Medical Terminology Review Questions
A surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid is known as:
ABDOMINOCENTESIS
The medical term for inflammation of the appendix is:
APPENDICITIS
The medical term for the frequent flow of loose or watery stools is:
DIARRHEA
abnormal enlargement of the liver:
HEPATOMEGALY
A localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissues is known as:
INFLAMMATION
The medical term that describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus:
MYCOSIS
the study of disorders of the newborn:
NEONATOLOGY
The study of the ears, nose, and throat is known as:
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
The medical term used to describe the time and events surrounding birth is:
PERINATAL
Greg Brewster is scheduled to have his tonsils removed. The medical term for this procedure is a:
TONSILLECTOMY
The medical screening of patients to determine their priority of need and the proper place for treatment is called:
TRIAGE
The medical term that means pertaining to a virus is:
VIRAL
What is the medical term for the surgical repair of a nerve? a. neuroplasty b. neurorrhaphy c. tenorrhaphy d. tonsillitis
a. neuroplasty
Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance? a. ARTERI/O b. ATHER/O c. ARTHR/O d. ANGI/O
b. ATHER/O
What is the medical term for a wound or injury? a. laceration b. trauma c. lesion d. triage
b. trauma
Which statement describes the term ilium? a. The ilium is an abnormal passage. b. The ilium is the longest portion of the small intestine. c. The ilium is part of the hip bone. d. The ilium is a groove or crack-like sore of the skin.
c. The ilium is part of the hip bone.
What does the suffix in the medical term gastrosis mean? a. abnormal enlargement b. pain and suffering c. abnormal condition or disease d. inflammation
c. abnormal condition or disease
What does the combining form POLI/O mean in the term poliomyelitis? a. blue b. white c. gray d. red
c. gray
What is the medical term for the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time? a. myoplasty b. myopathy c. hemorrhage d. diarrhea
c. hemorrhage
What is the medical term for a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease? a. differential diagnosis b. syndrome c. prognosis d. diagnosis
c. prognosis
What does the suffix -GRAM mean in the medical term angiogram? a. process of producing a picture or record b. visual examination c. surgical repair d. a picture or record
d. a picture or record
Which of the following terms means a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it? a. sign b. symptom c. acronym d. eponym
d. eponym
What does the prefix HYPER- mean in the medical term hypertension? a. between b. deficient c. within d. excessive
d. excessive
What does the combining form PYR/O in the term pyrosis mean? a. fungus b. renal pelvis c. pus d. fever or fire
d. fever or fire
What does the term arterionecrosis mean? a. abnormal narrowing of an artery b. abnormal softening of an artery c. abnormal hardening the walls of an artery d. tissue death of an artery
d. tissue death of an artery