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1
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Acute gastritis or peptic ulcer may result in:

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hematemesis

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2
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In medical terms,ch(as in cholera) is pronounced

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k

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3
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The inability to control urination is called:

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enuresis.

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4
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Match the combining forms with their meanings.tissue

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HIST/O

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5
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Which term meansincreased urinary production?

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polyuria

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6
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Something in alateralposition is located toward the side.

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TRUE

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7
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The combining form vesic/o means:

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bladder.

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8
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What is the gravest form of pregnancy-induced hypertension?

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eclampsia

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9
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Absence of urination

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ANURIA

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10
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Match the word elements with their meanings.excision, removal

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-ECTOMY

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11
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Match the word elements with their meanings.night

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NOCT/O

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12
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A surgical connection of two ducts or blood vessels is:

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anastomosis

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13
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Match the word elements with their meanings.childbirth, labor

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-TOCIA

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14
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Match the word elements with their meanings.scanty

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OLIG/O

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15
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A CF is a word root plus a:

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vowel

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16
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Match the word elements with their meanings.fixation (of an organ)

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-PEXY

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17
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What term refers toan intestinal disorder of the colon characterized by diarrhea and abdominal cramps?

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dysentery

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18
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A condition characterized by attacks of difficult breathing and wheezing caused by spasms of the bronchial tubes is called:

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asthma

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19
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Match the word elements with their meanings.vulva

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EPISI/O

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20
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Match the word elements with their meanings.pharynx (throat)

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PHARYNG/O

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21
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Match the word elements with their meanings.urethra

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URETHR/O

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22
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Cytologyis the study of the blood.

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FALSE

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23
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Use phleb/o (vein) to build a word that meansinflammation of a vein.

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PHLEBITIS

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24
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Term that refers to the lower part of a structure or below a structure

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INFERIOR

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25
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Which abbreviation is matched correctly with its meaning?

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SA—sinoatrial

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26
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Use -algia (pain) to build a word that meanspain in the stomach.

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GASTRALGIA

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27
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The neck of the uterus is called the:

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cervix

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28
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Match the combining forms with their meanings.cell

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CYT/O

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29
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When you say, “The head is superior to the stomach,” you mean it is located below the stomach.

A

FALSE

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30
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What does the term gastritis mean?

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inflammation of the stomach

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31
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The unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well infant is known as:

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SIDS.

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32
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The term gastrodynia meansexcision of the stomach.

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FALSE

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33
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The prefixhypo-means:

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below

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34
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Which word is built correctly?

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my/algia

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35
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Which term meansfirst pregnancy?

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primigravida

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36
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Which word refers totransplantation of healthy tissue from one part of the body to another part of the body in the same person?

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auto/graft

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37
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The pear-shaped, sac-like organ that serves as a reservoir for bile is the:

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gallbladder

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38
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Warts, moles, and pimples are skin lesions called:

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papules.

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39
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Downward displacement of a kidney

A

NEPHROPTOSIS

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40
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The funnel-shaped reservoir that is the basin of the kidney is the:

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renal pelvis

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41
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What medical term refers todifficult childbirth or labor?

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dystocia

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42
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Which of the following treatments describes the mechanical purification of blood from waste products to help the kidneys function normally?

A

dialysis

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43
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Connection between two vessels

A

ANASTOMOSIS

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44
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What is the term fordifficult or painful swallowing?

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dysphagia

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45
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Which surgical procedure treats morbid obesity by shortening the jejunum?

A

roux-en-Y gastric bypass

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46
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What suffix meansseparation,destruction, orloosening?

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-lysis

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47
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The abbreviation UTI refers to:

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urinary tract infection.

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48
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Build a word that meansabnormal condition of blueness.

A

CYANOSIS

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49
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Match the word elements with their meanings.teeth

A

ODONT/O

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50
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Localized loss of skin pigmentation is:

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vitiligo.

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51
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Build a word that meanstumor of the pancreas.

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PANCREATOMA

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52
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What condition causes an abnormal presence of fluid in the pleural cavity?

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pleural effusion

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53
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A diagnosis of scleroderma means the skin is:

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hardened.

