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To earn dual credit for Medical terminology you will need to complete 2 pronunciation assignments as well as the 2 part terminology exams (this is part 1). *In addition to other course requirements*
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__________ symptoms and signs are sudden in nature and severe in intensity.
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Question 11
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The combining form seb/o- means __________
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The combining form melan/o- means __________
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Pruritus means the condition of being __________
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Tissue that is necrotic is __________
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A patient with polydactyly would have __________
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Question 17
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The medical word for a condition of fungal infection of the nails is spelled __________
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In dermabrasion, the combining form abras/o means __________
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One type of tinea is commonly known as __________
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__________ is a semisolid mixture of partially digested food, saliva, digestive enzymes, and fluids in the stomach.
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__________ means pertaining to food and nourishment.
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The combining form lingu/o- means "__________."
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The combining form hepat/o- means "__________."
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The process of eliminating feces is known as a bowel movement or __________
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With coordinated contractions of its wall, the esophagus moves food toward the stomach. This process is known as __________
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A condition of the gastrointestinal system that means difficult or painful eating or swallowing is __________
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The adjective __________ means pertaining to the heart and the lungs.
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A combining form for lung is __________
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Respiration involves five separate processes. The movement of air in and out of the lungs is __________
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In the word adenocarcinoma, the suffix is __________ and the combining for meaning gland is __________
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The meaning of the combining form spir/o- in the word spirometry is __________.
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The removal of an entire lung is a __________.
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The drugs that suppress the cough center in the brain are __________ drugs.
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Pneumonia is actually __________
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The __________ divides the heart into right and left sides.
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The irregularly shaped, central area in the thoracic cavity that lies between the lungs is the __________ .
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The definition of the combining form ven/o- is __________ .
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The combining form for heart is __________.
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The definition of the combining form phleb/o- is __________.
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Contraction of the myocardium around the atria and ventricles is known as __________.
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The arrhythmia in which the heart beats too slowly is called __________.
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The combining form leuk/o- means __________.
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The combining for erythr/o- means __________.
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The combining form mon/o- means __________.
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The combining form hem/o- in the medical word hemoglobin means __________.
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The process of platelets sticking to a damaged blood vessel wall and forming clumps is known as platelet __________.
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Formation of a blood clot by platelets, erythrocytes, and clotting factors is known as __________.
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The combining form phag/o- means __________.
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The combining form cyt/o- means __________.
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The procedure for drawing a sample of venous blood into a vacuum tube is called venipuncture or __________.
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A bacterial infection that spreads to the blood is called __________.
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Inflammation or infection of the bone marrow is called __________.
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The suffix -graphy means __________.
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A fracture in which the bone edges break through the skin is known as __________.
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A bone density test is recommended in order to test for __________.
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A person who has an amputation will need __________.
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Goniometry measures the __________.
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The beginning of a muscle, where it attaches to the stationary bone, is the __________.
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All of the following mean muscle except __________.
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The prefix tri- as in triceps means __________.
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The medical word for muscle tissue that has undergone an increase in size (e.g., muscles in weightlifting) is __________.
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In medical language, many words come from other languages, particularly Latin and ______________.
Greek
Portuguese
Arabic
Chinese
When a Latin singular noun ends in -a, form the plural by changing -a to ______________.
-a
-e
-ae
-ia
When a Latin singular noun ends in -us, form the plural by changing -us to ____________.
-i
-e
-o
-a
A/an _______________ is a word part that is the foundation of a word.
prefix
combining form
origin
suffix
A prefix is an optional word part that is at the __________ of a word.
end
beginning
second half
middle half
A suffix is a word part that modifies or clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form and is ___________ of the word.
in the middle
at the beginning
the foundation
at the end
The suffix -pathy means ______________.
pertaining to
process of measuring
disease
tumor
_____________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of a disease.
recuperation
remission
exacerbation
relapse
Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?
Medial
Lateral
Distal
Proximal
What is the correct spelling of the condition of having a yellow discoloration to the skin?
Jondise
Jaundice
Jhondise
Jaundise
Blepharoplasty is a surgery in which ___________________.
fat tissue is suctioned out
drooping eyelids are repaired
facial injuries are reconstructed
a facelift is performed
The medical word that means "pertaining to the stomach and intestines" uses which combining forms?
gast/o, hydr/o
gastr/o-, intestine/o-
cholecyst/o-, abdomin/o-
intestin/o-, choleoccst/o-
In a fecal occult blood test, what is the name of the chemical reagent that turns blue with a positive result?
alkaline phosphatase
gamma-glutamyl
guaiac
albumin
You can find a lumen in the small and large intestines. What is a lumen?
A group of bacteria
A central open channel
A round muscle
A fingerlike projection
_________________ is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope.
respiration
auscultation
aspiration
atelectasis
What is the definition of eupnea?
painful breathing
labored breathing and fast respirations
normal rate and rhythm breathing
lack of any breathing
Which medical word is spelled correctly?
vasoconstriction
vasiconstricture
vasostricture
vasiconstriction
Which medical word has word parts that mean inflammation of the innermost (layer of the) heart?
Pericarditis
Endocarditis
Stenosis
Regurgitation
Which word is literally defined as "disease of the heart muscle?"
Cardiomegaly
Cardiomyopathy
Cardia tamponade
Cardiopathy
What is the correct spelling for a fully movable joint such as a ball-and-socket or hinge joint?
sinoveal
synoveal
synovial
synvial
What is the correct spelling for the bone at the back of the head?
ocsipital
oxipital
oxipitel
occipital
What is the correct spelling for the tail bone?
coksis
coccix
cocygyx
coccyx
When a joint like the ankle is unstable, which procedure will permanently stabilize the joint?
Arthrocentesis
External fixation
Cartilage transplantation
Arthrodesis
Abduction is to ____________________.
move body around an axis
move body part away from midline of body
move body part towards the midline of body
straighten and extend a joint to increase its angle