Medical Terminology Final Exam Review

Which medication is used to reduce inflammation?

Corticosteroid

Which abbreviation is a treatment for kidney stones?

ESWL

A meatotomy is a surgical procedure to enlarge the opening of the ureter.

False

A sphygmomanometer is used for auscultation.

False

An embolectomy is a surgical procedure used to remove an aneurysm.

False

An infarct is an abnormal heart sound.

False

Aspiration is commonly called suffocation.

False

Hemoptysis is commonly called a nosebleed.

False

Hirsutism is a term for the condition of having insufficient hair.

False

In cyanosis the skin turns black.

False

Incontinence is the inability to control grinding your teeth.

False

Intraventricular means between the ventricles.

False

Lordosis is commonly called humpback.

False

Myocarditis is inflammation of the sac around the heart.

False

Paraplegias are abnormal sensation like burning or tingling.

False

Phlegm is coughed-up sputum.

False

Tetany is nerve irritability and painful muscle cramps resulting from too much calcium in the bloodstream.

False

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a heart attack?

MI

Which of the following abbreviations is a diagnostic image?

PET

A catheterization inserts a flexible tube through the urethra and into the urinary bladder.

True

A sphygmomanometer is commonly called a blood pressure cuff.

True

Afferent is a term that means away from.

True

An aura is an unusual sensation that occurs before a seizure.

True

Antispasmodic medication is used to treat bladder spasms.

True

Fetal monitoring checks the fetal heart rate and fetal heart tone during labor

True

Inflammation is characterized by redness, pain, swelling and feeling hot to touch.

True

Peristalsis is a wave-like muscular contraction that propels food through the digestive system.

True

Spirometry measures lung capacity.

True

TB is the abbreviation for tuberculosis.

True

The term aphasia means unable to speak.

True

Torticollis is commonly called a crick in the neck.

True

___________ is feeling the need to urinate immediately.

Urgency

A profound state of unconsciousness associated with an illness or injury is called:

a coma

Which term means releasing urine from the body?

all of the above (urination, micturition, voiding)

Which of the following is a term meaning a substance that causes an allergic reaction?

allergen

Which term means baldness?

alopecia

Which medical term means amnion flow?

amniorrhea

Which of the following medications is used to treat minor pain?

analgesic

Which medication is used to deaden pain?

anesthetic

Which of the following medications prevents blood clot formation?

anticoagulant

Which procedure examines the inside of a joint?

arthroscopy

Which term means listening to the sounds within the body?

auscultation

A heart specialist would be called a:

cardiologist

Which of the following is an emergency treatment given to patients when their breathing and heart stops?

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Which of the following terms means the use of heat, cold, or electricity to burn or cut tissues?

cauterization

Which procedure is commonly referred to as a chemical peel?

chemabrasion

Which of the following surgical procedures would treat stones in the digestive system?

choledocholithotripsy

Which of the following terms means to convert a liquid to a gel or solid?

coagulate

Dementia is an example of what category of mental disease?

cognitive disorders

Which term means that the fracture is protruding through an open skin wound?

compound fracture

Which of the following medications has strong anti-inflammatory properties?

corticosteroids

Which surgical procedure used cold?

cryosurgery

Which term means surgical fixation of the bladder?

cystopexy

The progressive impairment of intellectual function is called:

dementia

Which term is specifically mean abnormal condition of the skin?

dermatosis

Gynecomastia is the:

development of breast tissue on a male

The term for profuse sweating is:

diaphoresis

Which of the following conditions is characterized by being abnormally short in height?

dwarfism

Which term means condition of difficult urination?

dysuria

Which term refers to the condition in which the body tissues contain excessive amounts of fluid?

edema

The medical term for vomiting is:

emesis

Which of the following hormones is critical in emergency situations?

epinephrine

Which of the following terms means a nosebleed?

epistaxis

Which of the following medications is used to treat impotence?

erectile dysfunction agents

Which of the following terms means normal breathing?

eupnea

Which medical term means surgical removal of stomach?

gastrectomy

An inguinal hernia is found in the:

groin

Which of the following terms means stopping the flow of blood?

hemostasis

The term for excessive hair growth over the body is:

hirsutism

Which of the following terms refers to having excessive amount of hair?

hirsutism

Which of the following terms means excessive potassium in the blood?

hyperkalemia

Which of the following terms means excessive (deep) breathing?

hyperpnea

Which of the following medications promotes sleep?

hypnotic

Which of the following terms means insufficient sugar in the blood?

hypoglycemia

Which of the following terms means insufficient sodium in the blood?

hyponatremia

Which medical term means pertaining to the third section of the small intestines?

ileal

Which procedure removes fat under the skin?

liposuction

Which term means surgical crushing of a stone?

lithotripsy

Which medical term means record of the breast?

mammogram

Which term is misspelled?

melenocyte

Which term means kidney softening?

nephromalacia

Which term means dropping kidney?

nephroptosis

Which term means surgical repair of a nerve?

neuroplasty

Which term means condition of scanty amount of urine?

oliguria

Which term means open or unblocked?

patent

Which term means pleural pain?

pleurodynia

Which term means abnormal condition of lung dust?

pneumoconiosis

Which medical term means first birth?

primipara

Which of the following is a sudden, involuntary, strong muscle contraction?

spasm

A patient with nephrolithiasis is suffering from:

stones

Which of the following conditions is caused by overuse or overstretching?

strain

Which of the following terms means a high-pitched breathing sound?

stridor

Which term means clotting cell?

thrombocyte

Which of the following medications dissolves an existing clot?

thrombolytic

Which term means pain in the urethra?

ureteralgia

Which condition is also called hives?

urticaria

In which of the following conditions is a heart valve too loose?

valve prolapse

Which condition is commonly called warts?

verruca

Which of the following terms refers to dizziness?

vertigo

Which surface lesion is a blister?

vesicle