Medical Terminology
An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:
Electric Convulsive Therapy
The Herbert Spiegel suggestibility test incorporates what organ?
Eye
the _____ is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations
Gamma Knife
What branch of its language family is English in
Germanic
Which of these body parts is commonly massaged by practitioners of reflexology?
Hand
According to Barbara Ann Brennan's "Hands of Light," a white aura indicates:
Health and happiness
"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?
Hippocractic Oath
Which was NOT germanic tribe that brought english to the british isles
Huns
What language family are English, Greek, and Latin all in
Indo-European
"Complimentary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as ________:
Integrated Medicine
Which oil might an aromatherapist use to attempt to ease a client's joint pain?
Juniper
the founder of modern latin scientific binomial nomenclatue was
Karl Linnaeus
In medical terminology terms that refer to parts of the body are overwhelming (but not all) from
Latin
The third set of 5 large vertebrae, which form the inward curve of the lower spine and are the spinal column's major weight bearers, are called:
Lumbar vertebrae
A "____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (scan) MRI
Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?
Myopia
Any therapy that relies on the body's own healing powers is considered:
Natural
An Optometric Physician uses the Medical Abbreviation:
OD
A physician who uses techniques and treatments common to Medical Doctors is an
Oste/o/path
The medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot disease and disorders like bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is a(n)
Pod/iatr/ist
A city with a name like Colcester was originally a site of a
Roman military camp
Who is considered the founder of homeopathy
Samuel Hahnemann
Which language family are Hebrew, Arabic, and Ancient Egyptian all in
Semitic
The term "prognosis" means
before knowledge
The practice of summoning a higher power to help treat disease is called:
Spiritual healing
Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA
Spirtam
"Placebo Effect Therapy"(like hypnotherapy) uses the principle of ________:
Suggestion and believability
What military event marked the beginning of the middle English period
The Norman Invasion
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for:
The Stages of Death and Dying
The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:
anterior and posterior portions
the most common combining vowel is
'o'
What of the following languages is NOT in the same family as English, Latin, and Greek
Turkish
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/graphy
What does Reiki mean in Japanese?
Universal vital force
The term "cryo/surg/er/y" literally means
a procedure of one who works by hand with cold
The term "Mammogram" means
a recording of the breast
The diagnostic term that literally means inflamed joint is
arthr/itis
Muscle terms for belly or abdomen are:
abdominus or laparal
The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is
abduction
A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ____
abnormal heart beats or rhythms
The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is:
arthro/gram
The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is:
arthroclasia
Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:
action taken, condition, or state
The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is
arthroscop/y
The term "clinical" means
at patient's bedside
The suffix that means "to control or stop" is
-stasis
The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis means
auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hyper/troph/y
About how many men will develop breast cancer
1/1,000
Acupuncture has been practiced in the United States since:
1970s
In what time period did English come to the British Isles?
450-1066 A.D.
What is the time period for Old English
450-1066 A.D.
The diagnostic term Hip Disarticulation (HD) also means
A surgical amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint
Acupuncture may be used to treat:
All of the above (Insomnia and back pain, Headaches and migraines, Arthritis and rheumatism, Allergies and tinnitus)
Folk remedies are based on:
All of the above (Plants, Charms, Rituals)
All hypnosis techniques put an individual in a relaxed state of ____ brain wave activity.
Alpha
Who is considered the founder of osteopathy
Andrew Taylor Still
therapeutic touch is also known as
Auratherapy
Holistic therapies stress the importance of:
Both self-care and illness prevention
CTS is an abbreviation for ___________ Syn/drome (sign and symptom complex).
Carpal Tunnel
Which of these treatments would commonly be labelled "orthodox" medicine?
Chemotherapy
The healing specialty that emphasizes a system of therapy based on the manipulation of the vertebral column and other bones of the body by hand is:
Chiropractic
A "_____" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique
Computerized Axial Tomography
What physicians use antagonistic substances to attach to disease organisms or illness?
allopathic
An Osteopathic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation ____ and a Chiropractic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation _______.
DO and DC
Who is considered the founder of chiropractics
Daniel David Palmer
Which of these is not one of Kubler-Ross' stages of grief
Depression, Bargaining, Acceptance
A trephine is used to remove
bone
The myeloid tissue in cancellous bone is semi-liquid and produces most RBCs, WBCs, and Platelets is usually referred to as
bone marrow or red marrow
The diagnostic term Osteosarcoma means
bone tumors that causes hard tissue to become soft and fleshy
A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the
brain
An "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity
brain
the diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of calcium on the knees
calcin/osis
The english expression "blue bloods" used to refer to wealthy or aristocractic people translates the spanish expression sangre azul. this is an example of
calquing
renaming our days of the week from Latin gods (e.g., dies lunae) to Germanic ones (e.g., Monday) is an example of
calquing
the Italian word pallacanestro ("ball" "basket") for the sport basketball is an example of
calquing
An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):
carcinoma
The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the
carpus or carpals
The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is
caudal
The term that describes the movement toward the top of the body is
cephalic
The first seven bones of the vertebral column (forming the neck) are the:
cervical
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 English words hill and hearts both begin with /h/, whereas the corresponding Latin words collis and cordia begin with /k/. These appear to be
cognates
The greek words deka, due, and odanta all have /d/ near the beginning, whereas the corresponding english words -ten, two, and tooth-- all have the sound /t/. This shows they are
cognates
In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the:
combining vowel "used with both the stem word and suffix
Bone is described as _____ tissue.
