Medical terminology questions

Which surgical suffix means "procedure or process of cutting out?"

-ec/tom/y

The suffix that means "to control or stop" is:

-stasis

which of the following cranial nerves are responsible for carrying nerve impulses associated with the special senses?

1,2,8, and 9

A patient with "leukocytosis" would have a white blood cell count of:

11,000

there are _____ cranial nerves

12

Acupuncture has been practiced in the United States since:

1970s

the optic, oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves all innervate the eye and are referred to as cranial nerves___,___,___, and ___

2, 3, 4, and 6

an acoustic neuroma affects which cranial nerve?

8

All hypnosis techniques promote a relaxed state and what type of brain wave activity?

Alpha

The diagnostic term for a disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, and restlessness is

Alzheimer's disease

Lou Gehrig's disease is also known as

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

A pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia." This means there is/are:

An increase in cell number

Who is considered the founder of osteopathy?

Andrew Taylor Still

Which of these individuals promoted a holistic healing approach to medicine?

Andrew Weil

The word "periosteum" has a prefix which means:

Around

Which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?

CAT scan

What is a break in the distal portion of the radius and the ulna of the arm called?

Colles' wrist fracture

Who is considered the founder of chiropractics?

Daniel David Palmer

Small acupuncture needles are used to treat which area of the body?

Ears

Acupuncture needles are used in combination with which of these during treatment?

Electrical current

Electric shock therapy is also known as:

Electroconvulsive Therapy

What method is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations?

Gamma Knife

"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?

Hippocratic

Which type of medicine emphasizes self-care and illness prevention?

Holistic

What physicians administer small doses of similar disease substances to allegedly stimulate the natural body response of immunity?

Homeopathic

The abbreviation ICU refers to an:

Intensive Care Unit

What kind of seizure has contractions that usually start in a group of muscles on one side of the body and spread to the extremities and the whole body

Jacksonian

Which oil might an aromatherapist use to attempt to ease a client's joint pain?

Juniper

A patient who has undergone a nephrectomy has had which of the following removed?

Kidney

Which of the following produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?

MRI

What is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues by stroking, rubbing, kneading, and tapping?

Massage

Which of these conditions would be treated with phakic intraocular lenses

Myopia

Any therapy that relies on the body's own healing powers is considered:

Natural

Which type of medicine uses vitamin therapy, herbal remedies, and chiropractic care?

Natural

The term "graphy" means:

Procedure using an instrument to record something

What treats the body using principles similar to acupuncture and acupressure?

Reflexology

Who is considered the founder of homeopathy?

Samuel Hahneman

Holistic therapies stress the importance of Self-care and illness prevention

Self-care and illness prevention

The etiologic agent of syphilis is a:

Spirochete

Which was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?

Spritam

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for:

The Stages of Death and Dying

A patient who is adducting their arm is moving it:

Toward their body

What type of medicine has ancient origins, strong cultural ties, and trained healers?

Traditional

Dr. X has put her patient in the "prone" position. This means that the patient is:

Turned down

What does Reiki mean in Japanese?

Universal vital force

Biopsy literally means _____/"procedure of."

View of life

The term "cryo/sug/er/y" literally means:

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

The term "mammogram" means:

a recording of the breast

The term Psycholog/ist literally means

a specialist in the science and study of the mind

Muscle terms for belly or abdomen are

abdominus or laparal

the diagnostic term photo/phobia means

abnormal aversion to or fear of light

A defibrillator is used to correct:

abnormal heart rhythms

The medical term Para/noia literally refers to a behavior that is out of touch with reality or

abnormal thinking or reasoning

what is the strongest tendon in the body?

achilles tendon

Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:

action taken, condition, or state

Ninety-nine percent of words in a medical dictionary are composed of nouns, verbs, and:

adjectives

"Reflexology" literally means:

again/bends/of/procedure of

Aromatherapy oils are: Inhaled, applied during massage, used in baths, or all of the above

all of the above

What physicians use antagonistic substances to attach to disease organisms or illness?

allopathic

Therapeutic touch therapy is classified as what type of medicine?

