Unit 1 Quiz
The Word-Building System and Intro to Medical Terminology
Name _______________________________________
Date
______________
Circle the correct answer.
1. The base of a word that represents its main meaning is the:
a. verb
b. word root
c. combining vowel d. prefix
2. Suffixes:
a. are placed at the end of the word
c. change the part of speech of a word
b. change the meaning of the word root
d. do all of the above
3. Prefixes:
a. are placed at the end of a word
c. are placed in front of a word
b. change nouns into adjectives
d. are words all by themselves
4. The part of speech that is a modifier (describes a noun) is a(n):
a. adjective
b. verb
c. plural
d. person, place, or thing
5. The part of speech that shows action or a state of being is a(n):
a. adjective
b. verb
c. noun
d. combining form
6. The word cyanotic is a(n) (give part of speech):
a. adjective
b. verb
c. noun
d. combining form
7. The word cardiology is a(n) (give part of speech):
a. adjective
b. verb
c. noun
d. combining form
8. Choose the suffix that means the process of creating a picture or record:
a. tome
b. tomy
c. graph
d. graphy
9. A word root plus a vowel (e.g., gastr/o) is a:
a. prefix
b. suffix
c. compound word d. combining form
10. The suffix representing one who practices (specialist) is:
a. -ist
b. -er
c. -ity
d. -logy
c. ganglia
d. gangliomata
c. bacteriae
d. bacterion
11. The correct plural form for ganglion is:
a. ganglions
b. gangliona
12. The correct singular form of bacteria is:
a. bacterias
b. bacterium
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13. The correct plural of phalanx is:
a. pharyni
b. phalanxes
c. phalanges
d. phalango
14. When building a word, if the suffix begins with a vowel, you:
a. usually use a word root
c. usually use a combining form
b. always use an o before the suffix
d. use a hyphen
Circle the correct adjective form for each of the following nouns.
15. anemia
a. anemious
b. anemial
c. anemotic
d. anemic
16. condyle
a. condyles
b. condylic
c. condylar
d. condylac
17. carpus
a. carpal
b. carpi
c. carpular
d. carpic
18. ilium
a. ilia
b. iliac
c. ileal
d. ileous
19. mucus
a. mucal
b. mucous
c. mucoid
d. mucal
Choose the correct word (injection, inject, injected, injecting) to complete each of the following
sentences.
20. An __________________ of antibiotic was given to fight the infection.
21. I am __________________ the medication in the left deltoid muscle.
22. The physician will ____________________ the joint with cortisone.
Choose the correct word (vomit, vomiting, vomited) to complete each of the following:
23. The medical assistant gave the patient an emesis basin to catch the ___________.
24. The mother reported that following formula feeding, the infant would experience projectile
______________________.
25. Yesterday, Kathy ________________ after school on the bus.
State the meaning of the suffixes as used in the following terms.
26. gastritis _____ ______________________________________________ of the stomach
27. hyperthyroidism ______ __________________________________ of overactive thyroid
28. contraction _____ ______________________________________ of muscle shortening
29. psychiatrist _____ ___________________________________ who practices psychiatry
30. nervous ____ _____________________________________________ too much stress
31. irritable _____ _______________________________________________ to be irritated
32. sensitivity _____ __________________________________________ of being sensitive
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Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
33. _________________________
enlargement of the extremities
34. _________________________
study of the skin
35. _________________________
inflammation of the skin on the extremities
36. _________________________
hypersensitive reaction to a substance (i.e.
perfumed soaps)
37. _________________________
condition of blueness
38. _________________________
one who practices medicine
39. _________________________
fear of water
40. _________________________
surgery using a microscope
41. _________________________
instrument used to count cells
42. _________________________
one who makes x-ray images
43. _________________________
muscle shortening with stimulation (noun)
44.___________________
looking into the stomach and duodenum with
a(n) scope
45. _________________________
varicella infection causing itchy red spots
46. _________________________
inflammation of the stomach
47. _________________________
plural of appendix
48. _________________________
singular of carcinomata
49. _________________________
specialist in mental disorders (physician)
50. _________________________
able to be eaten
Provide the correct abbreviation for the following phrases or terms.
51. herpes simplex virus one
______________________
52. varicella (chickenpox)
______________________
53. Greek
______________________
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Unit 2 Quiz
Surgical Suffixes, Hematology, and Diagnostic Imaging
Name____________________________________________
Date________________
Match the suffix with its meaning.
_____ 1.
–tomy
a. instrument used to look
_____ 2.
–ostomy
b. condition of pain
_____ 3.
–ectomy
c. condition in the blood
_____ 4.
–meter
d. instrument used to measure or count
_____ 5.
–scope
e. excision
_____ 6.
–graph
f. incision
_____ 7.
–algia
g. imaging instrument
_____ 8.
-emia
h. make a new surgical opening
State the color represented by each of the following combining forms.
