test 1
The suffix that means "to control or stop" is:
-stasis
About how many men will develop breast cancer?
1 in 1,000
b3
3rd degree burn
b4
4th degree burn
The Lamaze method of childbirth uses
All of the above
A trephine would be used to remove ___.
Bone
A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.
Computerized Axial Tomography
An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as
Electric Convulsive Therapy
The ____________ is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations.
Gamma Knife
"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?
Hippocratic Oath
"Complementary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as ________:
Integrated Medicine
The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):
Intensive Care Unit
A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs
Myopia
rx
Prescription
Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?
Spritam
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for
The Stages of Death and Dying
The procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:
Ultra/sono/graph/y
utd
Up to date
The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means
a procedure of one who works by hand with cold
The term "mammogram" means:
a recording of the breast
The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is
abduction
A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________:
abnormal heart beats or rhythms
Verb variations of a stem word usually describe
action taken, condition, or state
all
acute lymphocytic leukemia
b8
adenosine phosphate vitamin
ama
against medical advice
a&o
alert and oriented
a&w
alive and well
"Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is _________
all of the above
The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:
anterior and posterior portions
acl
anterior cruciate ligament
ad lib
as desired
prn
as needed
astol
as tolerated
The term "clinical" means
at patient's bedside
A&A
awake and aware
bae
barium enema
The term "prognosis" means
before knowledge
bx
biopsy
b7
biotin
bp
blood pressure
bs
blood sugar
bun
blood urea nitrogen
bt
body temperature
A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________:
brain
A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
brain ?
An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):
carcinoma
co
cardiac output or computer order
The directional term that means "toward the tail" is:
caudal
The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:
cephalic
cp
cerebral palsy
cva
cerebrovascular accident
cna
chart not available, certified nurse's aide
cc
chief complaint
copd
chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
in the divided medical term arthr/o/pathy, o is the
combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix
cbc
complete blood count
chf
congestive heart failure
Bone is described as _____ tissue
connective
cl
contact lenses
The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as:
conveying toward the center
The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is
crab-like tumor
cf
cystic fibrosis
Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones
dense
dd
derefffiencial diagnosis
DX & PX
diagnosis and prognosis
d&d
diarrhea and dehydration
dns
did not show
dat
diet as tolerated
dpt
diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
dz
disease or dozen
Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ .
distinction of the object from something else
The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:
dorsal
dad
drug administration device
An "Otoscope" is used to view the
ear
ent
ear, nose, throat
ekg
electrocardiogram
emg
electromyography
If a tumor is found to be benign, it is:
encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive
"Therapeutic Touch Therapy" uses the principle that the body produces:
energy or an aura
The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is:
eti/o
q
every
qd
every day, or once a day
x&d
examination and diagnosis
The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called
extension
eswl
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________
eye
fbs
fasting blood sugar
A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):
fibrochondroma
A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:
fixed and/or alternate impulses
The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to:
formation, growth or development
qid
four times per day
fx
fracture
Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called:
fracturing
fod
free of disease
gi
gastrointestinal
gtt
glucose tolerance test
gh
growth hormone
hi, hoh
hearing impaired or hard of hearing
A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity
heart
A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage
heart
hav
hepatitis A virus
hbv
hepatitis B virus
hcv
hepatitis C virus
h1
herpes simplex type 1
h2
herpes simplex type 2
s.o.s.
if necessary or required
stat
immediate
The term "hyperplasia" means:
increase in development
id
infectious disease
The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means:
instrument to examine the chest
The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:
instrument to examine the eye
The term "Bronchoscope" literally means
instrument to view trachea-like structures
I&o
intake and output
"Massage and Reflexology" are examples of ________
integrated medicine
icu
intensive care unit
iv
intravenous
The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____
kidney pelvis
The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the
kidney, ureter, and bladder
kub
kidney, ureter, bladder
sig
let it be written
Cancers of the circulatory system include:
leukemia and lymphomas
Homeo/path/ic literally means
like or same/as disease/refers
A fatty tumor is called a(n):
lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma
If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:
little change, slow progression, and long duration
The abdominal cavity contains the:
liver
lbp
low blood pressure
mmr
measles, mumps, and rubella
md
medical doctor
The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is
melano/carcin/oma
The prefix that means "change or after" is:
meta-
ml
milliliter
"Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________:
moving body parts
ms
multiple sclerosis
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:
muscle
Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct
myopia (and hyperopia)
n&v
nausea and vomiting
"Acu/puncture" literally means ________
needle puncture
The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is:
neoplasm
npo
nothing by mouth
What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?
nucleus
the most common combining vowel is
o
ung
ointment
The term "Nebuliz/er" means
one who causes a mist
A body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n) ________:
organ
otc
over the counter
prom
partial range of motion
The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is :
path/o/logy
The study of disease is referred to as
pathology
The phrase, refers to or _____, is a generalized actual meaning (not a literal meaning) used for the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um.
pertains to
in the divided medical term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts?
por- and -osis
the word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is a(n)
prefix
The term "Tympanostomy" literally means
procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
The term "Surgery" literally means:
procedure of working by hand
The term "Graphy" means ________:
procedure using an instrument to record something
The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:
process or procedure for listening
The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:
process or procedure of striking
The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is
proximal
Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy
psychosomatic
pe
pulmonary embolism
b6
pyridoxine
"Angiograms" are used for ________:
recording pictures of vessels
rbc
red blood cell
The term "ocular" literally means
refers to the eye
rr
respiration rate or recovery room
ros
review of systems
b2
riboflavin
the word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
root word
the combining form of a stem word is usually made of two components, the __ __ and __ __
root word and combining vowel
The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the
sagittal plane
sti
sexually transmitted infection
sob
shortness of breath
An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
skeletal muscle
A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the
sole of the foot
A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information
spinal cord/nerve tissue
"Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:
stones or calculi debris
in the divided medical term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix
sub- and -ic
in the medical term arthr/itis, -itis is the
suffix
the word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the
suffix
If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.
supine
sx
symptom
A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________
take fluid samples from the spinal fluid
tpr
temperature, pulse, respiration
The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means
the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box
The term "Biopsy" literally means
the procedure of viewing life
b1
thiamine
The combining form hist/o- means:
tissue or web-like
The term "phlebotomy" means:
to cut into a vein
tko
to keep open
The term "Catheter" literally mean
to let down, into
The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:
to measure the pulse by hand
The term "metastasis" means:
to spread
The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction:
to the side
The term "diagnosis" means
total knowledge
The directional term 'inferior' describes movement
toward the lower end of the body
tens
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
Tia
transient ischemic attack
tbc
tuberculosis, total blood (cell) count
The combining form onc/o- means:
tumor
bid
twice a day
us
ultrasound
ue
upper extremity
uri
upper respiratory infection
uti
urinary tract infection
The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is
ventral
vo
verbal order
"Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________
verrucae or warts
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:
viscer/o-
wbc
white blood cells
The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means:
within a muscle
The term "intravenous injection" means
within a vein
in the medical term intra/ven/ous, -ven- is the
word root or stem word
yo
years old