Module 2 quiz - medical terminology (50 q's but some were duplicates)
The suffix that means tumor, swelling is:
-oma
________ is the use of chemotherapy after or in combination with another form of cancer treatment.
Adjuvant chemotherapy
________ is a type of carcinogen that causes mesothelioma.
Asbestos
Identify the pathology definition for the following illustration.
Benign tumor of fat
Identify the pathology definition for the following illustration.
Black tumor
_____ is the use of radiotherapy in which the source of radiation is placed within or close to the area being treated.
Brachytherapy
Identify part 4 of the following body cell illustration.
Chromosome
________ is used in conjunction with conventional medicine.
Complementary medicine
The abbreviation of the medical term meaning state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease) is:
Dx
________ is a combination of mainstream medicine and evidence-based CAM therapies.
Integrative medicine
Identify the pathology definition for the following illustration.
Malignant bone tumor
Identify the pathology definition for the following illustration.
Malignant tumor of fat
Identify the pathology definition for the following illustration.
Malignant tumor of striated muscle
A classification system used to stage certain types of cancer is called:
TNM
The cell could best be described as:
The basic unit of all living things
In the TNM staging system of cancer, the label T1N2M0 means:
a small, primary tumor involving two regional lymph nodes with no metastases
The suffix -osis means:
abnormal condition
Dysplasia is a medical term meaning:
abnormal growth
The meaning of the medical term metastasis is:
beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another)
Medical term for cancer in the early stage before it invades surrounding tissue is:
carcinoma in situ
Identify part 3 of the following body cell illustration.
cell membrane
CAM stands for:
complementary and alternative medicine
Identify part 2 of the following body cell illustration.
cytoplasm
The medical term meaning enclosed in a capsule, as with a benign tumor is:
encapsulated
The medical term meaning study of causes (of disease) is:
etiology
A malignant tumor composed of fiber is called a(n):
fibrosarcoma
The correct spelling of the medical term meaning tumor of smooth muscle is:
leiomyoma
The medical term abbreviated as WBC is:
leukocyte
The correct spelling of the medical term meaning tending to become progressively worse and to cause death is:
malignant
The medical term meaning new growth of abnormal tissue is:
neoplasm
The meaning of the medical term neoplasm is:
new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor)
Identify part 1 of the following body cell illustration.
nucleus
The medical term meaning causing tumors is:
oncogenic
The suffix -logist means:
one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
The meaning of the medical term somatic is:
pertaining to the body
The meaning of the medical term lipoid is:
resembling fat
The combining form lei/o means:
smooth
Patient A complains of a sharp pain every time she inhales. Her pain is a ___ of an underlying disorder.
symptom
In the TNM staging system of cancer, T refers to:
the size and extent of the primary tumor
The medical term meaning abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration) is:
xanthosis