9. leuk/o _____ ___________________________________________________________
10. melan/o ____ __________________________________________________________
11. erythr/o _____ __________________________________________________________
12. chlor/o ____ ___________________________________________________________
13. xanth/o _____ __________________________________________________________
14. cyan/o_____ ___________________________________________________________
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
15. _________________________
inflammation of the duodenum
16. _________________________
image made by a tomograph
17. _________________________
the study of disease
18. _________________________
stomach pain
19. _________________________
heart specialist (physician)
20. _________________________
process of making a graphic tracing of the
electrical activity of the heart
21. _________________________
image made using sonography
22. _________________________
use of reflected sound to image the heart
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23. _________________________
instrument used to make x-ray images
24. _________________________
condition of blueness of the skin
25. _________________________
yellow appearance due to high bilirubin level
26. _________________________
blood cancer involving white blood cells
27. _________________________
dark pigmented cell giving color to the skin
28. _________________________
redness of the skin
29. _________________________
condition of greenish tinge to the blood
30. _________________________
process of measuring (counting cells)
31. _________________________
abnormally low red cell count
32. _________________________
lymphocytic _______ is cancer of the
33. _________________________
immature cell
lymphocytes
Define the following medical terms.
34. sonography_______________________________________________________
35. radiographer _____ ______________________________________________________
36. megalomania _____ _____________________________________________________
37. histologist _____ ________________________________________________________
38. echocardiography ____ __________________________________________________
39. leukocytosis _____ ______________________________________________________
40. lymphedema ____ ______________________________________________________
41. cardiomegaly _____ _____________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
42. ____________________
diagnostic medical sonography
43. ____________________
electrocardiogram
44. ____________________
gastrointestinal
45. ____________________
erythrocyte count
46. ____________________
radiologic technologist registered
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Write the meaning of the following medical abbreviations.
47. MRI______ ____________________________________________________________
48. CAT (CT) _____ ________________________________________________________
49. CBC _____ ____________________________________________________________
50. ECHO _____ ___________________________________________________________
51. RVT _____ ____________________________________________________________
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Unit 3 Quiz
Oncology and the Central Nervous System
Name ___________________________________________
Date ________________
Circle the correct answer.
1. The prefix that means the opposite of hyper is:
a. inter-
b. a(an)-
c. hypo-
d. electro-
c. -cele
d. -trophy
2. One suffix for development is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
3. -graph is a suffix used to mean:
a. skin grafting
c. the process of making an image
b. an instrument used to make an image
d. the process of taking x-rays
4. For terms about the head, use the word root:
a. encephal
b. cephal
c. cerebr
d. crani
5. In words about epithelial tissue origin cancers, use the combining form:
a. sarco
b. oma
c. onco
d. carcino
6. Oncology is the study of:
a. the universe
c. abnormal growths (tumors)
b. the nervous system
d. nails and hair conditions
7. Atheromata are:
a. fat tumors found under the skin
c. the cause of cancer
b. tumorlike thickenings in the large
d. the same as lipomata
blood vessels
8. Which of the following would be classified as a sarcoma:
a. skin cancer
b. glandular tumors c. bone cancer
d. lung cancer
9. To properly form a plural from a singular ending in -oma, as in lipoma, use:
a. s
b. es
c. ices
d. mata
10. An abnormal tissue condition characterized by an open sore on the skin or an internal sore
as in the stomach would be a(n):
a. ulcer
b. lesion
c. tumor
d. pustule
11. Which of the following indicates a low potassium (K+) level?
a. hypocalcemia
b. hypodactylia
c. hypotrophy
d. hypokalemia
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12. The verb that indicates a tumor that spreads is:
a. metastatic
b. metastasize
c. metastases
d. metastasis
Match the following combining forms with their meaning.
_____ 13.
melan/o
a. fat (body fat)
_____ 14.
aden/o
b. spinal cord or bone marrow
_____ 15.
lymph/o
c. epithelial-type cancer
_____ 16.
myel/o
d. gland
_____ 17.
carcin/o
e. small elevation of tissue
_____ 18.
lip/o
f. dark pigmented
_____ 19.
papill/o
g. lymph
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
20. _________________________
excessive vomiting
21. _________________________
degeneration or wasting away
22. _________________________
excision or removal of a gland
23. _________________________
tumor of a lymph gland
24. _________________________
cancerous tumor of a glandular-type tissue
25. _________________________
resembling (like) fat
26. _________________________
lesion that is a sore
27. _________________________
cancer of connective tissue
28. _________________________
__________ tumor is not cancerous.
29. _________________________
dark pigmented cell
30. _________________________
study of form and development
31. _________________________
the study of tumors (specialty)
32. _________________________
________ is secreted by the lining of the nose.
33. _________________________
new growth (synonym: tumor)
34. _________________________
headache
35. _________________________
herniation of brain tissue
36. _________________________
softening of the bones of the skull
37. _________________________
process of recording electrical brain activity
38. _________________________
incision (cutting into) the skull
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Define the following medical terms.