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54
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Waste products, such as urea, are microscopically filtered from blood by the:

A

nephrons.

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55
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Build a word that meansparalysis of the larynx.

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LARYNGOPLEGIA

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56
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Compound words may consist of two or more word roots.

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TRUE

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57
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which bladder control should have been established

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ENURESIS??? MAY NOT HAVE CORRECT ANSWER AVAILABLE

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58
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Cryosurgery is the use of cold temperatures to destroy abnormal tissue.

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TRUE

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59
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The term proximal refers tofarthest from the point of attachment.

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FALSE

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60
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The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions is the:

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transverse plane.

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61
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In anatomical position, the:

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body is erect and the eyes are looking forward.

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62
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Match the word elements with their meanings.incomplete, imperfect

A

ATEL/O

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63
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Which term is a noun?

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rectum

Look inside back cover of book

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64
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Which condition can be detected on an electrocardiogram?

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tachycardia

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65
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When tracheal obstruction causes cessation of breathing, the procedure that helps gain access to the airway below the obstruction is:

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tracheostomy.

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66
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Which of the following describes a medical condition in which a woman’s bladder bulges into her vagina?

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CYSTOCELE

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67
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ESWL is a noninvasive method used to destroy calculi.

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TRUE

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68
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Use pelv/i (pelvis) to build a word that meansinstrument for measuring the pelvis.

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PELVIMETER

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69
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The prefixdia-means:

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through, across.

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70
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Labored breathing is called:

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dyspnea.

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71
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A fungal skin disease occurring on various parts of the body is known as:

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tinea

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72
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The prefixdiplo-meansthree.

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FALSE

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73
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Urinary incontinence, such as bedwetting, is called:

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enuresis.

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74
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Build a word that meansenlargement of the heart.

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CARDIOMEGALY

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75
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What is the plural form of appendix?

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appendices

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76
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Match the word elements with their meanings.artery

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ARTERI/O

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77
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Use ather/o (fatty plaque) to build a word that meansabnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening.

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS

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78
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The medical term for swallowing air is:

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aerophagia.

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79
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A small, tumor-like, benign growth that projects from a mucous membrane surface is called a(n):

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polyp.

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80
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Build a word that meansexcision of the nail(s).

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onychectomy

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81
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Match the combining forms with their meanings.groin

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INGUIN/O

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82
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Use chondr/o (cartilage) to build a word that meanstumor of cartilage.

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CHONDROMA

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83
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The directional termadductionindicatesmovement toward the body.

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TRUE

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84
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Match the word elements with their meanings.pregnancy

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-CYESIS. I don’t think this word exists

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85
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What is the meaning ofgastr/o?

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stomach

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86
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Match the word elements with their meanings.mouth

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OR/O

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87
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Match the combining forms with their meanings.spine

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SPIN/O

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88
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Which drugs are used to inhibit blood clotting and treat a serious condition called pulmonary embolism?

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anticoagulants

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89
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What is the term for the layer of loose connective tissue that lies beneath the dermis?

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subcutaneous

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90
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Which term describes aseparation,destruction, orloosening of tissue?

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histolysis

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91
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Ventral cavity that contains the heart, lungs, and associated structures

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THORACIC

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92
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Match the combining forms with their meanings.side, to one side

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LATER/O

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93
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Surgical fixation of a floating kidney

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NEPHROPEXY

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94
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Gastroscopy is endoscopy of the small intestine.

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FALSE

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95
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The directional term that means near or beside the nose is:

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paranasal.

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96
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The word element that meansnavelis:

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umbilic/o.

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97
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The plural form of lumen is:

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lumina.

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98
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HPV refers to a virus.

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TRUE

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99
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Build a term that meanssurgical repair of a bile duct.

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CHOLEDOCHOPLASTY

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100
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Match the medical words with their meanings.Collapse of lung tissue, preventing exchange of O2and CO2

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atelectasis

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101
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PID is the abbreviation for:

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pelvic inflammatory disease.

102
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Use metr/o(uterus)to build a word that meanshemorrhage from the uterus.

