Medical Terminology Final Exam Review
Make the following conversion: 75 mg/dL of glucose = _____ mmol/L
4.2
If an individual desires to lose 18 lbs in 3 months, how many kcal would they need to consume less each week to achieve this goal?
5250
A food label indicates 1/2 c is one serving and it contains 45% of Daily Value for vitamin C. The Daily Value for vitamin C is 60 mg. Jean ate 1 cup of the food. How many milligrams of vitamin C did Jean consume?
54 mg
A pat eats a 2,000 kcal diet with 25% fat. How many grams of fat are they eating?
55.6
Sarah consomes a diet with 1500 total kcalories that is 35% fat. How many grams of fat does she consume? (Give answer to the appropriate reporting digit. Only give the value. Do NOT include the term gram or its abbreviation.)
58.3
The standard recommendation for fluid needs is 30 mL/kg body weight. Parker weighs 67 kg. How many cups of fluid will he need? (Give your answer to the nearest tenth. Give only the value. Do NOT write the word cup or its abbreviation.)
67 kg * 30 mL/kg = 2010 mL 2010 mL / 240 mL/cups = 8.4 cups
The standard recommendation for fluid needs is 30 mL/kg body weight. Ella weighs 57 kg. How many cups of fluid will she need? (Give your answer to the nearest tenth. Give only the value. Do NOT write the word cup or its abbreviation.)
7.1
Make the following conversion. 132 mg/dL LDL = _______ mmol/L
7.3
Phil ate one serving of a food. The food label indicates one serving contains 33% of Daily Value for iron. The Daily Value for iron is 18 mg. Phil's RDA for iron is 8 mg. What percent of Phil's RDA for iron did he consume?
74.3%
rovide the appropriate word for paralysis of extremities. Acroparalysis Dermatome Acromegaly. Dermaparalysis
Acroparalysis
Which of the following correctly defines the two word atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis means hardening of the blood vessels due to fatty substances, while arteriosclerosis means hardening of arteries.
You may visit the _________ to perform a diagnostic hearing test or fit your hearing aids.
Audiologist
BMI formula
BMI = kg/m2 kg is a person's weight in kilograms m2 is their height in metres squared.
Identify the correct abbreviations with each of the following terms: _____ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, _____ central parenteral nutrition, _____ chronic renal failure, _____ cardiac care unit.
COPD CPN CRF CCU
What word pertains to blue skin or bluish discoloration of the skin? Leukoderma Jaundice Cyanoderma Chlorosis
Cyanoderma
You review the medical chart for a pregnant woman who has been pregnant 3 times and had 1 spontaneous abortion (miscarriage). She is described as:
G3, AB1, P2
If a patient has high blood pressure (hypertension), this could be abbreviated as:
HTN
Indicate the abbreviation for each of these weight related terms: ideal body weight , current body weight, , body weight .
IBW CBW BW
ndicate the abbreviation for each of these terms: prognosis , symptom, , prescription .
Px Sx Rx
The abbreviation for sexually transmitted infection (disease) is ___________.
STI STD
The abbreviation for ultrasound is ____________.
US
Indicate the abbreviation for each of these terms: ultrasound , ultraviolet, , vital sign .
US UV vs
ndicate the abbreviation for each of these body parts: abdomen , gallbladder , ear, nose, throat .
abd GB ent
abdomen/o
abdomen
lapar/o
abdomen
para-
abnormal, near, beyond
supra-
above or on the topside
hyper-
above, increased
super-
above, over
acromi/o
acromion process
trans-
across
The root word that means gland is __________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
aden
Four patients came to the hospital to have tissues removed. Adam had a thyroid gland removed, so he had a/an ____ . Ruth had her colon removed, so she had a/an ____ . Seth had part of his small intestines removed, so he had a/an____ . Leah had her liver removed, so she had a/an ____.
adenectomy colectomy duodenectomy hepatectomy
When two normally separate tissues join, this is called
adhesion
adnex/o
adjacent, accessory
-ous
adjective, material, condition
adren/o
adrenal gland
Osteomalacia is also called
adult rickets
-tropic
affecting
post-
after
anti-
against
contra-
against
pneum/o
air, lung
aer/o
air, with oxygen
An instrument used to measure pain is called:
algesimeter
amni/o
amnion
The word _________ means the study of body structures. (The word must be spelled correctly.)
anatomy
The root form for the word meaning "vessel" is ___ while the combining form for the word meaning "vessel" is ___ . (Must be spelled correctly.)
angi or vas angio or angi/o or vaso or vas/o
A germ cell from which vessels develop is a(n) _____?
angioblast
The medical term that means repair of a vessel is
angioplasty
Form a word that indicates a condition of inequality in cell size.
anisocytosis
The condition when one breast is much larger than the other is called _________.
anisomastia
The prefix meaning before is ___________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
ante ante- pre pre-
Injuries that occur _______ (before death) show signs of inflammation, while _________ (after death) injuries do not.