39. encephalitis ______ _____________________________________________________
40. hypertrophy ______ _____________________________________________________
41. chemotherapy_____________________________________________________
42. melanoma _____ _______________________________________________________
43. serosa _______________________________________________________________
44. oncologist _____ _______________________________________________________
45. craniometer _____ ______________________________________________________
46. encephalomalacia ______ ________________________________________________
47. cerebrovascular _____ __________________________________________________
48. craniectomy______ _____________________________________________________
49. antitumorigenic __________________________________________________
50. meningocele _____ _____________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
51. _________________________
basal cell carcinoma
52. _________________________
headache
53. _________________________
metastasis
54. _________________________
transient ischemic attack
55. _________________________
medical laboratory technician
Write the definition of the following medical abbreviations.
56. mmHg______ __________________________________________________________
57. Bx ______ _____________________________________________________________
58. EEG _____ ____________________________________________________________
59. CA _____ _____________________________________________________________
60. PSG _____ ____________________________________________________________
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Unit 4 Quiz
Orthopedics, Osteopathy, and Body Regions
Name ____________________________________________Date _______________
Circle the correct answer.
1. When pronouncing the term “arthroscopy” the accent goes on which syllable?
a. thros
b. ar
c. scop
d. py
c. osteo
d. orth
c. arthritis
d. arteritis
2. The word root for bone is:
a. ost
b. oste
3. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
a. artheritis
b. atheritis
4. A combining form used for either bone marrow or the spinal cord is:
a. marro
b. myco
c. melano
d. myelo
c. -ectomy
d. -plasty
c. endo-
d. hypo-
5. A suffix for surgical repair is:
a. -trophy
b. -plasia
6. The prefix meaning between is:
a. inter-
b. intra-
7. Periodontal refers to the:
a. teeth
c. membrane around the bone
b. area near the dentin
d. tissues around the teeth (gums)
8. The region of the abdomen below the right ribs is the:
a. right lumbar region c. right hypochondriac region
b. left iliac region
d. hypogastric region
9. A person who makes artificial limbs is called a(an):
a. prosthetist
b. orthopedist
c. orthodontist
d. acroplastist
c. -penia
d. -centesis
10. The suffix for softening is:
a. -malacia
b. -cele
11. The term “aberrant” means wandering:
a. toward the middle section
c. toward the side of a blood vessel
b. around the area of the ear
d. away from the normal path
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12. The correct combining form for abdomen is:
a. abdomen/o
b. abdomin/o
c. abdomin/al
d. amni/o
c. periosteum
d. tendon
13. The membrane around the bone is the:
a. perichondrium
b. cartilage
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
14.
_________________________
A(n) _________ (adj) physician is a DO.
15.
_________________________
porous condition of the bone
16.
_________________________
instrument used to look into a joint
17.
_________________________
immature bone marrow cell
18.
_________________________
tendon pain
19.
_________________________
plural of bursa
20.
_________________________
complete lack of development
21.
_________________________
incision into a joint
22.
_________________________
between the ribs
23.
_________________________
inflammation of the rib and cartilage
24.
_________________________
pertaining to teeth or a tooth
25.
_________________________
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
26.
_________________________
physician specialist in bone and joint disorders
(Hint: they straighten deformities)
27.
_________________________
artificial body part
28.
_________________________
pertaining to a location above the pubic bone
29.
_________________________
measurement of the pelvis
30.
_________________________
condition of bone loss
31.
_________________________
movement carrying a body part toward the midline
32.
_________________________
unusual route or wandering from the normal path
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33.
_________________________
poor or abnormal development
34.
_________________________
noun for chest or chest cavity
35.
_________________________
sack-like structure with clear fluid
Define the following medical terms.
36. addiction _____ ________________________________________________________
37. hydrocele ____ ________________________________________________________
38. abdominocentesis _____ _________________________________________________
39. cystoscopy ____ _______________________________________________________
40. adhesions ____ ________________________________________________________
41. arthroplasty _____ ______________________________________________________
42. osteomalacia _____ _____________________________________________________
43. rheumatology_____________________________________________________
44. encephalomyelopathy _____ ______________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
45. _________________________
dentist
46. _________________________
rheumatoid arthritis
47. _________________________
chest x-ray
48. _________________________
cephalopelvic disproportion
49. _________________________
orthopedics
50. _________________________
fracture
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Unit 5 Quiz
Pathology and Otorhinolaryngology and Prefixes
Name ____________________________________________
Date _____________
Circle the correct answer.
1. Using what you have learned about the “c” rule for pronunciation, select the sound made by
the first “c” in coccus.