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METRORRHAGIA

103
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Match the word elements with their meanings.nose

A

RHIN/O

104
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Match the word elements with their meanings.to bear (offspring)

A

-PARA

105
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Match the word elements with their meanings.bronchiole

A

BRONCHIOL/O

106
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Match the word elements with their meanings.surgical puncture

A

-CENTESIS

107
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What is the surgical procedure to correct a prolapsed kidney?

A

nephropexy

108
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Dysphagia results from a problem connected with:

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swallowing.

109
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A gastroscopy is performed with a(n):

A

flexible, fiber-optic scope.

110
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Any disorder of the kidneys, including inflammatory, degenerative, and sclerotic conditions

A

NEPHROPATHY

111
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Which term denotesnormal breathing?

A

eupnea

112
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Inability of the heart to maintain a steady beat

A

ARRHTHYMIA

113
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What does the word root usually indicate?

A

body part

114
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Wilms tumor is a:

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malignant tumor of the kidney, usually occurring in children.

115
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Interference with electrical impulses that control activity of the heart muscle

A

HEART BLOCK

116
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What are the abnormal breath sounds heard during inhalation or exhalation called?

A

crackles ???? Maybe wheezes…..check

117
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The medical term forred blood cellsis:

A

erythrocytes.

118
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Oste/o/chondr/itis is an example of a:

A

compound word.

119
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Match the word elements with their meanings.hardening; sclera (white of eye)

A

SCLER/O

120
Q

The dorsal cavity contains the lungs.

A

FALSE

121
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Increased formation and secretion of urine

A

diuresis

122
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What is a dermatome?

A

instrument to cut the skin

123
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The tricuspid valve is located between which two chambers of the heart?

A

right atrium and right ventricle

124
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What is an accurate description of nephrorrhaphy?

A

Suturing of the kidney

125
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Visual examination of a cavity or canal using a special lighted instrument

A

ENDOSCOPY

126
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Match the word elements with their meanings.abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

A

-OSIS

127
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Empyema is characterized by pus in the pleural cavity.

A

TRUE

128
Q

To make words ending inyplural:

A

drop theyand addies.

129
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Match the word elements with their meanings.atrium

A

ATRI/O

130
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Match the word elements with their meanings.milk

A

LACT/O

131
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The plural form ofthrombusisthrombi.

A

TRUE

132
Q

During digestion, the gallbladder releases bile into the:

A

small intestine.

133
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A histologist is a specialist in the study of:

A

tissues.

134
Q

What is the term that meansstrictureor narrowing of the rectum?

A

rectostenosis

135
Q

Which urinary structure stores urine?

A

bladder

136
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Match the word elements with their meanings.vomiting

A

-EMESIS

137
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Match the word elements with their meanings.chest

A

THORAC/O

138
Q

Which statement regarding anatomical position is correct?

A

The stomach is superior to the duodenum.

139
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Crushing a stone in the bladder

A

LITHOTRIPSY

140
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Malignant neoplasm of the kidney that occurs in young children

A

WILMS TUMOR

141
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The contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite is:

A

scabies.

142
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The outer layer of the kidney is called the:

A

renal cortex.

143
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Medications administered to cancer patients during chemotherapy

A

NUCLEOTOXIC DRUGS

144
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The prefixhomo-means:

A

same.

145
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Match the medical words with their meanings.Abnormal chest sounds resembling snoring that are produced in airways with accumulated fluids

A

RHONCHI

146
Q

The doctor orders physical, chemical, and microscopic evaluation of a urine sample with a(n):

A

urinalysis

147
Q

Renal abscess may lead to:

A

pyuria.

148
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Match the word elements with their meanings.woman, female

A

GYNEC/O

149
Q

The prefixultra-means:

A

excess, beyond.

150
Q

Herniation of the tube connecting the kidney and urinary bladder is known as:

A

ureterocele.

151
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Soft, blowing sound heard on auscultation; murmur

A

BRUIT

152
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Pelvimetry is an instrument to measure the dimensions of the maternal pelvis.