alternative

Acupuncture may be used during surgery for:

anesthesia

the medical term retin/itis pigmentosa can be called

animal tracks "retina or net is inflamed causing marks - blindness"

What does the word part Talus- mean?

ankle

Which example of the compound term "ankylosing" is fractured correctly?

ankylos/ing

The term coronal plane divides the body into the:

anterior and posterior portions

cerebral ischemia results in a condition termed

apoplexy

the interruption of blood supply to the brain cased by a cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolism, or cerebral hemorrhage is called

apoplexy

The word part Axillo means

armpit

The combining form "osmio-" indicates the principle which is used in this treatment to make it effective:

aromatherapy

the diagnostic term that literally means "inflamed joint" is

arthr/itis

The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is

arthro/gram

The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is

arthroscop/y

The term "clinical" means:

at patient's bedside

a specialist who specializes in the study of hearing is an

audiologist

The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis refers to

auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hypertrophy

The word part Occiputo- means

back of the head

Which of these is one of Kubler-Ross' stages of death? Feeling powerless, Ignoring friends, confusion, bargaining

bargaining

The term "prognosis" means:

before knowledge

the hypoglossal nerve is located

below the tongue

Ultrasonography literally means _____/"rocess of recording."

beyond normal ranges/sound

A self-suggestion technique which assists patients in controlling stress is:

biofeedback

the medical term hemat/oma means

blood swelling or tumor

A patient with cyanosis has which skin color?

blue

A trephine is used to remove:

bone

A PET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the:

brain

A patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in their:

brain

An electroencephalogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

brain

the combining form en/cephal/o refers to the

brain

the word part cerebro- means

brain

Cranial Nerves are string-like groups of nerves coming off of the

brain and brain stem

an electroencephalogram measures

brain electrical waves

The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of lime or calcium in tissues is

calcin/osis

___________________ is characterized by soreness, tenderness, and weakness of the muscles of the thumb caused by pressure on the median nerve

carpal tunnel syndrome

the "wrist bones" which are composed of 8 small bones in two rows are formally called the

carpals

The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:

caudal

Mary has "idioathic" kyphoscoliosis, which indicates that her condition has no clear

cause

the profession of cytology is the study or examination of what part of the human body?

cells

The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:

cephalic

The largest region of the brain is the

cerebrum

the first seven bones of the vertebral column forming the neck are the _______

cervical

the diagnostic term for obstruction of the eyelid sebaceous glands is

chalazion

Folk remedies are based on:

charms

What does the word part Bucco- mean?

cheek

Which of these treatments would commonly be labelled "orthodox or conventional" medicine? Chemotherapy, acupuncture, homeopathy, or hypnosis

chemotherapy

the word part Mento- means

chin

The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called

chondr/o/plasty

the term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is

chondroma

The word part Cleido- means

clavicle

the diagnostic term cataract actually means

clouding of the lens of the eye

In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the:

combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix

the mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids and eyeball globe is the

conjunctiva

____________ is caused by foreign bodies or pathogenic organisms that cause inflammation and petechial hemorrhages

conjunctivitis

Miotic eye drops cause the eye's pupils to

constrict

The term 'af/ferent' which may be used to describe sensory impulses is defined as:

conveying toward the center

the combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are

cost/o- and pleur/o-

The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is:

crab-like tumor

Which of the following means "skull"

cranio-

The combining form scolio- means

crooked and bent

the term "ankylosis" literally means

crooked, stiff, bent/condition

Lithotripsy is a procedure for:

crushing calculi

what is an inflammation of the tear sac?

dactyocystitis

"X-rays" produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones?