a. s
b. k
c. j
d. hard g
c. j
d. hard g
c. bacilli
d. streptococcus
2. The sound made by the third “c” in cocci is:
a. s
b. k
3. The rod-shaped bacteria are the:
a. cocci
b. spirochetes
4. The round spherical-shaped bacteria that grow in pairs are the:
a. streptococci
b. diplococci
c. streptobacilli
d. staphylococci
5. Which of the following medical terms is misspelled?
a. strapyloccus
b. streptococci
c. bacterium
d. pathogenic
6. Which of the following medical terms is spelled correctly?
a. pyogenisis
b. pyorrhea
c. piothorax
d. pyococus
7. The protozoan parasite with a tail (flagellum) that may cause female reproductive infections
is the:
a. chlamydia trachomatis
c. human immunodeficiency virus
b. trichomonas vaginalis
d. candida albicans
8. Use the combining form staphylo to mean:
a. one celled
b. twisted chains
c. bunches like grapes d. food poisoning
9. If a staphylectomy is performed, that is the same procedure as a(n):
a. gastrectomy
b. pylorectomy
c. bacteriectomy
d. uvulectomy
10. Which of the following is an x-ray procedure of the gallbladder?
a. cholecystography c. cystogram
b. electroencephalography
d. gastroduodenoscopy
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11. The suffix for flow or discharge is:
a. -emia
b. -algia
c. -itis
d. -rrhea
12. Which of the following instruments is used to examine ears?
a. rhinoscope
b. otoscope
c. ophthalmoscope
d. laryngoscope
Write the word part as indicated that matches the definition.
13. stone (suffix) _____ _____________________________________________________
14. fast (prefix) _____ _______________________________________________________
15. eating (suffix) _____ _____________________________________________________
16. twisted chains (combining form) ____________________________________________
17. difficult or painful (prefix) ______ ___________________________________________
18. flow or discharge (suffix) _____ ____________________________________________
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
19. _________________________
round or spherical bacterium growing in
twisted chains
20. _________________________
rod-shaped bacteria (plural)
21. _________________________
irregular or abnormal rhythm
22. _________________________
pus producing
23. _________________________
earache
24. _________________________
eardrum
25. _________________________
specialist in hearing testing and aids
26. _________________________
flow or discharge from the nose
27. _________________________
incision for the removal of stones
28. _________________________
infestation of stones in the gallbladder
29. _________________________
fingerprint
30. _________________________
slow eating or swallowing
31. _________________________
fast heart rate
32. _________________________
failure to develop (no growth)
33. _________________________
difficult or painful digestion
34. _________________________
development of cancer (cancer producing)
35. _________________________
abnormally high body temperature (fever)
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Define the following medical terms.
36. rhinoplasty _____ _______________________________________________________
37. syndrome______________________________________________________
38. dyspnea _____ _________________________________________________________
39. tympanites _____ _______________________________________________________
40. otorrhea _____ _________________________________________________________
41. tympanoplasty _____ ____________________________________________________
42. pathogenic _____ _______________________________________________________
43. audiometer _____ _______________________________________________________
44. staphylococci _____ _____________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
45. _________________________
Fahrenheit
46. _________________________
gallbladder
47. _________________________
Escherichia Coli
48. _________________________
left ear
Write the meaning of the following medical abbreviations.
49. C&S _____ ____________________________________________________________
50. AD _____ _____________________________________________________________
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Unit 6 Quiz
Urology and Gynecology
Name ____________________________________________ Date _____________
Circle the correct answer.
1. Using what you have learned about the “g” rule, select the correct pronunciation of “g” if it is
followed by “i,” as in salpingitis.
a. k
b. j
c. hard g
d. s
c. spermatozoa
d. spermata
2. The plural form of spermatozoan is:
a. sperms
b. spermat
3. One of the most commonly used adjectives for kidney is:
a. renal
b. nephro
c. cystic
d. nephrous
4. The tube that leads from the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus (opening) in both males
and females is the:
a. ureter
b. urethra
c. vas deferens
d. fallopian tube
5. The suffix for surgical fixation of a displaced or prolapsed organ is:
a. -lysis
b. -lith
c. -pexy
d. -rrhaphy
c. -emia
d. -rrhagia
c. ureter
d. urinary
c. prostatectomy
d. prostatorrhea
6. The suffix for hemorrhage is:
a. -lysis
b. -uria
7. Which of the following is misspelled?
a. urethra
b. urether
8. Which of the following is misspelled?
a. penile
b. prostratitis
9. The formation of a scant or small amount of urine is called:
a. anuria
b. oliguria
c. polyuria
d. ketonuria
10. The combining form for uterine tube (Fallopian tube) is:
a. slaping
b. slapingo
c. salpingo
d. oophoro
11. Which of the following is properly hyphenated?
a. oophoro-salpingitis c. salpingo-oophoritis
b. salping-ooophoritis d. hystero-salpingoo-phoritis
12. The word part that means hidden is:
a. ptosis
b. hypo
c. ism
d. crypt
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Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
13. _________________________
x-ray (record) of a kidney
14. _________________________
condition pertaining to having many cysts
15. _________________________
night urination (getting up at night to urinate)
16. _________________________
destruction of kidney tissue
17. _________________________
difficult or painful urination
18. _________________________
making a new surgical opening between the ureter and
the bladder
19. _________________________
suturing of the urinary bladder
20. _________________________
excessive bleeding during menstruation
21. _________________________
agent that kills sperm
22. _________________________
pain in the testes
23. _________________________
the adjectival form for testicle
24. _________________________
x-ray of the renal pelvis (image)
25. _________________________
fluid containing sperm (ejaculate)
26. _________________________
excision of the prostate gland
27. _________________________
plural of ovum
28. _________________________
fixation of an (prolapsed) ovary
29. _________________________
instrument used to examine the vagina by looking
with a scope
30. _________________________
excision of uterus, uterine tubes, and ovaries
31. _________________________
condition of endometrial tissue growing outside
the uterus
32. _________________________
prolapsed (displaced) uterus
33. _________________________
crushing of a vessel
34. _________________________
adjective for penis
35. _________________________
inside the cervix (adjective)
Define the following medical terms.
