Medical Terminology, Foundations Of Word Structure, And Abbreviations
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NCCT Practice test
- 1.The suffix -emia means:
- A.
Blood
- B.
Erudite
- C.
Hematemesis
- D.
Condition of the urine
- 2.The medical term for expanding or opening wider is:
- A.
Dysuria
- B.
Defamation
- C.
Dilate
- D.
Atelectasis
- 3.The abbreviation for urinalysis is:
- A.
UA
- B.
UN
- C.
Hystero
- D.
Urino
- 4.The medical term for groups of cells with the same function is
- A.
Hormone
- B.
Artery
- C.
System
- D.
Tissue
- 5.The medical term for the basic unit of body structure is:
- A.
Vein
- B.
Tissue
- C.
Cell
- D.
Organ
- 6.The abbreviation for below or low is:
- A.
HUC
- B.
Hyper
- C.
Hypo
- D.
Post or p
- 7.The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is:
- A.
Menopause
- B.
Puberty
- C.
Menarche
- D.
Period
- 8.The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is:
- A.
Gtt or G.T.T.
- B.
Gyn. or G.Y.N.
- C.
GI or G.I.
- D.
Abd.
- 9.The medical term for an involuntary movement is:
- A.
Growth
- B.
Reflex
- C.
Puberty
- D.
Stretching
- 10.The medical term for paralysis from the wasit down is :
- A.
Coma
- B.
Quadriplegia
- C.
Disaster
- D.
Paraplegia
- 11.The medical term for paralysis from the neck down is:
- A.
Paraplegia
- B.
Quadriplegia
- C.
Hemiplegia
- D.
Stroke
- 12.The medical abbreviation for by mouth is:
- A.
Po
- B.
PMC or P.M.C.
- C.
Pc
- D.
Per
- 13.The medical term for the time when menstruation stops is:
- A.
Reflex
- B.
Grouth
- C.
Menopause
- D.
Menarche
- 14.The abbreviation for dressing is:
- A.
Dsg
- B.
Ds
- C.
DSM
- D.
DSS
- 15.The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is:
- A.
Paraplegia
- B.
Coma
- C.
Hemiplegia
- D.
Quadriplegia
- 16.The medical term for circular movement around a central point is:
- A.
Externsion
- B.
Rotation
- C.
Abduction
- D.
Dorsiflexion
- 17.The medical term for turning the palm forward as applied to the hand is:
- A.
Extension
- B.
Flexion
- C.
Supination
- D.
Adduction
- 18.The medical term for a decrease in size or a wasting is:
- A.
Pronation
- B.
Atrophy
- C.
Plantar flexion
- D.
Abduction
- 19.The medical term for straightening of a body part is:
- A.
Extension
- B.
Flexion
- C.
Dorsiflexion
- D.
Pronation
- 20.The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is:
- A.
PP
- B.
Pre
- C.
PPBS
- D.
Post or p
- 21.The medical term for moving a body part away from the body is:
- A.
Rotation
- B.
Abduction
- C.
Dorsiflexion
- D.
Pronation
- 22.The medical term for bending a body part is:
- A.
Dorsiflexion
- B.
External rotation
- C.
Flexion
- D.
Range-of-motion
- 23.The medical term for turning the palm backward is:
- A.
Pronation
- B.
Adduction
- C.
External rotation
- D.
Supination
- 24.The medical term for bending backward is:
- A.
Contracture
- B.
Dorsiflexion
- C.
Hyperextension
- D.
Extension
- 25.The medical term for the abnormal shortening of a muscle is:
- A.
Adduction
- B.
Extension
- C.
Contracture
- D.
Flexion
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