dense

The diagnostic medical term multiple sclerosis refers to

deterioration or loss of the myelin sheath nerve body covering

which of the following can be diagnosed by looking at the retina: diabetes, myopia, dehydration, anemia

diabetes

Adjectives usually modify a noun to denote quality, quantity, extent, or:

distinction of the object from something else

The directional term for moveent toward the back of the body is:

dorsal

Aural effusion refers to

drainage from the hearing canal

If a patient has "ptosis" of their eyelid, you can expect to see the eyelid:

drooping

An otoscope is used to view the:

ear

A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called

electro/myo/graph/y

The combining form that means "cause of idsease" is:

eti/o

The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means

excision of a finger or toe bone

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:

extension

A tonometer measures pressure within the:

eye

the medical terms palpebr/itis and blepharo/ptosis refer to

eyelid inflammation and eyelid drooping

The medical term bell's palsy is also known as

facial paralysis or palsy

the diagnostic term hyperopia means

farsigthedness

The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means

faulty muscle development

The word part Fibro- means

fiber

"Fibromyalgia" literally means

fibers/muscle/pain

A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a:

fibrochondroma

the word part Dactylo- means

finger/toe

dactylitis can be associated with sickle cell disease and the term means inflammation of the

fingers

A pacemaker can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with:

fixed and/or alternate impulses

The diagnostic term Pes Planus means

flat foot

The word part Frons- means

forehead or front

the prefixes quadri- and tetra- mean

four

Breaking a compound term into its component word parts combined with a vowel or vowels is called:

fracturing

the word part pia- means

gentle

A PET scan is used to detect:

glucose metabolism

What is the word part for jaw?

gnatho-

a condition that causes buildup of uric acid crystals in the blood with deposition in joints is

gout

the prefixes hemi- and semi- mean

half

Which of these body parts is commonly massaged by practitioners of reflexology? Neck, hand, abdomen, chest.

hand

the word part Mano- means

hand

the word part duro- means

hard

Antonyms comprise medical terms and are words that:

have opposite meanings

the combining forms acous- and audi/o- both mean

hearing

A thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:

heart

An "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

heart

If an electrocardiogram shows that a patient has "tachycardia," it means that the patient's:

heart rate is elevated

the term which literally means "under/ribs cartilage/condition" refers to which diagnosis

hypochondriasis

if an athlete is circumduction their arm, they are moving it

in a circle

In the medical term "pleurisy," what is the meaning of its suffix?

inflamed

Osteoarthritis is

inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy

the diagnostic term en/cephal/itis actually means

inflammation of the brain

the medical term myring/itis actually means

inflammation of the eardrum

The medical term Kerat/itis actually means

inflammation of the eye's cornea

The diagnostic term blephar/itis means

inflammation of the eyelid

The term con/junctiv/itis literally means together/joined/inflamed/ It actually means

inflammation of the membrane that covers the eyeball and the eyelid

The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an

inflammation of the spinal cord frontal gray horn

The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:

insstrument to view trachea-like structures

The term "steho/scop/e" literally means:

instrument to examine the chest

The term "Ophtalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

Complimentary or alternative medicine is now referred to as:

integrated medicine

Massage and reflexology are examples of:

integrated medicine

Nystagmus refers to

jumping eyes

Sally had a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her:

kidney infection

A "Pyleogram" records information about the:

kidney pelvis

The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:

kidney, ureter, and bladder

The patient with "genu osteoporosis" means the condition is located in their

knee

The diagnostic term "Genu Varum" means

knees are bent outward

the combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is

kypho-

The medical condition of ________ is the backward bending of the thoracic spinal vertebrae

kyphosis

the diagnostic term ot/itis interna can also be called

labyrinthitis

the tear glands that lubricate and protect the eye are called

lacrimal glands

the small organs that produce and drain tears from the eye are the

lacrimal glands and ducts

the eye structure that lies directly behind the pupil and iris is the

lens

Cancers of the circulatory system may include:

leukemia and lymphomas

Homeo/path/ic literally means:

like or same/ as disease/ refers

Aromatherapy is thought to have its effects on which part of the brain?

limbic system

A fatty tumor is called a(n):

lipoma

If an infection is "chronic" it is characterized by:

little change, slow progression, and long duration

The set of 5 large vertebrae which form the inward curve of the lower spine are called

lumbar vetebrae

What is the yellow spot in the retina lateral to the optic nerve?

