HLTH 3101 Medical Terminology Exam 3
In the term lymphadenopathy, a word part that means gland is:
aden/o
Mrs. Sharp questioned her physician about the procedure planned for her husband. Her husband's vessels were to be repaired. What is the name of the procedure?
angioplasty
A myoma is _____.
benign muscle tumor
Hemat/o means _____.
blood
Which of the following shows the correct placement of the accent in the word bronchoscopy?
brong-KOS-ko-pe
Arthro________ is surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid.
centesis
_____ uses drugs to treat disease.
chemotherapy
Bill Jones is concerned about the diagnostic procedure scheduled for the next day. He knows his physician plans to record information about his gallbladder, but can't remember the name of the procedure. What is it?
cholecystography
The suffix in the term cholecystectomy is _____, which means _____.
ectomy, removal
Which term means pertaining to red blood cells?
erythrocytic
Amniocentesis is a surgical puncture to remove the amniotic sac.
false
Tracheostomy means incision into the windpipe.
false
The suffix -rrhea means:
flow or discharge
What does the term rhinorrhea mean?
flow or discharge from the nose
Dr. Nossy performs a visual inspection of the stomach. What is this procedure called?
gastroscopy
The suffix in the term pneumonia is ________, which means ___________.
ia, condition or disease
Inflammation of the tonsils is tonsill____.
itis
Linda preferred not to have the surgery that would include an incision into her abdomen. What would such an incision be called?
laparotomy
Cardio________ is enlargement of the heart.
megaly
The suffix in the term nephromegaly is ________, which means ___________.
megaly, enlargement
Which term means any disease of a muscle?
myopathy
Which term has a suffix that means disease?
nephropathy
Which term means abnormal condition of a kidney?
nephrosis
The suffix in the term hepatoma is ________, which means ___________.
oma, tumor or mass
What does the term laryngalgia mean?
pain in the voice box
Pulmonary means _____.
pertaining to the lung
The suffix in the term phleboplasty is ________, which means ___________.
plasty, surgical repair
Mr. Jackson is checking into the hospital to undergo ___, the surgical excision of his prostate.
prostatectomy
Which term contains a combining vowel between the word root and the suffix?
radiotherapy
Nephrectomy means _____ of the kidney.
removal
The medical term for surgical correction of the nose is _____.
rhinoplasty
The combining form leiomy/o means _____.
smooth, visceral muscle
The combining form myel/o means:
spinal cord
What does the term electrocardiogram mean?
the record produced from the electrical activity of the heart
If psych/o means mind, psycho______ means treatment of the mind.
therapy
The medical term that means pertaining to the chest is _____.
thoracic
Chron/o means _____.
time
Septicemia is a blood condition.
true
Radiotherapy means _____.
using x-rays as therapy
Salpingectomy is surgical removal of a(n):
uterine, or fallopian, tube