connective
The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as
conveying toward the center
The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are
cost/o and pleuro-
The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is
crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths
The surgical term that means "incision into the skull to drain fluid" is
cranio/centesis
The combing form scolio- means
crooked or curved
Ankylosis literally means
crooked, stiff, bent/condition; bones pathologically fused together
Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:
dense
The Latin phrase res publica is used to refer to the government or the state. The English word republic is an example of a
derivative
The Latin word ratio means variously "reckoning, accounting, or calculation.' The English word rational referring to someone who can make a reckon, calculate, and think reasonably would be an example of a-
derivative
The English word paternal, "fatherly", comes from the Latin word pater, "father". Paternal is an example of a
derivatives
Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named), denoting quality, quantity, extent, or ______.
distinction of the object from something else
The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is
dorsal
Small acupuncture needles are used for:
ears
A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called
electro/myo/graph/y
The machine that records muscle activity is called the:
electromyo/graph
If a tumor is found to be benign, it is:
encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive
"Therapeutic Touch Therapy" uses the principle that the body produces:
energy and an aura
In the middle english words used for animals in the stable like cows, swine, hen, and sheep all come from
english
The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is
eti/o
The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means
excision of a finger or toe bone
The surgical terms Lamin/ectomy and Rachi/o/tomy actually mean:
excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column
The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:
extension
A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the
eye
The term Dys/chrondro/plas/ia literally refers to
faulty cartilage formation
A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):
fibrochondroma
The diagnostic term Syn/dactylia means
fingers connected together
A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:
fixed and/or alternate impulses
Diagnostic term Pes Planus means
flat foot
The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to
formation, growth, or development
Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called:
fracturing
In Middle English words used at the table like beef, pork, venison, and poultry, all come from
french
The diagnostic tem Ankylosing Spondylitis means
fusing/process vertebrae/inflamed
Which of the following languages does english most resemble in its core vocabulary
german
The diagnostic term for a disease that causes excessive amounts of uric acid deposited in joint (elbow or toe) is
gout
in medical terminology terms that refer to diseases are overwhelming (but not all) from
greek
A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about ____ electrical activity
heart
A "Thallium- Hot Spot Test" is used to detect ___ damage
heart
literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y
heart/muscle/disease/condition
The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means
heavy because of muscle weakness
An ankle sprain is often characterized by ________:
hematoma formation, with ligaments that are stretched, partially torn
What physicians administer small doses of similar disease substances to allegedly stimulate the natural body response of immunity?
homeopathic
The term "hyperplasia" means
increase in development
The diagnostic term Pre/patellar Burs/itis means
inflamed bursa below the knee
The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means:
inflamed bursa of the big toe's metetarsophalangeal joint
The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an
inflammation (viral based attack) of the frontal gray horn of the spinal cord
The diagnostic term Osteoarthritis means
inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
The term "stetho/scop/e" literally means
instrument to examine the chest
The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:
instrument to examine the eye
The term "Bronchoscope" literally means
instrument to view trachea-like structures
Massage and reflexology are examples of
integrated medicine
The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n)
intensive care unit
The "Pyelogram" records information about the
kidney pelvis
The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the
kidney, ureter, bladder
The combing forms that mean "movement or motion" are
kinesio- and -praxia
The diagnostic term Genu Varum (knees are in the varus position) means
knees are bent outward (bow legged)
The combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is ___, and the medical condition of ____ is the backward bending of the thoracic (chest vertebrae) spine
kypho-, -kyph/o/sis
In the period when modern english begins, university instruction is in
latin
Cancers of the circulatory system include:
leukemia and lymphomas
Homeo/path/ic literally means:
like or same/as disease/refers
A fatty tumor is called a(n):
lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma
If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:
little changes, slow progression, and long duration
The abdominal cavity contains the
liver
The English word ratio is identical with a Latin word ratio, which means variously "reckoning, accounting, calculation." This makes english ratio an example of a
loan word
The German word for various sports is Sport, the same as english. this is an example of a
loan word
The Hindi word for a loose fitting, legged garment is pajama. The english word pajama for bedclothes is an example of a
loan word
The Italian word for internet is internet. this is an example of
loan word
what is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues by stroking, rubbing, kneading, and tapping?
