Practice Test

Question 1

What is an EKG

Answer 1

Electrocardiogram

Question 2

term that means within a cell?

Answer 2

intracellular

Question 3

What is the symbol for a female

Answer 3

○+

Question 4

formation of blood

Answer 4

hemat/o poiesis

Question 5

blood tumor

Answer 5

hemat/o oma

Question 6

C with a line over it

Answer 6

w/ (with)

Question 7

osteomyelitis

Answer 7

inflimmation of a bone and the bone marrow

Question 8

ischemia

Answer 8

deficiency of oxygenated blood

Question 9

cardiogenesis

Answer 9

cancer forming or development of cancer

Question 10

hemostasis

Answer 10

controlling or stopping bleeding

Question 11

fibrinolysis

Answer 11

destruction of fibers

Question 12

angiostenosis

Answer 12

abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel

Question 13

candromalacia

Answer 13

softening of the cartilage

Question 14

thermogenesis

Answer 14

process of heat producing in organisms

Question 15

combining form that means hard

Answer 15

Kerat/o

Question 16

abbreviation for as desired

Answer 16

ad lib

Question 17

abbreviation for a stroke

Answer 17

CVA

Question 18

condition of hardening of the blood vessels due to the presence of fatty plaque

Answer 18

atherosclerosis

Question 19

combining form that describes the spinal cord or bone marrow

Answer 19

myel/o

Question 20

body part visualized during a colposcopy

Answer 20

vagina

Question 21

structure that protrudes in a cystoele

Answer 21

vaginal canal

Question 22

hysterectomy

Answer 22

surgical removal of the uterus

Question 23

acromatism

Answer 23

colorless or absence of color

Question 24

nephrectomy

Answer 24

surgical removal of the kidney

Question 25

onychomalacia

Answer 25

softening of a fingernail or toenail

Question 26

gastrectomy

Answer 26

surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

Question 27

scleroderma

Answer 27

hardened skin

Question 28

prostatovesiculectormy

Answer 28

surgical removal of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles

Question 29

dermatomycosis

Answer 29

fungal condition of the skin

Question 30

dermatome

Answer 30

instrument for cutting thin slices of skin for grafting

Question 31

inflamed ovary

Answer 31

oophoroitis

Question 32

under the tongue

Answer 32

sub lingu/o al

Question 33

pertaining to the throat

Answer 33

pharung/o al

Question 34

term for high blood pressure

Answer 34

hypertension

Question 35

pyuria

Answer 35

urine containing white blood cells or pus

Question 36

narrowing of the nasal passages

Answer 36

rhin/o stenosis

Question 37

enlargement of the heart

Answer 37

cardio megaly

Question 38

deficient penis

Answer 38

my/o penia

Question 39

removal of the penis

Answer 39

balan ectomy

Question 40

increased respiratory rate

Answer 40

tachypnea

Question 41

rotation of the palm downward

Answer 41

pronation

Question 42

bone cell

Answer 42

ostocyte

Question 43

headache

Answer 43

cephalgia

Question 44

removal of living tissue for viewing

Answer 44

biopsy

Question 45

movement toward the midline of the body

Answer 45

adduction

Question 46

excessive thirst

Answer 46

polydipsia

Question 47

suturing

Answer 47

rrhaphy

Question 48

before childbirth

Answer 48

antepartum

Question 49

surgical puncture of the lung

Answer 49

pneum/o centesis

Question 50

an excessive quantity of potassium in the blood

Answer 50

hyper Kali emia

Question 51

a lessened or reduced quantity of sodium in the blood

Answer 51

hypo natri emia

Question 52

the surgical repair of the bladder

Answer 52

cysto plasty

Question 53

rupture of the vagina

Answer 53

colp/o rrhexis

Question 54

gastroenterologist

Answer 54

stomach and small intestine

Question 55

without speech

Answer 55

aphasia

Question 56

pupil

Answer 56

irid/o

Question 57

condrocyte

Answer 57

cartilage cell

Question 58

suffix for surgical puncture

Answer 58

centesis

Question 59

surgical crushing of a kidney stone

Answer 59

lithotripsy

Question 60

olfact is associated with what organ

Answer 60

smell and respiratory

Question 61

abbreviation for a blood clot

Answer 61

DUT

Question 62

metr/o

Answer 62

uterus

Question 63

movement or pointing the foot downward

Answer 63

plantar flexion

Question 64

myoma

Answer 64

muscle tumor

Question 65

myasthenia

Answer 65

muscle weakness

Question 66

dyskinesia

Answer 66

inability to control movement

Question 67

dystaxia

Answer 67

poor coordination

Question 68

drooping of the kidney

Answer 68

nephropexy

Question 69

incision into the fascia

Answer 69

fasci/o tomy

Question 70

DM

Answer 70

diabetes mellitus

Question 71

SOB

Answer 71

shortness of breath

Question 72

dacryorrhea

Answer 72

excessive flow of tears

Question 73

immunopathy is - of the immune system

Answer 73

deficiency

Question 74

xanth/o

Answer 74

yellow

Question 75

what procedure is used to view the large intestine

Answer 75

gastrointestinal endoscopy

Question 76

suffix that means fixation

Answer 76

plasty

Question 77

abbreviation HPV

Answer 77

human papillomavirus

Question 78

meaning of bid

Answer 78

twice a day

Question 79

large extremities

Answer 79

acro megaly

Question 80

stimulate the cortex of the adrenal gland

Answer 80

adren/o cortic/o tropic

Question 81

standing still or to stop

Answer 81

stasis