Medical Terminology Midterm Module 1

Carrying impulses toward a center is called ________.

Afferent

Inflammation of a joint is called ________.

Arthritis

Write the correct abbreviation for biopsy:

Bx

Write the correct abbreviation for centigrade

C

The prefix meaning below, under, or deficient is ________.

Hypo

The meaning of mcg is ________.

Microgram

________ means one-millionth of a gram.

Microgram

Which of the following words means one-thousandth of a liter?

Milliliter

In building medical terms, the combining vowel most often used is:

O.

Write the correct abbreviation for obstetrics

OB

What is the purpose of a prefix?

To alter the meaning of a root

an agent that works against coughing

antitussive

The prefix dis- means:

apart.

The prefix is ________ of a word.

at the beginning

pertaining to the armpit

axillary

Write the correct meaning for Dx

diagnosis

determination of the cause and nature of a disease

diagnosis

profuse sweating

diaphoresis

the study of the cause(s) of disease

etiology

The study of the cause of disease is called:

etiology.

In the term antipyretic, the root pyret means:

fever.

In the term malignant, the suffix -ant means:

forming.

In the word microscope, the suffix -scope means:

instrument for examining

macr/o

large

Write the correct abbreviation for milligram:

mg

milli-

one-thousandth

A syllable placed at the beginning of a word is called a:

prefix.

-ion

process

-graphy

recording

adhes-

stuck to

In the acronym SOAP, the S stands for:

subjective

When giving the meaning of the word, you usually begin with the:

suffix.

Objective information is:

symptoms that can be observed or measured.

syn-

together

The prefix ad- means:

toward.

In the term epidemic, the prefix epi- means:

upon.

The prefix in epidemic means:

upon.

Write the correct meaning for Wt

weight

The correct spelling for the suffix that means knowledge is:

-gnosis.

________ is a combination of a root word and a vowel.

Combining form

The meaning of the abbreviation ENT is ________.

Ear, Nose, Throat (larynx) (otorhinolarynology)

The prefix meaning between is ________.

Inter

When building medical words, what should you do when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant to a combining form?

Keep the vowel in the combining form and add the suffix.

The meaning of the abbreviation Path is ________.

Pathology

The term ________ means to fix before or to fix to the beginning of a word.

Prefix

Write the correct abbreviation for psychology:

Psych

The foundation of the word is called the ________.

Roots

Charles needs to use a word to describe inflammation of a joint. He writes down arthritis. Is this the correct spelling of the word Charles needed?

Yes, this is the correct word for Charles to use.

having 100 steps or degrees

centigrade

chem/o

chemical

a unit of weight

gram

In the term prophylactic, the root prophylact means:

guarding.

pyr/o

heat, fire

-al

pertaining to

The term febrile means:

pertaining to fever.

The suffix -ic means:

pertaining to.

The foundation of a word is the:

root.

The foundation of the word is the:

root.

The root format means:

shaping.