36. cervicitis _____ _________________________________________________________
37. hematuria _____ ________________________________________________________
38. hysterosalpingogram________________________________________________
39. vasectomy _____ _______________________________________________________
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40. gynecopathy _____ ______________________________________________________
41. colposcopy _____ _______________________________________________________
42. cryptorchidism _____ ____________________________________________________
43. balanorrhea ____ _______________________________________________________
44. spermatocele______________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
45. _________________________
benign prostatic hyperplasia
46. _________________________
Papanicolaou test (smear)
47. _________________________
female
Write the meaning of the following medical abbreviations.
48. PID _____ _____________________________________________________________
49. TSE _____ ____________________________________________________________
50. PSA _____ ____________________________________________________________
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Unit 7 Quiz
Gastroenterology
Name ____________________________________________Date _______________
Circle the correct answer.
1. The suffix meaning paralysis is:
a. -clysis
b. -plegia
c. -cele
d. -plasty
c. -splasm
d. -ectasia
2. The suffix meaning stretching or dilation is:
a. -stasis
b. -megaly
3. The correct spelling of the combining form for spleen is:
a. spleeno
b. spleno
c. spleano
d. splenno
c. closed
d. overweight
4. Obesity is a quality of being
a. opened
b. undernourished
5. Which of the following means upon the stomach?
a. stomatorrhea
b. subabdominal
c. epigastric
d. paragastric
c. epiglottal
d. esophageal
6. The adjectival form for esophagus is:
a. esophagal
b. esophagic
7. The ascending, descending, transverse, and sigmoid are all parts of the:
a. esophagus
b. liver
c. colon
d. small intestine
c. -scopy
d. -ectasia
8. The suffix for irrigation or washing is:
a. -clysis
b. -lysis
9. Chronic alcoholism or hepatitis may lead to a dysfunctional liver disease called:
a. hepatobiliary sclerosis
c. cirrhosis
b. atresia
d. hepatolith
10. The first part of the small intestine is the:
a. jejunum
b. ileum
c. cecum
d. duodenum
b. discharge
c. catheter
d. narrowing
11. Stenosis means:
a. dilation
12. A condition in which a tubelike structure is closed is called:
a. infarction
b. atresia
c. stenosis
d. anastomosis
13. Which of the following combining forms refers to the lips?
a. lipo
b. stomato
c. gingivo
d. cheilo
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14. Chewing food is ______________________.
a. digestion
b. defecation
c. desiccation
d. mastication
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
15. _________________________
inflammation of the tongue
16. _________________________
synonym for sublingual
17. _________________________
excision of the gums
18. _________________________
Helicobacter pylori (HP) has been reported to
be the most common cause of __________(pl)
19. _________________________
specialty that studies diseases of the stomach
and intestine
20. _________________________
intestinal hernia
21. _________________________
making a new opening in the colon
22. _________________________
irrigation or washing of the rectum
23. _________________________
instrument used to examine the sigmoid colon
24. _________________________
pertaining to the rectum and the urethra
25. _________________________
suturing of the rectum and anus
26. _________________________
destruction of pancreatic tissue
27. _________________________
stone in the liver
28. _________________________
enlargement of the spleen
29. _________________________
process of making an x-ray (image) of the
biliary and pancreatic ducts
30. _________________________
congenital heart disease, mitral valve
31. _________________________
bleeding of the mouth
32. _________________________
solid waste material
33. _________________________
inflammation of diverticula
34. _________________________
dry or infrequent bowel movement
35. _________________________
making a new surgical opening between the
esophagus and the duodenum
Define the following medical terms.
36. stomatomycosis _____ ___________________________________________________
37. glossoplegia _____ ______________________________________________________
38. dysentery _____ ________________________________________________________
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39. bariatrics_________________________________________________________
40. paraesophageal____________________________________________________
41. splenoptosis _____ ______________________________________________________
42. diverticulitis _____ ______________________________________________________
43. occult____________________________________________________________
44. appendectomy____________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
45. _________________________
hepatitis B vaccine
46. _________________________
nothing by mouth
47. _________________________
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
48. _________________________
gastroesophageal reflux disease
49. _________________________
endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography
Write the meaning of the following medical abbreviations.
50. GI _____ ______________________________________________________________
51. BM _____ _____________________________________________________________
52. PO _____ _____________________________________________________________
53. NG _____ _____________________________________________________________
54. GB _____ _____________________________________________________________
55. BE _____ _____________________________________________________________
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Unit 8 Quiz
Neurology, Psychology, Anesthesiology, and
Vascular Terminology
Name ____________________________________________
Date _____________
Circle the correct answer.