macula

The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:

melano/carcin/oma

the three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord and literally means membrane is called the

meninges

opisthotonos is frequently associated with

meningitis

The prefix that means "change or after" is:

meta-

The combining form ment/o- means

mind

the combining form phren/o- means

mind

the word part mater- means

mother

An abducens nerve palsy results in inability to

move eyes outwards

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record

moving body parts

if john is adducting his arm, he is

moving toward his body

Neuro/fibromat/osis is characterized by

multiple fiber-like nerve tumors

Demyelianation occurs in which of the following disease?

multiple sclerosis

My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:

muscle

The diagnostic term my/asthenia Gravis actually means

muscle heavy and weak

The medical term "tetanus" usually refers to

muscle spasms

the somatic peripheral nervous system is composed of neurons that control the "soma" or body. They specifically control which of the following?

muscles

the term that means spinal cord inflammation is

myel/itis

This combining form ______ means bone marrow or spinal cord.

myelo-

LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:

myopia

The medical term Myopic actually means

nearsighted

Acu/puncture

needle puncture

The medical term for new growth of abnormal tissue or a tumor is:

neoplasm

the term neuralgia is defined as

nerve pain

The cord-like structures that carry bio electrical impulses from one part of the body to another are called _____.

nerves

the diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is

neur/oma

A patient that is "euthyroid" has:

normal thyroid function

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut?"

nucleus

The most common combining vowel is:

o

A lumbar puncture is used to:

obtain spinal fluid samples

Aromatherapy uses which principle?

olfactory stimulation

The term "Nebuliz/er" means:

one who causes a mist

The term Chiro/pract/or literally means

one who practices by hand

The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means

one who/draws/toward

if a fracture has a protrusion through the skin, it is a(n)

open fracture

the nerve in the eye that carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain is the

optic

____________ is devoid of rods and cones and hence is referred to as the blind spot

optic nerve

What word part means socket

orbito-

A body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n) ________:

organ

the malleus, incus, and stapes make up the bones of the middle ear called the

ossicles

the diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density is

osteoporosis

The term that means one who studies and treats disease of the ear is

otologist

the medical term for a fungal infection of the ear is

otomycosis

the medical term that means a specialist who studies and treats the diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, and throat is

otorhinolaryngologist

In the medical term "cephalgia," the combining verb form means:

pain

the diagnostic term ot/algia means

pain in the ear

What is a temporary or permanent loss of sensation, loss of ability to move, or inability to control movement?

palsy

what covers the inner surface of the ciliary process?

pars ciliaris

which part of the retina is the sensory portion associated with sight?

pars optica

The diagnostic term sub/luxation actually means

partial joint dislocation

The medical term Cerebral Palsy is characterized by

partial or complete paralysis caused by brain injury

The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is:

path/o/logy

The study of disease is referred to as:

pathology

The suffixes, -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um are used as a generalized actual meaning (not literal meaning) for the phrase, "refers to or _____"

pertains to

which term means "flat-footed?"

pes planus

The medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot diseases and disorders is a(n)

pod/iatr/ist

the diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is

polio/myel/itis

what word part means thumb?

pollex-

In the divided medical term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slas lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts?

por- and -osis

A patient diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease is characterized by

pre-senile dementia

The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n):

prefix

Swelling of the bursa below the knee is diagnostiacally referred to as

prepatellar bursitis

The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:

procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum

The term "surgery" literally means

procedure of working by hand

the term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

The term "percuss/ion" literally means:

process or procedure of striking

The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:

proximal

Biofeedback is a type of _____ therapy.

psychosomatic

The combining word forms that refer to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra" are

rachi/o- and spondyl/o-

the word part Iro- means

rainbow

"Angiograms" are used for:

recording pictures of blood vessels

The term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

what is the pathologic condition where the retina becomes separated from the choroid between the retina and the sclera?

retinal detachment

Which word part contains the fundamental meaning of the word?

root word

the medical term trach/oma refers to a chlamydial infection causing

rough swollen eye lesions

The diagnostic term "herniated disc" in reference to an intervertebral cartilage mans that the cartilage is/has

ruptured or protruded

the medical term burs/itis literally means

sac/inflamed

The term for the plane that divides the body into right and left halves is the:

sagittal

What do forensic psychiatrists specialize in?

