Chapter 1: Medical Terminology

The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove excess fluid is known as _________________

Abdominocentesis

The medical term for inflammation of the appendix is _______

Appendicitis

Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?

Ather/o

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

Diarrhea

pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Gastrosis means pertaining to the stomach.

FALSE

The combining form of pyel/o means fever or fire

FALSE

The ileum is part of the hip bone

FALSE

The suffix -gram means process of producing a picture or record

FALSE

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

Inflammation

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

Mycosis

Which term means the rupture of a muscle?

Myorrhexis

The study of disorders of the newborn

NEO- NAT -OLOGY

Which term means the surgical repair of a nerve?

Neurorrhaphy

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

Otorhinolaryngology

The term describing the time and events surrounding birth is _______

Perinatal

Which term means a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?

Prognosis

An eponym is a disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

TRUE

The combining form Poli/o means gray

TRUE

The combining form of arthr/o means joint

TRUE

The suffix -necrosis means tissue death

TRUE

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

Tonsillectomy

Which term means a wound or injury?

Trauma

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

Triage