1. The suffix for twitching or involuntary contraction which is also a word is:
a. -blast
b. -genesis
c. -rrhexis
d. -spasm
c. fibro
d. ventro
2. One combining form used for vein is:
a. athero
b. phlebo
3. Which of the following specialists would diagnose nervous system disorders?
a. neurologist
b. psychiatrist
c. neurosurgeon
d. mycologist
4. If the oxygen demand of the heart cannot be adequately met, _____________ can occur.
a. hemangioma
b. atherosclerosis
c. angina pectoris
d. thrombolysis
5. A thrombus may block or ___________ a blood vessel.
a. infarct
b. occlude
c. embolus
d. dilate
c. venipuncture
d. venostasis
c. arterorrhexa
d. pleborrhexis
c. gallbladder
d. vessel
6. The synonym for phlebotomy is:
a. venorrhexis
b. phlebostomy
7. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
a. cardiorrhexis
b. angorexia
8. An angioplasty is used to repair a(n):
a. angina
b. joint
9. The physician specialist in the study of administration of agents that block sensation is a(n):
a. aesthetic
b. analgesist
c. anesthesiologist
d. anesthetist
10. The prefix which means “beside, beyond, near, and abnormal” is:
a. hyper-
b. para-
c. brady-
d. proximo-
11. Which of the following combining forms is used to indicate fat in the blood vessels?
a. ather/o
b. arteri/o
c. lip/o
d. arthr/o
c. myo
d. mycelo
12. The combining form for muscle is:
a. myco
b. myelo
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Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
13. _________________________
process of making an image of muscle function
using electricity
14. _________________________
any disease of a vessel
15. _________________________
the study of the nervous system
16. _________________________
sleep producing drug
17. _________________________
hardening of an artery
18. _________________________
surgical crushing of a nerve
19. _________________________
destruction (dissolving) a blood clot
20. _________________________
herniation of the spinal cord
21. _________________________
defective development of cartilage
22. _________________________
physician specialist treating mental disorders
23. _________________________
severe mental condition that may include
delusions, hallucinations, breaks with reality
24. _________________________
specialist licensed to dispense medication
25. _________________________
using an instrument to examine a vessel
26. _________________________
without or lack of sensation
27. _________________________
condition without pain (noun)
28. _________________________
inflammation near the kidney
29. _________________________
medication that affects mental processes
30. _________________________
paralysis of the lower half of the body
31. _________________________
hardening of the blood vessels due to fatty
porridge-like substance
32._________________________
tumor composed of muscle and fibrous tissue
33. _________________________
slow movement
34. _________________________
out-flowing pathway
35. _________________________
benign tumor of a blood vessel (like a port wine
birthmark)
36. _________________________
formation of a thrombus
Define the following medical terms.
37. arteriorrhexis______________________________________________________
38. paroxysmal _____ _______________________________________________________
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39. psychoneurosis ____ ____________________________________________________
40. angiolysis ________________________________________________________
41. infarction______ ________________________________________________________
42. myoblast _____ _________________________________________________________
43. hematocrit _____ _______________________________________________________
44. thrombolymphangitis _____ _______________________________________________
45. phlebectasia _____ ______________________________________________________
46. parasympathetic _____ ___________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
47. _________________________
arteriosclerotic heart disease
48. _________________________
coronary artery bypass graft
49. _________________________
transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
50. _________________________
neurologic vital signs
51. _________________________
activities of daily living
52. _________________________
electromyogram
53. _________________________
range of motion
54. _________________________
prothrombin time
55. _________________________
high-density lipoprotein
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Unit 9 Quiz
Anatomic Terms
Name _____________________________
Date ________________
Circle the correct answer.
1. One combining form referring to front is:
a. anter/o
b. anteri/o
c. amni/o
d. atri/o
2. A location closer to the point of origin or the beginning is:
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. proximal
d. medial
3. A plane making a vertical cut is the _________ plane.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. distal
d. transverse
4. The identification of a disease through study of its symptoms and signs is a:
a. diagnosis
b. syndrome
c. prognostic
d. physiology
c. navelle
d. omphalic
c. crown
d. cut
c. ventro-
d. pro-
c. -rrhea
d. dia-
5. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
a. ophalitis
b. umbillicosele
6. Coronal comes from a Greek word for:
a. head
b. king
7. The opposite of the prefix pre- is:
a. ante-
b. post-
8. The prefix meaning “through” is:
a. trans-
b. peri-
9. The term meaning “pertaining to the area called the armpit” is:
a. antecubital
b. axillary
c. plantar
d. apical
c. chest
d. crown
10. A caudad direction is toward the:
a. temple
b. tail
11. In a posteroanterior direction the x-ray goes through the ____________ first.
a. side
b. front
c. back
d. midline
c. nephrons
d. navel
c. cells
d. chrome
12. If you see the word root omphal, think of:
a. nails
b. nose
13. Chromolysis is destruction of:
a. blood
b. color
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14. Which prefix indicates easy or good?
a. hyper-
b. pro-
c. syn-
d. eu-
c. -tripsy
d. -rrhexia
15. The suffix indicating control or stopping is:
a. -thermy
b. -stasis
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
16. _________________________
predicting the outcome of a disease
17. _________________________
Treatment that removes waste from the blood using an
artificial kidney is ____________.