antemortem postmortem
proct/o
anus and rectum
aort/o
aorta
The root word for artery is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
arteri
A scope is an instrument used to exam something. Correctly match each of the type of scope listed with the tissue it is examining. -Used to look into an artery -Used to look inside blood vessels -Used to look inside a joint -Used to listen to chest sounds
arterioscope angioscope arthroscope stethoscope
arteri/o
artery
________ means inflammation of joints. It affect soft tissues of joints, bone and connective tissue and often accompanied by fluid in the joints.
arthritis
Defective formation of a joint is.....
arthrodysplasia
After years of running, David needed ____________ to surgically repair his knee joint. (Must be spelled correctly.)
arthroplasty
ASA is an abbreviation for:
aspirin
Hardening of the blood vessels caused by fatty growths is called:
atherosclerosis
ab-
away from
bacill/o
bacillus
dist/o
back
poster/o
back
Review Question: Match the medical term with its definition. dorsal proximal distal ventral
back, back side near the point of origin away from the point of origin front or front side
mal-
bad, poor
Build a word that means an infection that may cause a flow or discharge from the glans penis.
balanorrhea
The word specialty that provide treatment for obesity is _____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
bariatrics or bariatric
BMR is an abbreviation for:
basal metabolic rate
phor/o
bear, carry
ante-
before
Indicate what words each of these letters are abbreviations for when written with a small line over them: a , c , s .
before with without
Indicate what words each of these letters are abbreviations for when written with a small line over them: a , c , s .
before with without
Review Question: Match these abbreviations with their meanings. ac pc bid NPO
before meals after meals two times a day nothing by mouth
Review Question: Match these abbreviations with their meanings. ac pc bid NPO
before meals after meals two times a day nothing by mouth
pre-
before, in front of
retro-
behind
cali/o
belly, abdomen
Inferior means:
below
sub-
below
hypo-
below, decreased
infra-
below, under
inter-
between
Intercellular means:
between cells
meta-
beyond
ultra-
beyond, excess
The prefix meaning two or both is ___________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
bi
bil/i
bile
Match the abbreviation with the correct definition. Bx CA WBC prn
biopsy cancer white blood cell count as needed or desired
nat/o
birth
melan/o
black
Match these root words with their meaning. cyst col calcane chondr
bladder or sac large intestine heal bone cartilage
-cyst
bladder, sac
cyst/o
bladder, sac
The suffix meaning immature or embryonic cell is ___________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
blast
The medical term for prolapse or droopy eyelid is
blepharoptosis
hem/o
blood
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
-emia
blood condition
cyan/o
blue
anatom/o
body structures
Review Question: Match these root words with their meaning. anatom epitheli hist pleur
body structures epithelial tissue lung cavity
oste/o
bone
ambi-
both
Four patients came to the hospital with the following conditions. Anselm an abnormally slow heart rate, so he had ___ . Marcella had an increase in the number of white blood cells, so she had ____. Balin had inflammation of the membrane surrounding of his heart, so he had ____ . Titiana had a widening of a blood vessel in her head, so she had a ____ .
bradycardia . leukocytosis pericarditis cerebral aneurysm
encephal/o
brain, inside head
mast/o
breast
-pnea
breathing
pne/o
breathing
bronch/o
bronchus
A _____________ spur is a small bony projection that is formed on either at the back of the heel or under the sole of the heel.
calcaneal
Form a word that means pain in the heel:
calcanealgia
Carcinoma is defined as:
cancer
carcin/o
cancer
Sarcoma means:
cancer of connective tissue
carb/o
carbon
Pain in the heart is known as:
cardialgia
The procedure of ______________ (surgical puncture of the heart) has been used in utero as a therapy for congenital heart disease.
cardiocentesis
The root form for the word meaning "carpal bone" is _____ while the combining form for the word meaning "carpal bone" is _____ . (Must be spelled correctly.)
carp carp/o or carpo
The root form for the word meaning "carpal bone" is ____while the combining form for the word meaning "carpal bone" is _____ . (Must be spelled correctly.)
carp carpo
carp/o
carpel bone
chondr/o
cartilage
eti/o
cause of disease
-cyte
cell
cyt/o
cell
A cerebrovascular accident occurs because a vascular lesion within the _____ either blocks blood flow or causes a hemorrhage.
cerebrum
Fill in the blank. A cerebrovascular accident occurs because a vascular lesion within the _____ either blocks blood flow or causes a hemorrhage.
cerebrum
cervic/o
cervical, neck
steth/o
chest
throrac/o
chest
The term bradyphagia means
chewing very slowly
The combining form for gallbladder is
cholecsyt/o
The word that means inflammation of the gallbladder is _____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
cholecystitis
Build a word that means condition of gallstones.
