Medical Terminology Final
Which suffix is misspelled
-urea
The term calculus means:
A stone
Which of the following is a term meaning a substance that causes an allergic reaction?
Allergen
Which medical term means amnion flow?
Aminorrhea
Which of the following is a life-threatening allergic reaction?
Anaphylactic shock
Which of the following medications prevents blood clot formation?
Anticoagulant
Treat nausea and vomiting
Antiemetic
Which medication is used to treat nausea?
Antiemetic
Which medical term means inflammation of appendix?
Appendicitis
Which medical term means condition of no sperm?
Aspermia
Suffocation
Asphyxia
A(n) ______ transfusion consists of blood stored from the patients own body.
Autologous
Which term means pertaining to blood?
Both A and B; sanguineous & hematic
Which medical term means slow digestion?
Bradypepsia
Which of the following medications relaxes muscle spasms in the bronchial tube?
Bronchodilator
Which abbreviation is NOT a pathological condition?
CBD (common bile duct)
Which of the following is an emergency treatment given to patients when their breathing and heart stops?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Which medical term means removal of gallbladder?
Cholecystectomy
Which term below means having gallstones?
Cholelithiasis
Which surgical procedure removes the prepuce?
Circumcision
Which of the following terms means to convert a liquid to a gel or solid?
Coagulate
Which medical term means process of viewing colon?
Colonoscopy
Which medical term means instrument to view inside vagina?
Colposcope
Which term means the faults of the testes to descend into he scrotal sac before birth?
Cryptochidism
Which term means abnormal condition of blue?
Cyanosis
Which of the following is an inherited condition
Cystic fibrosis
Which term means surgical repairs of the bladder?
Cystoplasty
Which medical term for frequent, watery bowel movements?
Diarrhea
Which term means An abnormal excretion of large amounts of urine?
Diuresis
Which term means inflammation of a pouch or sac opening off the intestines?
Diverticulitis
Which of the following is a general term meaning a blood disease?
Dyscrasia
Which term means painful cramping associated with menstruation?
Dysmenorrhea
Which medical term means abnormal appetite!
Dysorexia
Which term below refers to indigestion?
Dyspepsia
Which term means condition of difficult urination?
Dysuria
Which term refers to the condition in which the body tissues contain excessive amounts of fluid?
Edema
The medical term for vomiting?
Emesis
Which medical term means suture the vulva?
Episiorrhaphy
Nosebleed
Epitaxis
Which medication is used to treat impotence ?
Erectile dysfunction agents
Which term means too few blood cells?
Erythropenia
Which term refers to bulging eyeballs?
Exophthalmos
Which procedure uses ultrasound to break up stones?
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
Which of the following surgical procedures would remove an abnormal passageway?
Fistulectomy
Which medical term means stomach pain?
Gastralgia
Which medical term means surgical removal of stomach?
Gastrectomy
Which combining form is misspelled?
Glomeral/o
Which term means condition of blood in the urine?
Hematuria
Blood destruction
Hemolytic
Which of the following terms refers to having an excessive amount of hair?
Hirsutism
Which of the following terms means excessive calcium in the blood?
Hypercalcemia
Which of the following terms means excessive potassium in the blood?
Hyperkalemia
Which of the following terms means insufficient sugar in the blood?
Hypoglycemia
Which of the following terms means insufficient sodium in the blood?
Hyponatremia
Which medical term means surgical fixation of uterus?
Hysteropexy
Which of the following give a patient an injection of antibodies in order to treat a disease?
Immunotherapy
The yellow cast on the skin that indicates liver disease is called:
Jaundice
Too many white cells
Leukocytosis
Too few white cells
Leukopenia
Cirrhosis is a general name for chronic disease of the:
Liver
Lymph gland inflammation
Lymphadenitis
Which of the following is swelling caused by a blockage of lymph flow?
Lymphedema
Which medical term means record of the breast?
Mammogram
The first menstrual period is called:
Menarche
Which term means releasing urine from the body?
Micturition, voiding, urination; All of the above
Which condition is commonly called walking pneumonia?
Mycoplasma pneumonia
The upper section of the pharynx is called:
Nasopharynx
Which medical term is misspelled?
Nephroectomy
Which term means kidney stone?
Nephrolith
Which medical term is misspelled?
Nephrolitheasis
Which term means kidney softening?
Nephromalacia
Which term means dropping kidney?
Nephroptosis
Which medical term means scanty menstrual flow?
Oligomenorrhea
Which term is misspelled?
Oligouria
Which term means condition of scanty amount of urine?
Oliguria
Which medical term means surgical fixation of testes?
Orchidopexy
The ______ is the roof of the mouth and the floor of the nasal cavity.
Palate
Which term means open or unblocked?
Patent
Disease producing
Pathogenic
Which term means pleural pain?
Pleurodynia
Which term means abnormal condition of lung dust?
Pneumoconiosis
Which serious lung infection causes the alveoli to fill up with fluid?
Pneumonia
Which of the following conditions may result in a collapsed lung?
Pneumothorax
Which medical term means excessive eating?
Polyphagia
A child born before at least 37 weeks of gestation is:
Premature
A painful and persistent erection is called:
Priapism
Which medical term means first birth?
Primapara
A collapsed uterus is called:
Prolapsed
Which term means renal pelvis inflammation?
Pyelitis
Which term means pus in the Fallopian tube?
Pyosalpinx
Which term means to cut into the spleen?
Splenotomy
Which of the following terms means a high-pitched breathing sound?
Stridor
Which of the following lung volumes is the amount of air that enters and exits the lungs during a single quiet breath?
Tidal volume
Universal recipient
Type AB
Universal donor
Type O
The name of the condition when waste products are allowed to build up in the blood is:
Uremia
Which medical term is misspelled?
Uretheral
Which term means pain in the urethra?
Urethralgia
Which of the following is NOT one of the vital signs?
Urine volume
Which of the following statements is the most important standard precaution?
Wash your hands