18. _________________________
pertaining to including the front and side
19. _________________________
vertical cut that divides the body into equal left and
right halves
20. _________________________
the study of identifying body parts
21. _________________________
toward the back of the head
22. _________________________
discharge flowing from the navel
23. _________________________
fear of air
24. _________________________
toward the head
25. _________________________
control of blood flow
26. _________________________
organism that lives without oxygen (adj)
27. _________________________
one who studies living things
28. _________________________
attraction to color
29. _________________________
easy breathing
30. _________________________
prolapse or displacement of an organ
31. _________________________
membrane attached to the lung
32. _________________________
fear of contracting syphilis
33. _________________________
false pregnancy
34. _________________________
inner germ (embryonic) layer from which
intestine is formed
35. _________________________
insulin is formed outside its source
36. _________________________
location behind the sternum
37. _________________________
bending forward
38. _________________________
near or around the urinary bladder
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Define the following medical terms.
39. aerobic___________________________________________________________
40. dysmenorrhea ____ _____________________________________________________
41. bioethics _____ _________________________________________________________
42. dystocia _____ _________________________________________________________
43. myelodysplasia ____ ____________________________________________________
44. euthanasia ____ ________________________________________________________
45. pseudocyesis ____ ______________________________________________________
46. anterolateral ______________________________________________________
47. syphilopsychosis _____ __________________________________________________
48. ectopic pregnancy ____ __________________________________________________
49. retroperitonitis _____ ____________________________________________________
50. endoscopy _____ _______________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
51. _________________________
anterior to posterior (direction)
52. _________________________
diagnosis
53. _________________________
biopsy
54. _________________________
tuberculosis
55. _________________________
lateral
Write the meaning of the following medical abbreviations.
56. LMP _____ ____________________________________________________________
57.
p _____ ______________________________________________________________
58. Px _____ ______________________________________________________________
59. Hx ______ _____________________________________________________________
60. PA _____ _____________________________________________________________
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Unit 10 Quiz
Surgery, Diabetes, Immunology, Lesions,
Numbers and Directions
Name ____________________________________________Date ______________
Provide the correct prefix for the following meanings.
1. _________________________
around, near (not para)
2. _________________________
through
3. _________________________
out from
4. _________________________
unequal
5. _________________________
self
6. _________________________
first
7. _________________________
down from
8. _________________________
equal or same
9. _________________________
within
10. _________________________
circular
Write the correct prefix for the following number or amounts.
11. _________________________
one
12. _________________________
double
13. _________________________
seven
14. _________________________
1/100, 0.01, one hundredth
15. _________________________
1,000, one thousand
16. _________________________
none
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
17. _________________________
process of examining the abdominal
cavity looking with a scope
18. _________________________
high fever
19. _________________________
condition of sweating
20. _________________________
glucose attached to hemoglobin
21. _________________________
incision into the abdomen
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22. _________________________
solution having the same osmotic pressure as
blood cells
23. _________________________
inflammation around the appendix
24. _________________________
supplying blood to tissues
25. _________________________
high blood glucose
26. _________________________
defective immune system
27. _________________________
condition of sweating
28. _________________________
graft of one’s own tissues
29. _________________________
injection given to cause an immune response
30. _________________________
immune response to one’s self
31. _________________________
having one nucleus (adj)
32. _________________________
woman who has had many live births (noun)
33. _________________________
first pregnancy
34. _________________________
one hundredth of a gram
35. _________________________
striking through (tapping)
36. _________________________
examination of dead body
37. _________________________
scraping away—wound or procedure
Define the following medical terms.
38. pyrophobia _____ ______________________________________________________
39. glycolysis ______ _______________________________________________________
40. immunotherapy ___________________________________________________
41. anteversion _____ ______________________________________________________
42. nulliparous _____ _______________________________________________________
43. multicellular ______ _____________________________________________________
44. adduction ____ ________________________________________________________
45. aberrant _____ _________________________________________________________
46. dehydration _____ ______________________________________________________
47. laparoscopy ______________________________________________________
48. excretion _____ ________________________________________________________
49. kilometer _____ ________________________________________________________
50. anisocytosis ____ ______________________________________________________
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51. mastocarcinoma _____ __________________________________________________
52. pericardiectomy_____ ___________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
53. _________________________
two hours after a meal (postcibal)
54. _________________________
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
55. _________________________
two abortions
56. _________________________
three pregnancies
57. _________________________
noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
58. _________________________
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
Write the meaning of the following medical abbreviations.
59. FBS ____________________________________________________________
60. MMRV _____ __________________________________________________________
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Unit 11 Quiz
Descriptive Prefixes, Asepsis, and Pharmacology
Name ____________________________________________Date _______________
Match the prefix on the left with its meaning on the right.
_____
1. homo-
a. with
_____
2. in-
b. after
_____
3. multi-
c. above
_____
4. infra-
d. within
_____
5. supra-
e. below
_____
6. con-
f. outside
_____
7. ultra-
g. same
_____
8. eu-
h. many
_____
9. post-
_____ 10. extra-
i. above and beyond
j. easy
Provide the correct prefix for the following meanings.