cholelith
The word that means a gall stone is _____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
cholelith
The prefix that means encircling or making a circle is ________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
circum
clavicul/o, cleid/o
clavicle
my-
close
proxim/o
closer to origin
thromb/o
clot
coccyg/o
coccyx
col/o
colon
Making a surgical artificial opening in the colon is called
colostomy
Build a word that means pertaining to the colon and vagina.
colovaginal
Build a word that means inflammation of vagina and urinary bladder.
colpocystitis
-ia
condition
-osis
condition
The definition of cyanosis is:
condition of blueness
-taxia
condition of muscular coordination or muscular actions
-ism
condition, theory
-iasis
condition, usually infestation
condyl/o
condyle
An stroke affecting the right side of the brain may cause [blank] (against or opposite side) paralysis, affecting the left arm and leg. (Must be spelled correctly.)
contralateral
-stasis
control or stopping
corne/o, kerat/o
cornea
cortic/o
cortex
The role of ___________ (removal of a rib) in the management of scoliosis has been controversial for many years. (Must be spelled correctly.)
costectomy
Overzealous weight lifting can lead to _______________ (inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs).
costochondritis
When a surgeon removes part of the skull in order to access the brain, this procedure is called a
craniectomy
scoli/o
crooked
The term vasotripsy means____________
crushing of a blood vessel
-cise
cut
-tripsy
cut into
What word pertains to blue skin or bluish discoloration of the skin?
cyanoderma
A ______________ (instrument to measure the bladder) can be used to assess the pressure and capacity of the bladder (Must be spelled correctly.)
cystometer
Build a word that means hemorrhage of the bladder:
cystorrhagia
The combining form of the root word meaning "cell" is ________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
cyto or cyt/o
When studying the human body we use terms to clarify to specific type of form and function being studied. The term _____means to study cells. The term _____ means to study tissue. The term _____ means to study the cause or origin of something. The term _____ means to cut open to study body structure.
cytology histology etiology anatomy
Provide the appropriate word for an instrument used to count cells
cytometer
-partum
delivery, childbirth
The root word that means teeth is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
dent
Red, swollen, inflamed skinned is described as:
dermatitis
-lysis
destruction
lys/o
destruction
-plasia
development
-trophy
development
Review Question: Match these abbreviations with their meanings. DM DNR Dx dc
diabetes melitus do not resuscitate diagnosis discontinue
phren/o
diaphragm
hetero-
different
dys-
difficult, painful
-pepsia
digestion
peps/o
digestion
Otorrhea means:
discharge from the ear
-pathy
disease
Thoracopathy means:
disease of the chest
disk/o
disk
If an individual fractures the lower part of his/her femur, it is a fracture of the _____ end.
distal
When you want to indicate that back of the body, you can use the word:
dorsal
diplo-
double
de-
down from, less than normal
pharmac/o
drug
duoden/o
duodenum
The prefix that means difficult or painful is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly. Do NOT use a hyphen at the end the term.)
dys
The term _________ means the production of abnormally formed cells or tissues.
dysplasia
The symptom of __________ (difficulty in breathing) can be a sign lung and/or heart disease. (Must be spelled correctly.)
dyspnea
myring/o
eardrum
tympan/o
eardrum
eu-
easy, good
-phagia
eat, swallow
phag/o
eat, swallow
A record of sound waves reflected through the heart is a(n)?
echocardiogram
The suffix meaning to excise or surgically remove is ________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
ectomy
ectop/o
ectopia, displaced
Form a word that means the escaping of fluid or blood from its normal place.
effusion
o/o
egg, ovum
electr/o
electricity
Jesse is having problems with his heart, so his cardiologist ordered several tests and procedures. Two images requested included a/an _____ to get a record of electrical waves given off by the heart and a/an _____ to see inside the arteries. Two tools used to assess Jesse's heart were a/an _____ to measure blood pressure and a/an _____ to listen to the sounds in the chest.
electrocardiogram arteriogram sphygmomanometer stethoscope
-blast
embryonic, immature
The suffix that means condition of the blood or in the blood is ________________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
emia
Which of the following means herniation of the brain?
encephalocele
Any disease of the brain and spinal cord is called
encephalomyelopathy
circum-
encircling, making a circle
endocrin/o
endocrine
-megaly
enlarged
megal/o
enlarged
Acromegaly means:
enlargement of the extremmities
-ase
enzyme
epitheli/o
epithelial
esophag/o
esophagus
The word _________ means the study of the cause or origin of disease. (The word must be spelled correctly.)
etiology
Select the prefix that corresponds with the following terms -easy or good -without -down from or less than -difficulty or painful
eu a or an de dysv
Match these suffixes with their meanings. -ectomy -ostomy -tomy -osis
excise or excision make a new opening cut into or incision condition
-ectomy
excision
Eyes pointing or turning outward are called
exotropia
acr/o
extremities
ophthalm/o
eye
blephar/o
eyelid
-tachy
fast
lip/o
fat
ather/o
fatty, porridge-like
-phobia
fear
Hydrophobia means:
fear of water
femor/o
femur
The word that means a fibrous tumor is ___________.
