Medical Terminology Review Questions

A surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid is known as:

ABDOMINOCENTESIS

The medical term for inflammation of the appendix is:

APPENDICITIS

The medical term for the frequent flow of loose or watery stools is:

DIARRHEA

abnormal enlargement of the liver:

HEPATOMEGALY

A localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissues is known as:

INFLAMMATION

The medical term that describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus:

MYCOSIS

the study of disorders of the newborn:

NEONATOLOGY

The study of the ears, nose, and throat is known as:

OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

The medical term used to describe the time and events surrounding birth is:

PERINATAL

Greg Brewster is scheduled to have his tonsils removed. The medical term for this procedure is a:

TONSILLECTOMY

The medical screening of patients to determine their priority of need and the proper place for treatment is called:

TRIAGE

The medical term that means pertaining to a virus is:

VIRAL

What is the medical term for the surgical repair of a nerve? a. neuroplasty b. neurorrhaphy c. tenorrhaphy d. tonsillitis

a. neuroplasty

Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance? a. ARTERI/O b. ATHER/O c. ARTHR/O d. ANGI/O

b. ATHER/O

What is the medical term for a wound or injury? a. laceration b. trauma c. lesion d. triage

b. trauma

Which statement describes the term ilium? a. The ilium is an abnormal passage. b. The ilium is the longest portion of the small intestine. c. The ilium is part of the hip bone. d. The ilium is a groove or crack-like sore of the skin.

c. The ilium is part of the hip bone.

What does the suffix in the medical term gastrosis mean? a. abnormal enlargement b. pain and suffering c. abnormal condition or disease d. inflammation

c. abnormal condition or disease

What does the combining form POLI/O mean in the term poliomyelitis? a. blue b. white c. gray d. red

c. gray

What is the medical term for the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time? a. myoplasty b. myopathy c. hemorrhage d. diarrhea

c. hemorrhage

What is the medical term for a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease? a. differential diagnosis b. syndrome c. prognosis d. diagnosis

c. prognosis

What does the suffix -GRAM mean in the medical term angiogram? a. process of producing a picture or record b. visual examination c. surgical repair d. a picture or record

d. a picture or record

Which of the following terms means a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it? a. sign b. symptom c. acronym d. eponym

d. eponym

What does the prefix HYPER- mean in the medical term hypertension? a. between b. deficient c. within d. excessive

d. excessive

What does the combining form PYR/O in the term pyrosis mean? a. fungus b. renal pelvis c. pus d. fever or fire

d. fever or fire

What does the term arterionecrosis mean? a. abnormal narrowing of an artery b. abnormal softening of an artery c. abnormal hardening the walls of an artery d. tissue death of an artery

d. tissue death of an artery