Med term chapter 1 review questions

____ means inflammation of the joints and is composed of the combining form ____and the suffix _____.

arthritis, arthro/ and itis

In the term biology, the combining form is ____meaning ____.

bio, life

A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term is the _____.

combining vowel

An electro _____gram is a record of the electrical activity of the brain.

encephalo

What is the correct spelling for the term that means removal of the stomach?

gastrectomy

______ means removal of the stomach. The term is composed of the combining form ____ and the suffix _____.

gastrectomy, gastr/o and ectomy

A patient with an inflammation of the stomach and intestines has:

gastroenteritis

What is the correct spelling for the term that means the study of the digestive system?

gastroenterology

On the medical record, the nurse practitioner notes Jason's diagnosis of mumps. Diagnosis means:

having sufficient or complete information to determine Jason's condition

A mass or collection of blood is called a:

hematoma

A patient who had her liver removed underwent a:

hepatectomy

_____dermic means below the skin; the word part you choose is a ______.

hypo, prefix

The term that refers to a part of the hip bone is:

ilium

The term that means the process of cutting into is:

incision

What is the correct spelling for the term that means the surgical removal of a kidney?

nephrectomy

____ means nerve pain. The term is composed of the combining form ____ and the suffix ____.

neuralgia, neur/o and algia

In the word nephrosis, the suffix is _____, which means _____.

osis, condition

What is the correct term for a condition of degeneration of bones and joints often accompanied by inflammation?

osteoarthritis

Incision into the bone is called:

osteotomy

The study of disease is called:

pathology

A _____ is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning.

prefix

Medical terms always have all of the following except a:

prefix

The combining form is made up of the _____ and a combining vowel.

root

The foundation of a word is known as the _____.

root

What is the medical term for the condition of having a blood clot in a blood vessel?

thrombosis

a clotting condition is called

thrombosis

Jason was seen by the pediatric nurse practitioner for chills, headache, pain below his ears, and a fever of 102º F. Both of his parotid glands were swollen. Blood tests showed leukocytosis. The term leukocytosis has:

two combining forms and one suffix

The process of studying diseases of the urinary system is ____logy; the word part you choose is a _____.

uro, and combining form

The terms osteoarthritis and gastroenterology are both examples of the use of a combining vowel:

when connecting two roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel. Correct