fibroma
fibr/o
fibrous
fibul/o
fibula
primi-
first
Duoden/o is a combining form that refers to
first part of the small intestine
-pexy
fixation
-rrhea
flow, discharge
pod/o, ped/i
foot
morph/o
form
gen/o
forming, generating
anter/o
front
ventr/o
front
physi/o
function
chol/e
gall, bile
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
An excision of the stomach is called a
gastrectomy
The enlargement of the stomach is called a
gastritis
Infection can be a problem for tissues throughout the body. Inflammation of the stomach is ____ ; inflammation of the small intestines is _____ ; inflammation of the large intestines is_____ ; and, inflammation of the liver is _____
gastritis enteritis colitis hepatitis
genesis
generate, develop
The root form for the word meaning "gums" is _____ while the combining form for the word meaning "gums" is _____ . (Must be spelled correctly.)
gingiv gingivo
aden/o
gland
balan/o
glans penis
gluc/o
glucose
If a patient with diabetes mellitus does not control their blood sugars they can develop the condition of having sugar in the urine. The term for this is _________.
glycosuria
poli/o
gray
staphyl/o
growing in bunches
-plasm
growth of tissue
gingiv/o
gums
Which of the following root words combining form means woman?
gynec/o
A physician who specializes in female disorders is a ____________ . (Must be spelled correctly.)
gynecologist
trich/o
hair
hemi-
half
semi-
half
chir/o
hand
scler/o
hard
cephal/o
head
audi/o
hearing
cardi/o
heart
calcane/o
heel bone
Review Question: Match these abbreviations with their meanings. H&H H&P Hct HR
hematocrit and hemoglobin history and physical hematocrit heart rate
The word that means the destruction of blood cells is _____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
hematolysis
-rrhagia
hemmorage
The medical term that means the blocking or stopping of blood flow is _____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
hemostasis or ischemia or hematostasis
Build a word that means incision of the liver.
hepatotomy
-cele
hernia
Laryngocele means:
herniation of the larynx
crypt/o
hidden
The root form for the word meaning "tissue" is _____ while the combining form for the word meaning "tissue" is _____ . (Must be spelled correctly.)
hist histo
The combining form of the root word meaning tissue is ________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
histo
The destruction of tissue is called
histolysis
humer/o
humerus
kyph/o
humpback
height (m) appropriate reporting
hundredths
Provide the appropriate word for "herniation or sac containing fluid".
hydrocele
If there is an increase in the number of cells in a tissue it is called ___ if there is poor or abnormal formation of a tissue it is called_____ ; if there is underdevelopment of a tissue it is called______ ; and, if there is a progressive degeneration of a tissue it is called ______
hyperplasia ; dystrophy hypoplasia atrophy .
The prefix that means below or decreased is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly. Do NOT use a hyphen at the end the term.)
hypo sub hypo- sub-
The term that describes the wasting or decreasing of an organ or tissue is
hypotrophy
Muscle tissue can ______________ if a person is bedridden. (Must be spelled correctly.)
hypotrophy atrophy
Histoblast means
immature tissue
blast/o
immature/embryonic cell
immun/o
immune
-uria
in the urine
-tomy
incision
-itis
inflammation
Match these suffixes with their meaning. itis osis logy meter
inflammation condition of study of instrument to measure
The Greek word rheumatoid (from the root rheum-) means
inflammation of connective tissue, especially in the joints.
Encephalitis means:
inflammation of the brain
Gastritis means:
inflammation of the stomach
Women who have breast augmentation, typically have _______ (below the mammary gland) scars.
inframammary
The use of [blank] (injecting of fluids) pumps to delivery insulin is common today. (Must be spelled correctly.)
infusion
endo-
inner
Catheterization means:
inserting a tube for urine collection
The person who is unable to sleep is
insomniac
-meter
instrument to measure
Match the abbreviation with its definition. ICU ID IM IV
intensive care unit intradermal intramuscular intravenous
The rapid twisting of the torso in sports such as basket ball and tennis can lead to ______________ (between the ribs) muscle strain. (Must be spelled correctly.)
intercostal
enter/o
intestine
-spasm
involuntary contraction
eso-
inward
irid/o
iris
Form a word that means pertaining to the ischium and pubis.
ischiopubic
ischi/o
ischium
The suffix that means inflammation is _________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
itis
arthr/o
joint
ket/o
keytones
ren/o
kidney
nephr/o
kidney, nephron
-cide
kill
The study of how the body moves is called ________________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
kinesiology
____ is an abnormal curvature of the upper back, while ____ is of the lower back.
kyphosis, lordosis
lamin/o
lamina
Marco-
large
laryng/o
larynx
The root word for side is _________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
later
sinistr/o
left
phac/o
lens
A physician who wants to know how many white cells a patient has asks for what kind of count?
