Terms 2

A(n) _____scope is an instrument for visualizing within a body cavity or organ. A. endo B. ultra C. micro D. Peri

A

Cardio________ is enlargement of the heart. A. megaly B. centesis C. lysis D. scopy

A

Foreign substances that stimulate the white blood cells to produce antibodies are called ___________. A. antigens B. antepartums C. antimicrobials D. Antipartums

A

Patient I has a ___ deformity; that is, it was present at birth. A. congenital B. cogenital C. corogenital D. Conogenital

A

Radiotherapy means _____. A. therapeutic radiosurgery B. musical therapy C. using x-rays as therapy D. using x-rays for diagnosis

A

The combining form myel/o means: A. spinal cord B. muscle C. vertrebrae D. nucleus

A

The medical term that means pertaining to the chest is _____. A. thoracic B. thoraxeal C. thoracostal D. thoreal

A

The suffix in the term phleboplasty is ________, which means ___________. A. plasty, surgical repair B. plasty, process of visual examination C. sty, surgical repair D. plasty, enlargement

A

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term that means decrease in size of cells within an organ? A. atrophy B. anemia C. apnea D. Abnormal

A

Which of the following is the term that means difficulty speaking or difficult speech? A. dysphasia B. dysuria C. bradycardia D. Hemiplegia

A

Which of the following is the term that means paralysis of all four limbs? A. hemiplegia B. triplegia C. biplegia D. Quadriplegia

A

Which of the following is the term that means pertaining to outside the liver? A. extrahepatic B. epihepatic C. extracranial D. Endohepatic

A

Which of these prefixes means with or together? A. syn- B. intra- C. an- D. ad-

A

A myoma is _____. A. malignant muscle tumor B. benign muscle tumor C. malignant bone marrow tumor D. benign bone marrow tumor

B

Inflammation of the tonsils is tonsill____. A. osis B. itis C. emia D. otomy

B

Mr. Jackson is checking into the hospital to undergo ___, the surgical excision of his prostate. A. prostatoplasty B. prostatectomy C. prostatorrhaphy D. prostatotomy

B

Salpingectomy is surgical removal of a(n): A. uterus B. uterine, or fallopian, tube C. infection D. fleshy tumor

B

The suffix -rrhea means: A. liquidation B. flow or discharge C. rupture or breakage D. bloody discharge

B

Which of the following prefixes means beyond? A. trans- B. hyper- C. extra- D. ultra-

B

Which prefix can be combined with "costal" to build a term that means pertaining to between the ribs? A. a- B. inter- C. intra- D. sub-

B

Which term has a suffix that means disease? A. nephrotomy B. nephropathy C. salpingostomy D. salpingoplasty

B

Which term means pertaining to red blood cells? A. erythrocytosis B. erythrocytic C. erythrocardial D. erythrocardoma

B

________lateral means pertaining to both sides of the body. A. Hemi B. Bi C. Uni D. Dia

B

A removal, or "cutting out of," is a(n) ______________. A. ecsition B. incision C. excision D. Recision

C

Arthro________ is surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid. A. graphy B. plasty C. centesis D. gram

C

Chron/o means _____. A. chronic B. chronologic C. time D. tumor

C

In the term lymphadenopathy, a word part that means gland is: A. lymph/o B. phaden/o C. aden/o D. den/o

C

Pericardium means ____________. A. behind the heart B. near or beside the heart C. structure surrounding the heart D. through the heart

C

Pulmonary means _____. A. lung condition B. heart condition C. pertaining to the lung D. pertaining to the chest

C

The prefix pre- means ____________; the opposite of pre- is ____________. A. first time, re- B. after or behind, post- C. before, post- D. around, per-

C

The prefix tachy- means _____; the opposite of tachy- is ___________. A. slow, brady- B. small, macro- C. fast, brady- D. excessive, hypo-

C

The suffix in the term cholecystectomy is _____, which means _____. A. tomy, removal B. tomy, incision C. ectomy, removal D. ectomy, creation of an opening

C

The suffix in the term pneumonia is ________, which means ___________. A. ia, disease B. ia, inflammation C. ia, condition or disease D. nia, condition or disease

C

What does the term rhinorrhea mean? A. rupture of the nose B. flow or discharge from the back C. flow or discharge from the nose D. break in the back

C

Which prefix can be combined with "venous" to build a term that means pertaining to into or within the veins? A. hypo- B. inter- C. intra- D. ultra-

C

An abnormal growth that could become cancerous is called _____________. A. paracancerous B. procancerous C. subcancerous D. Precancerous

D

Hemat/o means _____. A. discoloration B. seizure C. lymph D. blood

D

The prefix ab- means ____________; the opposite of ab- is ______________. A. single, bi- B. toward, ad- C. without, en- D. away from, ad-

D

The prefix in the term antibody is _________, which means _____________. A. an, without B. bodies, organs C. ante, before D. anti, against

D

The suffix in the term hepatoma is ________, which means ___________. A. aoma, enlargement B. atoma, atom-like C. atoma, tumor or mass D. oma, tumor or mass

D

The term that means through the urethra is _________urethral. A. endo B. intra C. inter D. Trans

D

What does the prefix in the term subcostal mean? A. pertaining to B. apart C. forward D. Under

D

What does the term electrocardiogram mean? A. the process of recording electrical activity from the brain B. the record produced from electrical activity from the brain C. the process of ultrasound activity from the brain D. the record produced from electrical activity of the heart

D

Which of the following prefixes can be used to mean before? A. en-, in-, intra- B. epi-, hyper-, supra- C. dia-, per-, trans- D. ante-, pre-, pro-

D

Which prefix can be combined with "cutaneous" to build a term that means pertaining to under the skin? A. ultra- B. intra- C. peri- D. sub-

D