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