Medical Term Study Guide

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This is your study guide for the final exam chapters 1,2,15


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  • 1. 
    Which combining form means nerve?
    • A. 

      Nephr/o

    • B. 

      Hepat/o

    • C. 

      Gastr/o

    • D. 

      Neur/o

  • 2. 
    Which term describes a torn, ragged wound?
    • A. 

      Fistula

    • B. 

      Laceration

    • C. 

      Infection

    • D. 

      Inflammation

  • 3. 
    Based on its word parts, the term hepatorrhagia means
    • A. 

      Bleeding from the liver

    • B. 

      Abnormal softening of the heart

    • C. 

      Abnormal enlargement of the liver

    • D. 

      Inflamation of the liver

  • 4. 
    Based on its word parts, the term cardiorrhexis means
    • A. 

      Repture of the heart

    • B. 

      Abnormal softening of the heart

    • C. 

      Bleeding from the heart

    • D. 

      To suture the wall of the heart

  • 5. 
    A fever is referred to as a_because it can be measured by the patient or others.
    • A. 

      Prognois

    • B. 

      Symptom

    • C. 

      Diagnosis

    • D. 

      Sign

  • 6. 
    Which term describes the time and events surrounding birth?
    • A. 

      Postnatal

    • B. 

      Neonatal

    • C. 

      Prenatal

    • D. 

      Perinatal

  • 7. 
    Which term means the tissue death of an artery or arteries?
    • A. 

      Arteriostenosis

    • B. 

      Arteriosclerosis

    • C. 

      Arteriomalacia

    • D. 

      Arterionecrosis

  • 8. 
    Which term means the repture of a muscle?
    • A. 

      Myoplasty

    • B. 

      Myorrhaphy

    • C. 

      Myorrhexis

    • D. 

      Myotomy

  • 9. 
    The examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture,size,consistency,and location of certain body parts is known as_.
    • A. 

      Palpitation

    • B. 

      Palpation

    • C. 

      Prostate

    • D. 

      Prostrate

  • 10. 
    In the term pericardiectomy, the word part-ectomy is a_.
    • A. 

      Prefix

    • B. 

      Wordroot

    • C. 

      Combining form

    • D. 

      Suffix

  • 11. 
    Which term means pain in the stomach?
    • A. 

      Gastrotomy

    • B. 

      Gastritis

    • C. 

      Gastrosis

    • D. 

      Gastralgia

  • 12. 
    In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word part means ear?
    • A. 

      Laryng/o

    • B. 

      -ology

    • C. 

      Ot/o

    • D. 

      Rhin/o

  • 13. 
    Which of these suffixes requires the use of the combining vowel?
    • A. 

      Osis

    • B. 

      -stenosis

    • C. 

      -algia

    • D. 

      -ologist

  • 14. 
    Which suffix means specialist?
    • A. 

      -ologist

    • B. 

      -graphy

    • C. 

      -gram

    • D. 

      -ology

  • 15. 
    The term_means any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow.
    • A. 

      Myopathy

    • B. 

      Myelopathy

    • C. 

      Myotomy

    • D. 

      Myelotomy

  • 16. 
    Which suffix means to suture or stich?
    • A. 

      -rrhexis

    • B. 

      -rrhea

    • C. 

      -rrhaphy

    • D. 

      -rrhage

  • 17. 
    Which prefix means between or among?
    • A. 

      Supra-

    • B. 

      Sub-

    • C. 

      Intra-

    • D. 

      Inter-

  • 18. 
    Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?
    • A. 

      Angi/o

    • B. 

      Ather/o

    • C. 

      Arteri/o

    • D. 

      Arthr/o

  • 19. 
    Which term means inflammation of a nerve?
    • A. 

      Neuritis

    • B. 

      Neuroplasty

    • C. 

      Neurotomy

    • D. 

      Neurectomy

  • 20. 
    Which combining form means white?
    • A. 

      Leuk/o

    • B. 

      Melan/o

    • C. 

      Erythr/o

    • D. 

      Cyan/o

  • 21. 
    The_is part of the hip bone.
    • A. 

      Iliac

    • B. 

      Ileum

    • C. 

      Ilium

    • D. 

      Ileus

  • 22. 
    Which statement is true about inflammation?
    • A. 

      Inflammation is a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissue.

    • B. 

      A sign of inflammation is the presence of exudate (pus).

    • C. 

      Inflammation is a pathologic change of the tissue due to disease.

    • D. 

      Inflammation is the invasion of the body by a disease- producing organisms.

  • 23. 
    Which combining form means fever?
    • A. 

      Pyelor/o

    • B. 

      Py/o

    • C. 

      Pyr/o

    • D. 

      Pyel/o

  • 24. 
    Which combining form means fungus?
    • A. 

      Myc/o

    • B. 

      My/o

    • C. 

      Myel/o

    • D. 

      Mucos/o

  • 25. 
    Which suffix means a surgical creation of an artificial opening?
    • A. 

      -otomy

    • B. 

      -plasty

    • C. 

      -ectomy

    • D. 

      -ostomy

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