A

FALSE

153
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Difficult labor or childbirth

A

DYSTOCIA

154
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Abnormal condition of kidney stones

A

nephrolithiasis

155
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Term that refers to the middle of a structure

A

MEDICAL

156
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Use pneum/o (air; lung) to build a word that meansexcision of a lung.

A

PNEUMONECTOMY

157
Q

Which term is an adjective?

A

cardiac

158
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Which word meansinstrument for measuring the pelvis?

A

pelvimeter

159
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Match the medical words with their definitions.Specialist in the study of tissues

A

HISTOLOGIST

160
Q

Use pelv/i (pelvis) to build a word that meansinstrument to measure the pelvis.

A

PELVIMETER

161
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.heart

A

CARDI/O

162
Q

The abbreviation ESWL is associated with:

A

nephrolithiasis.

163
Q

Match the medical words with their meanings.Acute inflammation of the nasal passages accompanied by profuse nasal discharge; also called acold

A

coryza

164
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.urine; urinary tract

A

UR/O

165
Q

Where is the right lung in reference to the heart?

A

lateral

166
Q

Which condition is treated by a dermatologist?

A

skin disorder

167
Q

What drug category promotes reduction of fluid in body tissues and also edema?

A

diuretics

168
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.vagina

A

COLP/O

169
Q

Match the combining forms with their meanings.umbilicus, navel

A

umbilic/o

170
Q

Use lymphangi/o(lymph vessel) to build a word that meanstumor composed of lymphatic vessels.

A

LYMPHANGIOMA

171
Q

Which abbreviation refers to a laboratory test that measures the amount of urea (nitrogenous waste product) in the blood?

A

BUN

172
Q

Match the medical words with their definitions.Enlargement of a kidney

A

NEPHROMEGALY

173
Q

Build a surgical word that meansseparation, destruction, or loosening of a blood clot.

A

THROMBOLYSIS

174
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.throat

A

PHARYNG/O

175
Q

The ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the:

A

bladder.

176
Q

Polysomnography is a test to diagnose:

A

sleep disorders.

177
Q

What does the suffix-iormean?

A

pertaining to

178
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.swallowing, eating

A

PHAG/O

179
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.birth

A

NAT/O

180
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.nitrogenous compound

A

AZOT/O

181
Q

Another term for septicemia is:

A

toxemia.

182
Q

What term meansblood in urine?

A

hematuria

183
Q

When a urotoxin is suspected, it means there is a poisonous substance in the:

A

urine.

184
Q

Protrusion of an organ through its natural wallis known as:

A

hernia.

185
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.formation, production

A

-POIESIS

186
Q

Match the combining forms with their meanings.loins (lower back)

A

LUMB/O

187
Q

To make words ending inisplural:

A

dropisand addes.

188
Q

Where is bile produced?

A

liver

189
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.vessel (usually blood or lymph)

A

ANGI/O

190
Q

What term describes pain associated with the membrane that covers the lungs?

A

pleuralgia

191
Q

Use umbilic/o (umbilicus, navel) to build a word that meanspertaining to the navel.

A

UMBILICAL

192
Q

What does the prefix in post-mortem mean?

A

after

193
Q

What is the meaning of nephrolithotomy?

A

incision to remove a renal calculus

194
Q

A twisting of the bowel upon itself, causing obstruction, is a disorder known as:

A

volvulus.

195
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.gland

A

ADEN/O

196
Q

To build a medical word, use a combining form (CF) to link a suffix that begins with a/an:

A

consonant.

197
Q

A chronic skin disease, usually marked by itchy, scaly, red patches covered by silvery gray scales, is known as:

A

psoriasis.

198
Q

Lithotripsy is a medical procedure associated with:

A

use of shock waves to crush urinary stones.

199
Q

Match the medical words with their meanings.Hormonal agents that reduce tissue edema and inflammation associated with chronic lung disease

A

CORTICOSTEROIDS

200
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.opening, meatus

A

MEAT/O

201
Q

Which instrument is used to inspect the urinary bladder?

A

cystoscope

202
Q

The combining form py/o means:

A

pus.

203
Q

A tumor in the inguinal area is located in the:

A

groin.