massage
The upper jawbone is called the
maxilla
A muscle directional term for middle or toward the middle is:
medi- or meso-
The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:
melano/carcin/oma
The prefix that means "change or after" is
meta-
In which period of English did lots of parallel Latinate French vocabulary come up alongside native Germanic vocabulary, e.g., table vs stable
middle english
Phren/olog/y literally means:
mind/science/procedure of
The face that the French word une orange, beginning with an /o/ comes from the Arabic word naranj, beginning with /n/ is an example of
misanalysis
the fact that a drill bit in Middle English was called a nauger and in Modern English it is an auger is an example of
misanalysis
the spanish term for cotton, algodon, which is from Arabic qtn, is an example of
misanalysis
The period of english when by far the most latin and greek terms enter the language is
modern english
"Fluoroscopy" is used to record
moving body parts
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:
muscle
The diagnostic terms My/asthenia and Neur/asthenia mean
muscle weakness and nerve weakness
The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means
muscles that have faulty development; and wasting away of the muscles that did develop properly
The combining form ____ means bone marrow or spinal cord
myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram"
Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct:
myopia (and hyperopia)
"Acu/puncture" literally means ________:
needle puncture
The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor is
neoplasm
What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?
nucleus
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
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 diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density or increased fragility
osteo/por/o/sis
An instrument used to cut bone is called an
osteo/tom/e
The diagnostic term Sub/laxation actually means
partial joint dislocation
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 phrase refers to or ______ , is a generalized actual meaning used for the suffixes -a,-ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um
pertains to
The combing forms that mean "stone" are
petro- and litho-
which of the following sorts of words came in english in the Romano-celtic period
place names, e.g., Norwich, Worcester
In the divided medical term 'osteopor/o/sis, the slash lines indicates that the vowel o" may be used as part of which word parts?
por- and -osis
The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n):
prefix
The term "Tympanostomy" literally means
procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
The medical term "Gangli/ec/tom/y" means:
procedure of cutting out a knot
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 medical term that means artificial substitute or additions replacing a missing body part (hearing aid, eye lens) is
prosth/esis
The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:
proximal
"Biofeedback" is a type of ___ therapy
psychosomatic
A bone process or eye membrane disease term that means resembling a wing is
pteryg/oid
The combining word form that refers to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra" is:
rachi/o- and spondyl/o-
Irid/olog/y literally means:
rainbow/science/procedure of
"Angiograms" is used for
recording pictures of vessels
The term "ocular" literally means:
refers to the eye
The term Anthropo/metr/ic means:
refers to the measurement of humans
What treats the body using principles similar to acupuncture and acupressure?
reflexology
The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the:
root word "stem word"
the diagnostic term herniated disc means
ruptured or protruding inter/vertebral disk cartilage
The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the:
sagittal plane "like an arrow"
An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
skeletal muscle
A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the
sole of foot
A "Myelogram" is used to record ____ information
spinal cord/nerve tissue
The surgical term that means fusing together of the spine (vertebrae) is
spondyl/o/syn/desis
"Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing
stones or calculi debris
In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix?
sub- and -ic
The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:
suffix
in the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the
suffix
"Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is _________:
suggestive, or placebo effect; unsupported by clinical evidence; psychosomatic
If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.
supine
The surgical term Arthr/o/desis means:
surgical fixation or binding of a joint
A "spinal tap" is used to
take fluid samples from the spinal fluid
The ankle bones are called the ________ bones:
tarsal
The diagnostic term Avulsion means
tearing lose of a body part like a bone chip or ligament
The diagnostic term Rotator Cuff Avulsion actually means
tearing of shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscle)
The diagnostic term that means pain in the tendon is
tenalgia or tenodynia
The condition resulting in spasms of the nerves and muscles due to an abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood is
tetany
The muscle term sphincter means:
that which bind together
The diagnostic term Ankylos/ing Spondyl/itis refers to the auto-immune condition of and actually means
the abnormal condition of the stiffness and fusion of vertebrae
The term "Laryngo/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 term Examination means:
the process or procedure of inspection
The diagnostic term Hammer Toe means
the toe or toes of the foot are bent over or down - like a hammer
The combing from "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 term "metastasis" means
to spread
The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction
to the side
The term "diagnosis" means
total knowledge
The directional term 'inferior' describes movement:
toward the lower end of the body
What time of medicine has ancient origins, strong cultural ties, and trained healers
traditional
The combing form onc/o- means
tumor
The muscle term supinator means
turns upward - one who
The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is
ventral
"Cryosurgery" is used to treat
verrucae or warts
The diagnostic term Spondylo/listh/esis literally and actually means
vertebrae/slippage/condition
Vicus was the latin term for a
village
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is
viscer/o-
The medical term Burs/itis literally means:
wine sac or sac inflamed
"Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means
within a muscle
The term "Intravenous Injection -IV" means
within a vein
The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the ____ ___ and ______ ______
word root and combining vowel
In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the:
word root or stem word
The muscle or body term trauma means:
wound