sanity during crimes

Based on its name, the anterior serratus muscle appears to look like a

saw-tooth

the outer hard layer of the eye (white of the eye) is the

sclera

The medical term Epi/lepsy means

seizure upon the mind and body

The structure in the inner ear that contains balance receptors and endolymph is called the

semicircular lens

"Placebo" literally means:

shall please

The word part Omo- means

shoulder

a muscular dystrophy patient who presents with a condition of "winged scapulae" means that they have a problem with thier

shoulder

An atrophic muscle would appear:

shrunken

an electromyogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

skeletal muscle

"Hypnosis" literally means:

sleep/condition

A plantar wart is located on the:

sole of the foot

The medical term opto/metr/ist literally means

specialist in measuring sight

The structure that conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain and serves as a reflex center for some sensory information without input from the brain is the

spinal cord

the word part myelo- means

spinal cord

A "Myelogram" is used to record information about which tissue?

spinal cord and nerves

What does the word part Rachio- mean?

spine

A ______ is usually a sudden traction on a muscle, ligament, and joint capsule

sprain

The medical student class learned about "auscultation" today. In order to perform this procedure, they used a/an:

stethoscope

A patient who has a "cholecystolithotripsy" performed is havingwhat process performed to their gall bladder?

stone crushed

what is the disorder of the eye in which the optic axis cannot be directed at the same object?

strabismus

A patient with rhabdomyolysis has destruction of:

striated muscle

In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix?

sub- and -ic

In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the:

suffix

The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:

suffix

Placebo effect therapy uses the principle of:

suggestion and believability

Pectus excavatum is more commonly referred to as

sunken chest

If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a ______ position.

supine

ankle bones are called the _____ bones

tarsal

The diagnostic term "avulsion" means

tearing a piece of bone

The diagnostic term Rotary Cuff Avulsion actually means

tearing of shoulder joint soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons

lacrimation refers to

teary eyes

What attaches muscles to bone

tendons

The medical term opistho/tonos means

tension that bends head backward

The term "larygno/scop/y" literally and actually means:

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

The term "Biopsy" literally means:

the procedure of viewing life

The medical term Psych/iatr/y literally means

the procedure or process of treating or curing the mind

the term "psychology" literally means

the process or procedure of the science or study of the mind

The diagnostic term hammer toe means

the toes are bent over or down

The term schizo/phrenia actually refers to a type of psychosis that is also characterized by

thought deterioration and lack of social functioning

The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web-like

The term "Phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

The term "Catheter" literally means:

to let down, into

The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:

to measure the pulse by hand

The medical term concussion means

to shake violently

The term "metastasis" means:

to spread

The directional term "lateral" describes movement in which direction:

to the side

Dento-, Donto- and Odonto- all mean:

tooth

The term "diagnosis" means:

total knowledge

The directional term "inferior" describes movement:

toward the lower end of the body

The combining form onc/o- means:

tumor

the muscle term supinator means

turns upward-one who

The procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:

ultra/sono/graph/y

John's physician told him that his disease is idiopathic. This means it's cause is:

unknown

The term that describes movement toward the belly is:

ventral

Cryosurgery is used to treat:

verrucae

The combining from or term that literally means "internal organs" is:

viscer/o-

The E eye chart is used to measure

visual acuity

Parkinson's disease causes body tremors, weak speech, shuffling of feet, and depression. Other patients may experience

voice loss, sphincter problems, falls and paralysis

The medical term Glauc/oma actually means

waterfall, cloudy, or gray vision

the combining form "asthenia" means

weakness

The term "Intramuscular Injection" literally means"

within a muscle

The term "Intravenous Injection" means:

within a vein

idiopathic epilepsy is

without a known cause

The word "afebrile" has a prefix which means:

without or not

The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the:

word root and the combining vowel

In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the:

word root or stem word

A compound term is derived from two or more:

word roots

The term "trauma" refers to a

wound