leukocyte
bi/o
life
-oid
like, resembling
The root word that means fat is __________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
lip
A fatty tumor is called
lipoma
The word that means a malignant fat tumor is _____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
liposarcoma
hepat/o
liver
-scope
looking instrument
-paralysis
loss of movement and feeling
-philia
love
Hypotension is defined as:
low blood pressure
-penia
low number
Thrombocytopenia means:
low numbers of thrombocytes
lumb/o
lumbar spine or region
pneumon/o
lung
pulmon/o
lung
pleur/o
lung cavity
lymph/o
lymph
Cells produced by the lymphatic system are called _____________. (Must be spelled correctly. Note the word should be in plural form.)
lymphocytes
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a cancer of the immune system--specifically the lymph nodes and ______________ (cells of the lymphatic system.) (Must be spelled correctly.)
lymphocytes
The medical term that means tumor of the lymph tissue is _____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
lymphoma
The suffix that means destruction is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.) You Answered
lysis
-ostomy
make a new opening
-stomy
making a new opening
The word ureterocystostomy means__________.
making a new opening between the ureter and bladder
Build a word that means "not feeling well".
malaise
malari/o
malaria
mamm/o
mammary glands
multi-
many
Which of the following root words combining form means breast?
mast/o
Surgical removal of a breast is called a ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
mastectomy
mediastin/o
mediastinum
-iatrics
medical practice
A dark-pigmented, immature cell is called
melanoblast
fus/o
melting, flowing
Serosa are ... -membranes that line open cavities and structures leading to the outside of the body. - membranes that line closed cavities of the body. -membranes that surround the lungs. -membranes that surround the abdominal cavity.
membranes that line closed cavities of the body.
Mucosa are ... -membranes that line open cavities and structures leading to the outside of the body. -membranes that line closed cavities of the body. -membranes that surround the lungs. -membranes that surround the abdominal cavity
membranes that line open cavities and structures leading to the outside of the body.
mening/o
meninges
men/o
menstruation
Syphilopsychosis means:
mental condition caused by syphilis
Indicate the abbreviation for each of these terms: metastasis , micrograms , magnetic resonance imaging .
met mcg MRI
Select the correct prefix for each of the following terms _____ tarsal (bones beyond tarsal bones); _____ pleural (space within the pleural cavity); _____ uterine (outside the uterus) and _____ arthritis (inflammation of tissue around a joint.)
meta intra extra peri
A "boxer's fracture" is the common name given to a break of the ______________ (beyond the carpal) bone in the small finger. (Must be spelled correctly.)
metacarpal
metacarp/o
metacarpal bone
medi/o
middle
psych/o
mind
stomata/o
mouth
kinesi/o
movement
muc/o
mucus
muscul/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) is one of many forms of muscular dystrophy. I is actually, however, a neurological disorder rather than a _________, which implies the disease is from a primary defect of muscle.
myopathy
The medical term for nearsightedness is
myopia
nas/o
nasal passage, nose
N/V refers to:
nausea and vomiting
The prefix that means new is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly. Do NOT use a hyphen at the end the term.)
neo
neur/o
nerve
The root word that means nerve is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
neuro
A condition of hardening of nerve tissue is _______?
neurosclerosis
ne/o
new
neo-
new
Define the following term: Cholecystoduodenostomy
new opening between the duodenum and gallbladder
noct/i, nyct/o
night
nyct/o, noct/i
night
nulli-
none
rhin/o
nose
in-
not, in
-y
noun-condition
obes/o
obesity
The root word that means teeth is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
odont
presby/o
old
-logist
one who studies
Excision of the ovary is called
oophorectomy
Everyone in the Leigh family needs to see different physicians whose specialties relate to eyes, ears, and respiratory systems. Correctly link the family member with the type of physician they need to see. Lawrence needs to see a ______ to check the effectiveness of drugs being used to treat his eye disease. Georgianna needs to see a ______ to have her hearing tested. Elinor needs to see a ______ to get a new prescription for eyeglasses. Marvin needs to see a ______ to treat his asthma and other lung related concerns.
ophthalmologist audiologist optometrist pulmonologist
viscer/o
organ
Review Question: Match the root words with its definition. viscer cyt hist fibr
organ cell tissue fibrous
The suffix that means condition or status is _________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
osis
The root word that means bone is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
oste
Some diseases are named for their major symptom. The disease __________ (discharge from the ear) is an example of this. (Must be spelled correctly.)
otorrhea
ex-
out of
ecto-
outside of
extra-
outside of
exo-
outward
oophor/o
ovary
Hyperphagia means:
overeating
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
In the word fibromyalgia, the suffix -algia means __________. (One word answer.)
pain
Sternalgia means:
pain in the sternum
pancreat/o
pancreas
-plegia
paralysis
The suffix that means delivery or childbirth is ____.
