MED TERM studyguide final
Which of the following statements regarding endocrine glands is NOT true?
Endocrine glands secrete hormones into their target organs.
Which of the following statements regarding blood is NOT true?
Hemostasis is the blood clotting process.
the combining form that means extremities is
acr/o
Which of the following combining forms refers to one of the tonsils?
adenoid
A medical term that means enlarged adrenal gland is
adrenomegaly
Which of the following terms means "enlarged adrenal gland"?
adrenomegaly
A medical term that means lack of sensations is
anesthesia
Which term means "without speech"?
aphasia
Which of the following involves obtaining fluid from a joint in order to examine it to make a diagnosis?
arthrocentesis
Which medical term means "condition of no sperm"?
aspermia
The combining form that means nitrogen waste is
azot/o
A medical term that means discharge from the glans penis is
balanorrhea
Which term refers to the region of the brain responsible for coordinating body movements?
cerebellar
Angina pectoris is:
chest pain
combining form that means "bile"
chol/e
The combining form that means common bile duct is
choledoch/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the chorion is
chorionic
A combining form other than vagin/o that means vagina is
colp/o
combining form that means " to secrete"
crin/o
Which term means "abnormal condition of being blue"
cyanosis
Which surgical procedure is the removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound?
debridement
A medical term that means abnormal condition of diverticulum is
diverticulosis
Which term means "condition of difficult urination"?
dysuria
Which of the following is a floating clot that has broken off a clot somewhere else in the body?
embolus
The combining form that means vulva is
episi/o vulv/o
Which medical term means "suture of the vulva"?
episiorrhaphy
Which medical term means "surgical repair of stomach"?
gastroplasty
Which term means "abnormal condition of excessive sweat"?
hyperhidrosis
A medical term that means state of excessive thyroid is
hyperthyroidism
Which term does NOT refer to an abnormal skin color?
keratosis
Which medical term refers to cutting into the abdominal cavity?
laparotomy
Which of the following is a picture of the lymphatic vessels?
lymphangiogram
A medical term that means pertaining to the breast
mammary
Which medical term means "record of the breast"?
mammogram
combining forms that means breast
mast/o mamm/o
A medical term that means pertaining to the meninges is
meninigeal
Which term means "surgical repair of a nerve"?
neuroplasty
Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
orthosis-replaces missing body part
An inflamed nail bed is called
perionychitis
Which combining form is for a structure NOT found inside the heart?
phleb/o
An endarterectomy removes:
plaque
Which term means "pleural pain"?
pleurodynia
Which of the following terms means "air in the chest"?
pneumothorax
A medical term that means too much thirst is
polydipsia
A medical term that means surgical removal of polyps is
polypectomy
Which medical term means "excessive eating"?
polyphagia
after childbirth
postpartum
first pregnancy
primigravida
The combining form that means anus and rectum is
proct/o
A medical term that means drooping of the rectum and anus is
proctoptosis
Which medical term means "instrument to view the rectum and anus"?
proctoscope
A medical term that means paralysis of four is
quadriplegia
The combining form that means fallopian tube is
salping/o
Which term means "hard skin"?
scleroderma
A medical term that means instrument to visually examine the sigmoid colon is
sigmoidoscope
Which term means "sperm destruction"?
spermatolysis
Which term means "process to measure breathing"?
spirometry
Which of the following terms describes inflammation causing the formation of blood clots within the vein?
thrombophlebitis
Which of the following terms is another word for a type of tumor?
thymoma
Which of the following stimulates antibody production to give protection against disease?
vaccination
A medical term that means surgical removal of vas deferens is
vasectomy
