Medical Terminology Chapter 1-4

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An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:

Electric Convulsive Therapy

A "____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.

MRI magnetic resonance imaging

Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?

Myopia

The term "prognosis" means:

before knowledge

Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA? - Nunolly -Spritam -Digeson -Humidra

Spritam

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 positions

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/graph/y

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 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

Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:

action taken, condition, or state

The term "clinical" means:

at patient's bedside

The suffix that means "to control or stop" is:

-stasis

about how many men will develop breast cancer?

1 in a 1,000

the lamaze method of childbirth uses

all of the above (Focal points of concentration ; Breathing techniques ; Muscle control and relaxation)

"Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is_____:

all of the above - suggestive, or placebo effect - unsupported by clinical evidence - psychosomatic

A "_____" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique

CAT Computerized Axial Tomography

a trephine would be used to remove

bone

A "EEG" is used to record info about _____ electrical activity

brain

A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the_______:

brain

An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):

carcinoma

directional term that means "towards the tail" is:

caudal

The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:

cephalic

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:

converting toward the center

literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is:

crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"

Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:

dense

Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named), denoting quality, quantity, extent, or ______.

distinction of the object from something else

directional term for movement toward the back of the body is

dorsal

An "Otoscope" is used to view the:

ear

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 or an aura

combining form that means "cause of (disease)"

eti/o

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:

extension

a "tonometer" measures pressure within the eye

eye

A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):

fibrochondroma

A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with_____:

fixed and/or alternate impulses

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

The _____ is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations

gamma knife

A "EKG or ECG" is used to record info about _____ electrical activity

heart

A "Thallium- Hot Spot Test" is used to detect damage:

heart

"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Ascleipius and Hygieia and Panaceia.." is the beginning of what famous oath

hippocratic oath

The term "hyperplasia" means:

increase in development

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

"Complementary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as__:

integrated medicine

"Massage and Reflexology" are examples of_______:

integrated medicine

The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):

intensive care unit

the "Pyelogram" records info about the

kidney pelvis

The "KUB" exam looks for defects in the

kidney, ureter, and bladder

Cancers of the circulatory system include:

leukemia and lymphomas

Homeo/path/ic literally means:

like or same/as disease/refers

a fatty acid timor is called a(n):

lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma

if the illness is chronic, it is characterized by

little change, slow progression, and long duration (little, slow, long)

abdominal cavity contains the

liver

The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:

melano/carcin/oma

The prefix that means "change or after" is:

meta

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record_____.

moving body parts

My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:

muscle

Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct:

myopia (and hyperopia)

"Acupuncture" literally means_____:

needle puncture

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 most common combining vowel is

o

The term "Nebuliz/er" means:

one who causes a mist

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

medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease"

path/o/logy

study of disease is referred to as

pathology

The phrase, refers to or _____, is a generalized actual meaning (not a literal meaning) used for the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um.

pertains to

In the divided medical term 'osteopo/o/sis', the slash lines indicate the vowel 'o' may be used as part of which word parts?

por- and -osisi

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 term "Surgery" literally means:

procedure of working by hand

The term "Graphy" means ________:

procedure using an instrument to record something

The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:

process or procedure of striking

term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin

proximal

"Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy

psychosomatic

"Angiograms" are used for____.

recording pictures of vessels

The term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

Word part contains fundamental meaning of a word is the

root words

The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the:

sagittal plane

An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

skeletal muscle

A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the

sole of the foot

"Myelogram" is used to record ___ info

spinal cord/nerve tissue

"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

In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the:

suffix

The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:

suffix

if one is flat of their back and face up, they are in a ____ position

supine

A "spinal tap" is used to_____:

take fluid samples from the spinal fluid

The term "Biopsy" literally means:

the procedure of viewing life

The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means:

the procedure of viewing the examining the voice box

combining form 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

term "metastasis" means:

to spread

directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction:

to the side

The term "diagnosis" means:

total knowledge

directional term 'inferior' describes movement"

toward the lower end of the body

combining form onc/o- means

tumor

The term that describes movement towards the belly is:

ventral

"Cryosurgery" is used to treat____:

verrucae or warts

combining form or term that literally means "internal organs"

viscer/o-

The term "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


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