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Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following terms means first pregnancy?

A

primigravida

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2
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Discharge from the nose would be called:

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rhinorrhea

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3
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A prefix:

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is a word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root

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4
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Oximetry refers to:

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measuring oxygen levels

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5
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Which of the following prefixes means around?

A

circum-

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6
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Which of the following elements is not a combining form

A

angi

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7
Q

Which of the following words means rupture of an artery

A

arteriorrhexis

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8
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The suffix -itis means:

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inflammation

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9
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The termventriculotomy refers

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the incision of a ventricle

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10
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A surgical puncture of the chest is called:

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thoracocentesis

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11
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A combining form

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is created when a root word is combined with a vowel

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12
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A therm/o/meter is an instrument for measuring temperature. In this word, -meter is a(n):

A

suffix

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13
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The prefix homo- means:

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same

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14
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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

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15
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endo-

A

in, within

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16
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mono-

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one

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17
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retro-

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backward, behind

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18
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What does the suffix -edema mean

A

swelling

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19
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The prefix dia- means

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through, across

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20
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The foundation of a medical term that contains the primary meaning is

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word root

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21
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Hepatomegaly refers to

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enlargement of the liver

22
Q

Paralysis of the pharnyx would be termed

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pharyngoplegia

23
Q

The plural form of cervix is

A

cervices

24
Q

The singular form of the word bacteriais:

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bacterium

25
Q

The plural form of thrombusis ________________.

A

thrombi

26
Q

Arthralgiameans

A

pain in the joints

27
Q

Hypothyroidismrefers to a condition where the thyroid gland is under-functioning.

A

true

28
Q

All of the following are singular terms EXCEPT:

A

diagnoses

29
Q

What is the term that means without a breast?

A

amastia

30
Q

Surgical repair of the skin is called

A

dermoplasty

31
Q

The visual examination of the stomach is called

A

gastroscopy

32
Q

Esophagostenosis refers to the enlargement of the esophagus

A

false

33
Q

What does the suffix usually indicate

A

condition

34
Q

The plural form of vertebra is:

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vertebrae

35
Q

The termpostoperative refers to the period of time

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after surgery

36
Q

The correct word to describe the excision or removal of the colon is:

A

colonectomy

37
Q

Which of the following words means surgical fracture of a bone?

A

oste/o/clasis

38
Q

In medical terms, “ch” (as in cholera) is usually pronounced:

A

“k”

39
Q

In the word arthrocentesis

A

arthr/o is the combining form of the word root

40
Q

An instrument used to make an incision in the stomach would be called a(n)

A

gastrotome

41
Q

Phleborrhaphy refers to

A

suture of a vein

42
Q

Whenpn is in the middle of a word (example: orthopnea) or, thep is not pronounced

A

false

43
Q

Microcytic anemia refers to a condition where red blood cells are:

A

smaller than normal

44
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Neutropenia refers to an decrease in neutrophils

A

true

45
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-cele

A

hernia, swelling

46
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-osis

A

.

abnormal condition

47
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-emia

A

blood condition

48
Q

-oma

A

tumor

49
Q

-rrhage

A

bursting forth

50
Q

Vowels marked with a macron (-) indicate:

A

long sound

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