partum
The suffix that means disease is _________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
pathy
The suffix that means disease is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly. Do NOT use a hyphen at the beginning of the term.)
pathy
pelv/I, pelv/o
pelvic
pelv/o
pelvis
Form a word that means through the skin:
percutaneous
The prefix that means encircling or around is _________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
peri or circum
The membrane surrounding the heart is the:
pericardium
periton/o
peritoneum
A term for "around the tonsils" is:
peritonsillar
-eal
pertaining to
Cervicothoracic means:
pertaining to the thorax and neck
The root word that means to eat or swallow is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
phag
phalang/o
phalanges
pharyng/o
pharynx
The root word that means vein is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
phleb
-gram
picture
top/o
place
What is another name for thrombocytes?
platelets
The root word for breathe is __________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
pne
Choose the two words that both mean inflammation of the lungs:
pneumonitits, pneumonia
A collection of air and pus in the chest cavity is called
pneumopyothorax
The presence of __________ (collection of air in the chest cavity) can cause a lung to collapse. (Must be spelled correctly.)
pneumothorax
sept/o, seps/o
poisoned, toxic
A person who has an excessive fear of many things is said to have
polyphobia
Urine production is an important sign and symptom from multiple forms of kidney disease. Correctly link terms with their definitions. A symptom of Diabetes Mellitus is_____ (frequent urination). Individuals following a very low carbohydrate diet test their urine for _____ (ketones in the urine). Drugs to lower blood pressure can lead to ______(increased production of urine to excrete excess water ). Nephrotic syndrome can lead to ________(protein in the urine).
polyuria ketouria diuresis albuminuria
por/o
porous
Cassandra was assigned the task of putting labels on anatomical model for a medical terminology exam. She was to place them on the model's lower limbs. Help Cassandra place these tags. The first tag read _____ so she placed it on the back of the thigh. The second tag read _____ so she placed it on the front of the thigh. The third and fourth tags were to be placed on the knee and the ankle to denote their relationship in their distance from the hip. The third tag read _____ so she placed it on the knee. The fourth tag read _____ so she placed it on the ankle.
posterior anterior proximal distal
The word that means pertaining to after a fever is
postfebrile
-gravida
pregnancy
gravid/o
pregnant woman
-scopy
process of looking using a scope
-graphy
process of making a picture
-metry
process of measuring
-scopy
process of using a scope
-ptosis
prolapse
As males age, they frequently have problems with their prostate gland, including ___ (prostatic pain), ___ (inflammation of the prostate), and ___(enlarged prostate), however, ___(discharge from prostate) is rare.
prostatalgia prostatitis prostatomegaly prostatorrhea
prostat/o
prostate
albumin/o
protein
pub/o
pubis
sphygm/o
pulse
cor/o, core/o
pupil
py/o
pus
-ity
quality
The abbreviation for "related to" is ______________.
r/t
The medical term that means someone who studies x-rays is _________________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
radiologist
Scott fell off the trampoline and broke both bones in his forearm. This would be described as a _____________ fracture.
radioulnar
radi/o
radius
-graph
recording instrument
The root word for rectum is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
rect
Form a word that means herniation of the rectum:
rectocele
rect/o
rectum
erythr/o
red
The abbreviation "RBC" refers to:
red blood cell count
ech/o
reflected sound
r/t is an abbreviation for:
related to
pyel/o
renal pelvis
-plasty
repair
Match these suffixes with their meanings. -plasty -pathy -plasia -plasm
repair disease development growth of tissue
spir/o
respiration, breathe
retin/o
retina
rheumat/o
rheumatism
rhythm/o
rhythm
cost/o
rib
dextr/o
right
rhabd/o
rod shaped
cocc/i
round shaped bacteria
The suffix meaning to flow or discharge is ________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
rrhea
drom/o
running, a series
-rrhexis
rupture
The abbreviation for "signs and symptoms" is _____________.
s/s
sacr/o
sacrum
Any vertical slice from front to back is a ____ view.
sagittal
Infection and inflammation can impact various female tissues including: _____ (inflammation of fallopian tubes); _____ (inflammation of ovary); _____(inflammation of vagina); and _____(inflammation of uterine musculature).
salpingitis oophoritis colpitis metritis
homo-
same
iso-
same, equal
The root word for the medical term that means hard is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
scler
The root word that means crooked is ____________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
scoli
-crine
secrete
esthesi/o
sensation
ser/o
serum or serous membrane
sex/o
sexuality, gender
The medical abbreviation SOB stands for __________.
shortness-of-breath short-of-breath shortness of breath short of breath
later/o
side
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
A term for left-handed is:
sinistromanual
The root form for the word meaning "skeleton" is ______ while the combining form for the word meaning "skeleton" is _______ . (Must be spelled correctly.)