204
Q

Match the medical words with their definitions.The area of the spine known as the neck

A

CERVICAL

205
Q

The SA node is located in the:

A

right atrium.

206
Q

Use trich/o (hair) to build a word that meansdisease of the hair.

A

TRICHOPATHY

207
Q

Gravida 2, para 1 denotes a woman who has had:

A

2 pregnancies and 1 birth.

208
Q

What is the word element at the beginning of the terms intra/muscul/ar, post/nat/al, and macro/cyte?

A

prefix

209
Q

Use oophor/o(ovary)to build a word that meansinflammation of an ovary and oviduct.

A

OOPHOROSALPINGITIS

210
Q

US is an imaging technique that scans the organs.

A

FALSE

211
Q

Hypogastric paindenotes that the pain is above the stomach.

A

FALSE

212
Q

Dermatitis is the medical term that means:

A

DRYNESS OF THE SKIN

213
Q

What does the suffix-edemamean?

A

swelling

214
Q

Where are the cervical lymph nodes located?

A

neck

215
Q

What is the adjective form of axilla?

A

axillary

216
Q

Match the combining forms with their meanings.head

A

CEPHAL/O

217
Q

Use colp/o(vagina)to build a word that meansvisual examination of the vagina.

A

COLPOSCOPY

218
Q

Which structure is affected by salpingitis?

A

fallopian tube

219
Q

Match the medical words with their definitions.Increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in urine

A

AZOTURIA

220
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.immune, immunity, safe

A

IMMUN/O

221
Q

Sepsisis the body’s response to diarrhea.

A

FALSE

222
Q

Which suffix meanspain?

A

-algia

223
Q

Theiin the term pelv/i/metry is called a:

A

combining vowel.

224
Q

Use-thorax (chest) to build a word that meanspus in the thorax.

A

PYOTHORAX

225
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.bladder

A

CYST/O

226
Q

Which term refers toa mass of undissolved matter lodged in a blood vessel?

A

embolus

227
Q

Which word meansdouble vision?

A

diplopia

228
Q

Build a word that meanstumor (that is) black.

A

MELANOMA

229
Q

Build a word that meansabnormal condition of narrowing or stricture of the aorta.

A

aortostenosis

230
Q

Build a word that meansspecialist in the study of skin (disease).

A

DERMATOLOGIST

231
Q

Match the combining forms with their meanings.neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

A

CERVIC/O

232
Q

The science that deals with the formation, structure, and function of cells is called:

A

cytology.

233
Q

Painful urination is known as:

A

dysuria.

234
Q

Match the medical words with their definitions.Abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis

A

HYPOSPADIAS

235
Q

Permanent cessation of menstruation as a result of the aging processis called:

A

menopause.

236
Q

Obstruction that causes cessation of urine flow may result in the condition called:

A

hydronephrosis.

237
Q

The medical term fortumor composed of lymph vesselsis:

A

lymphangioma.

238
Q

The suffixes-ary, -ical, -ic,and-ealmeanpertaining to.

A

TRUE

239
Q

Antiemetics control loose stools and relieve diarrhea.

A

FALSE

240
Q

Match the medical words with their definitions.Abnormal condition or presence of calculi

A

LITHIASIS

241
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.ovary

A

OOPHOR/O

242
Q

What is the therapeutic procedure that burns tissues by thermal heat, including electricity, or laser?

A

cauterization

243
Q

Match the medical words with their definitions.Medical specialist concerned with electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, and other imaging techniques

A

RADIOLOGIST

244
Q

Match the word elements with their meanings.crushing

A

-TRIPSY

245
Q

Use laryng/o (larynx, voice box) to build a word that meansinstrument for examining the larynx.

A

LARYNGOSCOPE

246
Q

Use thorac/o (chest) to build a word that meansincision of the chest.

A

THORACOTOMY

247
Q

The term orchidorrhaphy means:

A

suture of a testicle.

248
Q

The medical word for scanty urinary output is:

A

oliguria.

249
Q

Progesterone is secreted by the:

A

ovaries.

250
Q

Use cephal/o (head) to build a word that meanstoward the head.

A

CEPHALAD

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