Chapter 1: Medical Terminology
The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove excess fluid is known as _________________
Abdominocentesis
The medical term for inflammation of the appendix is _______
Appendicitis
Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?
Ather/o
The medical term for the frequent flow of loose or watery stools is ________
Diarrhea
pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
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Gastrosis means pertaining to the stomach.
FALSE
The combining form of pyel/o means fever or fire
FALSE
The ileum is part of the hip bone
FALSE
The suffix -gram means process of producing a picture or record
FALSE
A localized response to injury or the destruction of tissues is known as ______
Inflammation
The medical term ______ describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
Mycosis
Which term means the rupture of a muscle?
Myorrhexis
The study of disorders of the newborn
NEO- NAT -OLOGY
Which term means the surgical repair of a nerve?
Neurorrhaphy
The study of the ears, nose, and throat is known as ______
Otorhinolaryngology
The term describing the time and events surrounding birth is _______
Perinatal
Which term means a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
Prognosis
An eponym is a disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
TRUE
The combining form Poli/o means gray
TRUE
The combining form of arthr/o means joint
TRUE
The suffix -necrosis means tissue death
TRUE
Greg Brewster is scheduled to have his tonsils removed. The medical term for this procedure is a/an _______
Tonsillectomy
Which term means a wound or injury?
Trauma
The medical screening of patients to determine their priority of need and the proper place of treatment is called_______
Triage
