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The medical term for the ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall is:
aneurysm
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The instrument used to measure blood pressure is called:
sphygmomanometer
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Pressure exerted by the blood against the blood vessel walls is called:
blood pressure
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A stethoscope is used to:
listen to internal body sounds
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The medical term meaning process of radiographic imaging of a blood vessel (after injection of contrast medium) is:
angiography
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The meaning of the medical term venogram is:
radiographic image of the veins (after an injection of dye)
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The medical term referring to an examination that uses a flexible tube that is passed into the heart and blood vessel to determine the condition of the heart and surrounding blood vessels is:
cardiac catheterization
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The abbreviation of the name of the surgical procedure that brings new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring around blocked arteries is:
CABG
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The abbreviation of the medical term referring to the record of the electrical activity of the heart is:
ECG
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An arteriogram is:
radiographic image of an artery
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This procedure diverts blood past a blocked artery in the heart:
coronary artery bypass graft
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The medical term for a localized collection of blood within tissue is:
hematoma
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Platelets are also called:
thrombocytes
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The largest lymphatic organ in adulthood, located in the left side of the abdominal cavity between the stomach and the diaphragm, is called the:
spleen
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The medical term for inflammation of a vein accompanied by a (blood) clot is:
thrombophlebitis
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The meaning of the medical term cardiomyopathy is:
disease of the heart muscle
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The medical term referring to the tough but flexible band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one bone to another at a joint is:
ligament
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The medical term that means pertaining to between the vertebrae is:
intervertebral
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The structure that forms the union between bones and can allow movement is called:
joint
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The firm connective tissue in joints that covers the contacting surfaces of bones is called:
cartilage
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The word root for the organ made up of hard connective tissue with a dense outer layer and a spongy inner layer is:
oste
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The tissue composed of specialized cells with the ability to contract to produce movement is called:
muscle
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The abbreviation for the medical condition caused by compression of the median nerve by a wrist ligament as it passes between that ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist is:
CTS
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The meaning of the medical term muscular dystrophy is:
group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness
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The medical term describing the rupture of intervertebral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to protrude through it and put pressure on the spinal nerve roots, is:
herniated disk
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Hypertrophy is:
excessive development
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The abbreviation of the medical term referring to a broken bone is:
fx
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The disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals to be deposited in the joints is:
gout
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If you suffer from softening of the cartilage in your knee, you have a condition called:
chondromalacia
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Rachischisis is:
a fissure of the vertebral column
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What is tenalgia?
pain in a tendon
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The medical term for “wrist drop.”
carpoptosis
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Term that literally means condition of being without growth or development.
atrophy
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Term for pain in the joints.
arthralgia
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The medical term arthrocentesis refers to:
surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid
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Surgical repair of a joint is:
arthroplasty
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Electromyography records:
strength of muscle contraction
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The medical term that refers to the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system is:
orthopedics
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The word root that completes the medical term for surgical repair of cartilage, chondr/o/_____, is:
plasty
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The medical term meaning excision of a rib is:
costectomy
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The medical term for the visual examination of a movable joint is:
arthroscopy
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The surgical fusion of a joint is called:
arthrodesis
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A bone scan is a procedure in which a radioactive substance is placed within the body to enable visualization of a bone by way of an image produced by the emission of radioactive particles. What kind of procedure is a bone scan?
nuclear medicine
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Incision into the vertebral column is called:
rachiotomy
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Tenorrhaphy is the procedure used to _____ a tendon.
suture
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What is an arthrogram?
radiographic image of a joint
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Type the term for the surgical puncture of a joint for the purpose of removing fluid.
arthrocentesis
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Type the term for a medical doctor who specializes in diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system.
orthopedist
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What is the abbreviation for the bones of the neck?
C1-C7
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The medical term describing a rupture of intervertebral disk cartilage, which allows the contents to protrude through it and put pressure on the spinal nerve roots, is:
herniated disk
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The largest portion of the brain, divided into right and left hemispheres, is called the:
cerebrum
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The ventricles are:
spaces within the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid
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The three layers of membrane that cover the brain and spinal cord are called:
meninges
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The inner section, or core, of the spinal cord consists of _____ (poli)
gray matter
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The _____ has nerves that extend to the outlying, or peripheral, parts of the body.
PNS
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The word root for the largest portion of the brain is:
cerebr
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CNS is the abbreviation of the medical term for the:
system including the brain and spinal cord
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Term for the hard protective membrane closest to the skull.
dura mater
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The medical term that means protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord (through the vertebral column) is:
meningomyelocele
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Alzheimer disease is characterized by
early dementia, confusion, restlessness, and impaired memory
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The medical term that means interruption of blood supply to the brain caused by cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolus, or cerebral hemorrhage is:
cerebrovascular accident
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The medical term seizure refers to:
an episode of sudden, uncontrolled bursts of electrical activity in the cerebrum
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Type the medical term that means pain in many muscles.
polymyalgia
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A violent blow, spinning or shaking of the brain is a(n) _____.
concussion
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Hydrocephalus is a(n):
increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain
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Parkinson disease is a(n):
chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system
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Gradual occlusion of a blood vessel may be signaled by the occurrence of temporary neurologic disturbances known as:
transient ischemic attack
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__________ is the radiographic examination of the blood vessels in the brain after the injection of contrast medium.
cerebral angiography
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The term for a radiographic examination of the spinal canal after the introduction of dye in the CSF that makes the spinal cord and fluid easier to see:
myelography
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Electro_____ is the process of recording the electrical activity of the brain.
encephalography
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This diagnostic imaging procedure is preferred for diagnosing strokes because it can detect strokes within minutes of their onset:
magnetic resonance imaging
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A radiographic image of the spinal cord is called a(n):
myelogram
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Term that means instrument used for recording electrical impulses of the brain.
electroencephalograph
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Term that is abbreviated EEG.
electroencephalogram
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Term for the diagnostic radiographic procedure used to visualize blood vessels in the neck and brain, cerebral _____.
angiography
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The part of the brain that controls skeletal muscle, contains the centers for sight and hearing, and enables mental activities is the:
cerebrum
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What is the arachnoid?
the delicate middle layer of the meninges
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The medical term for the protrusion (hernia) of the meninges (through a defect in the skull or vertebral column) is:
meningocele
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The medical term dysphasia refers to:
the condition of difficult speaking
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The medical term meaning paralysis of half (right or left side) of the body is:
hemiplegia
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Poliomyelitis is a(n):
viral disease that can cause neck stiffness
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Type the term that means a manner or style of walking.
gait