skelet skeleto
skelet/o
skeleton
dermat/o, derm/o
skil
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
crani/o
skull
tom/o
slice
-brady
slow
micro-
small
papill/o
small elevation of tissue
lei/o
smooth
-malacia
softening
In the word encephalomalacia, the suffix -malacia means __________. (One word answer.)
softening
malac/o
softening
Craniomalacia means:
softening of the skull
phon/o
sound
son/o
sound
-ist
specialist
-iatrist
specialist, physician
phas/o
speech
sperm/o
sperm
spermat/o
sperm
spin/o
spinal
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
spondyl/o
spine
splen/o
spleen
With enough force, a hit to your abdomen — during a sporting accident, a fistfight or a car crash, for example — might lead to a _____________ (ruptured spleen.)
splenorrhexis
Studying biomechanics requires understanding of muscle, bone and joints. Terms you would be required to know include: _____which means pertaining to cartilage; _____ which means pertaining to joints; _____ which attaches bone to bone; and_____which attaches muscle to muscle.
spondylous arthrous tendon ligament
amyl/o
starch
stern/o
sternum
gastr/o
stomach
Which of the following terms means mouth pain?
stomatalgia
Surgical repair of the mouth is called
stomatoplasty
lith/o
stone, calculus
Pancreatolith means:
stones in the pancreas
isch/o
stopped flow
Arteriostasis means:
stopping or controlling flow in the arteries
orth/o
straight
-logy
study of
glyc/o
sugar
Build a word that means above the ribs:
supracostal
The term _________ means above the lower back.
supralumbar
-centesis
surgical puncture
Abdominocentesis means:
surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid
peri-
surrounding
-rraphy
suture
-rrhaphy
suture
lord/o
swayback
syphil/o
syphilis
An abnormally rapid heartbeat is called
tachycardia
Fast speech is:
tachyphasia
caud/o
tail
lacrim/o
tears
odont/o
teeth
ten/o, tendon/o, tendin/o
tendon
BMI (kg/m^2) appropriate reporting
tenths
height (cm) appropriate reporting
tenths
mmol/L
tenths
protein, carbs, fat (g) appropriate reporting
tenths
weight and ideal body weight (kg) appropriate reporting
tenths
orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o
testis
test/o, orchid/o, orchi/o
testis
ather/o
thick, fatty
man/o
thin substance
The root form for the word meaning "chest" is ________ while the combining form for the word meaning "chest" is ___________ . (Must be spelled correctly.)
thorac thorac/o or thoraco
thorac/o
thorax
throac/o
thorax
dia-
through
per-
through
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid glad
tibi/o
tibia
hist/o
tissue
dis-
to free of, separate, or undo
-genic
to generate
gnos/o
to know, knowledge of
gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
poly-
too much, too many
dent/o
tooth
ad-
toward
trache/o
trachea
A ____________ (across or through the vagina) ultrasound procedures are used to monitor the growth of the embryo and fetus. (Must be spelled correctly.)
transvaginal
-therapy
treatment
The suffix meaning turning is __________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
tropia
-oma
tumor
onc/o
tumor
-tropia
turning
vers/o
turning, twisting
strept/o
twisted chains
bi-
two, both
More specific lesions called ______, are open sores on the skin or mucous membranes.
ulcers
uln/o
ulna
aniso-
unequal
epi-
upon, on top of
The root word that urine is ________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
ur or urin
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
ur/o
urine, urinary
Build the word that means pertaining to the urinary tract and genitals.
urogenital
The two major types of ____________ (disease of the urinary system) are obstructive and reflux. (Must be spelled correctly.)
uropathy
metr/o
uterine tissue
salping/o
uterine tube
hyster/o
uterus
colp/o
vagina
vagin/o
vagina
The root word that means vessel or vas deferens ________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
vas
phleb/o
vein
ven/o
vein
angi/o
vessel
vas/o
vessel
vas/o
vessel; vas deferens;
-opia
vision
opt/o
vision
emes/o emet/o emetic/o
vomiting
pariet/o
wall
hydr/o
water
hydro-
water
If a patient had a brain aneurysm, this means a blood vessel in the brain is
weakened and widened
bar/o
weight
leuk/o
white
Calories appropriate reporting
whole number
IBW, UBW, and weight change as a % appropriate reporting
whole number
fluid needs (mL and oz) appropriate reporting
whole number
macronutrient percentage appropriate reporting
whole number
mg/dL appropriate reporting
whole number
weight and ideal body weight (lb) appropriate reporting
whole number
Computers can report numbers to precise decimal values which can gives the impression the number is measured to that level of accuracy. Typically, in nutrition and healthcare settings this is not the case, so it is important report numbers to their appropriate reporting digit. Indentify the appropriate reporting digit for Calories whole number ; protein in grams tenths ; and height in meters hundreths .
whole number tenths hundredths
aneurysm/o
widening
con-
with
intra-
within
Intradermal means:
within the skin
a-, an-
without
gynec/o
woman
-para
women who carries pregnancy to viability
erg/o
work
radi/o
x-rays
xiph/o
xiphoid process
Which of the following suffixes refers to an enzyme?
