Medical Terminology Ch 1-5

Front 1

What is the origin of most medical terms?

Back 1

Greek and Latin

Front 2

A word part that is attached to the end of a word or word part is a ___?

Back 2

Suffix

Front 3

The combining vowel that is most commonly used in combining forms is ____?

Back 3

o

Front 4

The main body of the word is called the word___?

Back 4

Root

Front 5

A word part that is placed before a word to modify its meaning is a ___?

Back 5

Prefix

Front 6

Which of the following is added to the beginning or ending of terms to modify their meanings?

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Prefix and Suffix

Front 7

The suffix in intra/ven/ous is?

Back 7

-ous

Front 8

Chir/o is an example of which word building component?

Back 8

Combining Form

Front 9

-spasm is an example of which word building component?

Back 9

Suffix

Front 10

endo- is an example of which word building component?

Back 10

Prefix

Front 11

leuk/o + -cyte is

Back 11

leukocyte

Front 12

cardi/0 + pulmon/o + -ary is

Back 12

cardipulmonary

Front 13

chol/e + cyst/o + -ectomy is

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cholecystectomy

Front 14

an- + -emia is

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anemia

Front 15

hypo- + derm/a + -ic is

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hypodermic

Front 16

cardi/0 + -ac is

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cardiac

Front 17

anti + anxiety is

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antianxiety

Front 18

dermat/o + -osis is

Back 18

dermatosis

Front 19

gastr/o + -itis is

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gastritis

Front 20

post + nat/i + -al is

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postnatal

Front 21

A medical term based on the name of a person is called a(n)_____?

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Eponym

Front 22

Words or abbreviations formed from initial letters of a compound term are ___?

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Acronyms

Front 23

Shortened forms of written words of phrases used in place of the whole are ___?

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Abbreviations

Front 24

Which of these is an eponym?

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Alzheimers disease

Front 25

Which of these is an acronym?

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CABG

Front 26

What is the plural of protozoon?

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Protozoa

Front 27

What is the plural of vertebra?

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Vertebrae

Front 28

What is the plural of cortex?

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Cortices

Front 29

What is the singular of atria?

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Atrium

Front 30

What is the singular of bronchi?

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Bronchus

Front 31

Which syllable contains a long vowel in hypertension (hī-per-ten-shun)?

Back 31

hī

Front 32

Which syllables have short vowels in amniocentesis (am-nē-ō-sen-tē-sis)?

Back 32

am-, sen-, sis-

Front 33

Which syllable has the primary accent in hypertension (hī-per-ten-shun)?

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ten-

Front 34

The term amniocentesis (am-nē-ō-sen-tē-sis) has ____ syllables.

Back 34

Six

Front 35

How many syllables are in hypertension (hī-per-ten-shun) ?

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Four

Front 36

The specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of internal structures of the body is _____.

Back 36

Internal Medicine

Front 37

The specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders is ______.

Back 37

Dermatology

Front 38

Which specialty focuses on disorders of the ears, nose, and throat?

Back 38

Otolaryngology

Front 39

Which specialty focuses on disorders marked by inflammation, degeneration, and other connective tissue problems?

Back 39

Rheumatology

Front 40

Which branch of medicine deals with the problems of aging?

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Geriatrics

Front 41

What specialist studies the characteristics of disease in general?

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Pathologist

Front 42

The physician who deals with disorders of the stomach and intestines is a ______.

Back 42

Gastroenterologist

Front 43

Physicians who specialize in disorders of the urinary tract in both genres, as well as the male reproductive system, are ____.

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Urologists

Front 44

A physician who specializes in the care of newborns is a _____.

Back 44

Neonatologist

Front 45

A term that means incision into the windpipe is ____.

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Tracheotomy

Front 46

Puncture of the amnion for removing fluid is called ____.

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Amniocentesis

Front 47

Plastic surgery that fastens breasts in a fixed position is ____.

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Mastopexy

Front 48

Surgical crushing of a calculus (stone) is ____.

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Lithotripsy

Front 49

Suture of a blood vessel is called ____.

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Angiorrhaphy

Front 50

An x-ray film of blood vessels filled with contrast is a/n ____.

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Angiogram

Front 51

Writer's cramp is a type of ____.

Back 51

Chirospasm

Front 52

Which term means pertaining to the lungs?

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Pulmonary

Front 53

Any disease of the spinal cord or bone marrow can be termed a ____.

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Myelopathy

Front 54

Visual examination of the colon with a lightened instrument is called ____.

Back 54

Coloscopy

Front 55

The term that means inflammation of the skin is ____.

Back 55

Dermatitis

Front 56

The suffix "-ptosis" means ____.

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Sagging

Front 57

The term that means cramping or twitching is ____.

Back 57

Spasm

Front 58

A term that is also used as a suffix and means excessive preoccupation is ___.

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Mania

Front 59

Vomiting of blood is ____.

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Hematemesis

Front 60

A suffix that does not mean "pertaining to" is ___.

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-able

Front 61

The enzyme that acts on starch is ___.

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Amylase

Front 62

The medical term for milk sugar is ____.

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Lactose

Front 63

Double vision is termed ____.

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Diplopia

Front 64

Which term contains the suffix that means membrane?

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Peritoneum

Front 65

This term means sagging of the eyelid.

Back 65

Blepharoptosis

Front 66

This term means viewing of very small objects in a microscope.

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Microscopy

Front 67

This term means pertaining to the ear.

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Otic

Front 68

This term means destruction of nerve tissue.

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Neurolysis

Front 69

The colon is visually examined in this diagnostic test, which is also called colonoscopy.

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Coloscopy

Front 70

This surgical term means the removal of the appendix.

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Appendectomy

Front 71

Surgical fixation of the breast is performed in this procedure.

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Mastopexy

Front 72

This diagnostic term means inflammation of the eye.

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Blepharitis

Front 73

This term means surgical repair of the ear.

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Otoplasty

Front 74

The term for surgical removal and examination, usually microscopic, that is performed to establish or confirm a diagnosis is ____.

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Biopsy