-ase
Which of the following suffixes refers to an image or picture?
-gram
The suffix meaning control or stopping is ___________. (Must be spelled correctly.)
-stasis
Biochemical glucose: mmol/L = lipids (TC, LDL, HDL): mmol/L lipids (TG): mmol/L =
0.0555 X mg/dL 0.0259 X mg/dL 0.011 X mg/dL
Make the following conversion: 75g = _____ lbs
0.165
Make the following conversion: 15 tsp = _______ cups
0.313
3 ft = yd 2.54 cm = inch
1 yd 1 inch
Make the conversion. 5 ft = ____ m
1.52
Correctly match the conversion factors for each of the items listed below. (Answers can be used more than once and not all answers will be used.) ~1 quart -3 tsp -1 fl oz -1 Tbsp
1000 mL 15mL 30mL 15mL
1kg = g = lbs 454g = lbs = oz 28.4g = oz 1g = mg 1mg = mcg
1000g = 2.2 lbs 1lb = 16 oz 1oz 1000mg 1000mcg
Correctly match the conversion factors for each of the items listed below. (Answers can be used more than once and not all answers will be used.) ~1 quart 3 tsp 1 fl oz 1 Tbsp
1000mL 15mL 30mL 15mL
1L = mL = qt = c 240 mL = c = oz 5mL = tsp 15mL = T = tsp 30mL = oz
1000mL = 1 qt = 4c 1c = 8oz 1 tsp 1 T = 3 tsp 1 fl oz
Sam's CBW is 95.5 kg, however his IBW is 200#. What is his % IBW?
105
A patient eats a 2000 kcal diet with 30% protein. How many grams of protein is she consuming?
150
Make the conversion: 5 ft = ______ cm
152.4
An individual consumes 25% protein of the 2500 kcal diet. How many grams of protein is this?
156.3
A woman ate 3210 g beef/week; approximately how many oz/day is she consuming?
16
Mark is 81 years old and weighs 166 pounds. He has heard that someone his age should have at least 1.1 g of protein/kg body weight. How many grams of protein will Mark need to consume? (Give your answer to the appropriate reporting digit. Give only the value. Do NOT write the word gram or its abbreviation.)
166 lb / 2.2 lb/kg = 75.5 kg 75.5 * 1.1 g/kg = 83.1 g (The appropriate reporting digit for macronutrients is tenths.)
Make the following conversion. Round to the nearest tenth. 76.2 kg = ____ lbs
168
Make the following conversion: 5' 11" = _____ cm (Pay attention to the proper significant digits, including the appropriate reporting digit.)
180.3
Make the following conversion: 4.88 mmol/L LDL = _____ mg/dL LDL
188.4
Make the following conversion: 4.9 mmol/L LDL = _____ mg/dL LDL
189
Make the following conversion: 720 mL = ______ oz
24
How many total kcalories would be a diet that contained the following? 200 g of carbohydrates 150 g of protein 102.3 g of fat 14 g of alcohol (Give answer to the appropriate reporting digit. Only give the value. Do NOT include the term kcalories or its abbreviation.)
2419
Make the conversion. 13.9 mmol/L blood glucose = _______ mg/dL
250
Make the conversion: 42 oz = _____ tsp
252
Make the following conversion: 115 kg = ________ lbs
253
Calculate the BMI for a person that is 190 lb and is 5'9".
28.2
Make the following conversion: 19.4 mmol/L blood glucose = _______ mg/dL
350
Correctly match the conversion factors for each of the items listed below. 1 pound of body weight 1 g carbohydrates 1 g of protein 1 g of fat
3500 kcal 4 kcal 4 kcal 9 kcal
1lb of body weight = kcal 1g carb = kcal 1g protein = kcal 1g fat = kcal 1g alcohol = kcal 1g N = g protein
3500 kcal 4kcal 4kcal 9kcal 7kcal 6.25g protein
Sarah consomes a diet with 3500 total kcalories that is 20% fat. How many grams of fat does she consume? (Give answer to the appropriate reporting digit. Only give the value. Do NOT include the term gram or its abbreviation.)
3500 kcalories * .20 = 700 kcalories from fat 700 kcal / 9 kcal/g = 77.8 g of fat
Jessi consumes a diet of 1920 total kcalories that has 80 g of fat. What percent of Jessi's diet comes from fat? (Give answer to the appropriate reporting digit. Only give the value. Do NOT include the term percent or its abbreviation.)
38.0 (with margin: 0) 80 g of fat * 9 kcal/g = 720 kcal from fat 720 kcal from fat / 1920 total kcal = 38% (Appropriate reporting digit for macronutrient percentage is whole number.)