11. upon _____ ____________________________________________________________
12. without or absent _____ __________________________________________________
13. against _____ __________________________________________________________
14. beyond _____ __________________________________________________________
15. both ____________________________________________________________
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
16. _________________________
a person sexually attracted to the same sex
17. _________________________
pertaining to being the same throughout or a group
made up of same items
18. _________________________
joined or fused feet
19. _________________________
on or above the surface
20. _________________________
above the kidney
21. _________________________
region upon the stomach
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22. _________________________
pertaining to the skin layer upon the dermis
23. _________________________
surgical repair of the breast
24. _________________________
below the dura mater of the meninges
25. _________________________
outside the joint
26. _________________________
agent that works against depression
27. _________________________
below the layers of the skin
28. _________________________
bones of the hand beyond the wrist
29. _________________________
light waves beyond violet
30. _________________________
lack of infectious organisms (noun)
31. _________________________
agent that works against rheumatic disease
32. _________________________
agent or device that prevents conception
33. _________________________
across the lumen of a vessel
34. _________________________
inserting a flexible tube (i.e., into the bladder)
Define the following medical terms.
35. antiseptic _____ ________________________________________________________
36. symmetry ________________________________________________________
37. transvaginal _____ ______________________________________________________
38. subdural__________________________________________________________
39. extracerebral ____ ______________________________________________________
40. mammography _____ ____________________________________________________
41. metastasis ____ ________________________________________________________
42. ultrasonography _____ ___________________________________________________
43. suprapubic _____ _______________________________________________________
44. antibiotic _____ _________________________________________________________
45. contraindicated _____ ____________________________________________________
46. transposition _____ ______________________________________________________
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Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
47. _________________________
ultrasound
48. _________________________
with
49. _________________________
metastasis, metastases
50. _________________________
catheter
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Unit 12 Quiz
Prefixes of Location and Medication Administration
Name __________________________________________
Date _______________
Write the correct prefix for the following meanings.
1. _________________________
not
2. _________________________
bad, poor
3. _________________________
three
4. _________________________
one
5. _________________________
half
6. _________________________
with
7. _________________________
after
8. _________________________
within
9. _________________________
between
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
10. _________________________
not competent
11. _________________________
condition of redness, swelling, and warmth
12. _________________________
artificial __________, placing semen into the opening
of the cervix
13. _________________________
general feeling of illness or lack of well-being
14. _________________________
three-bellied muscle (posterior upper arm)
15. _________________________
branch into two (like a vessel or nerve that divides into
two branches)
16. _________________________
cell having one nucleus
17. _________________________
sexually attracted to both sexes
18. _________________________
half (partially) conscious
19. _________________________
born with
20. _________________________
having blood relationship
21. _________________________
to cut a tissue into parts for study (verb)
22. _________________________
the time following birth referring to the baby
23. _________________________
time before delivery, referring to the mother
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24. _________________________
within a vein
25. _________________________
penetration of a solution into tissues
26. _________________________
pertaining to death rate
27. _________________________
affective disorder with swings from manic to
depressive
28. _________________________
paralyzed on one side of the body
Define the following medical terms.
29. incontinence _____ ______________________________________________________
30. exhale_____ ___________________________________________________________
31. unicellular _____ ________________________________________________________
32. malariotherapy _____ ____________________________________________________
33. postfebrile _____ _______________________________________________________
34. perinatal _____ _________________________________________________________
35. hemigastrectomy___________________________________________________
36. insomnia _____ _________________________________________________________
37. malnutrition _____ ______________________________________________________
38. cachexia _____ _________________________________________________________
39. morbidity______ ________________________________________________________
40. postmenopausal _____ ___________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
41. _________________________
before meals
42. _________________________
intravenous
43. _________________________
nurse practitioner
44. _________________________
postoperative or by mouth
45. _________________________
subcutaneous
46. _________________________
three times a day
47. _________________________
afternoon
48. _________________________
dispense as written (medication prescription)
49. _________________________
excision
50. _________________________
intramuscular
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Unit 13 Quiz
Respiratory System and Pulmonology
Name ____________________________________________Date _______________
Circle the correct answer.
1. The suffix referring to breathing is:
a. -pneumono
b. -phagia
c. -pnea
d. -pneumo
2. Centesis (a suffix and a noun) means:
a. excision of a tumor
c. drainage of a wound
b. incision into the vein
d. incision for fluid removal
3. If a word from Greek origin begins with “pn,” it is pronounced like:
a. p
b. n
c. u
d. pen
c. fungi
d. malaria
4. When you see “myc/o” in a word, think of:
a. muscles
b. spinal cord
5. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
a. pnuemonorhagia
c. pneumomorrhagia
b. penumonorrhagia
d. pneumonorrhagia
6. A moving blood clot is a(n):
a. thrombus
b. hemothrombus
c. embolus
d. metastasis
b. hemoptysis
c. hemothorax
d. anemia
7. Bloody sputum is:
a. hematuria
8. The tube leading from the mouth to the trachea is the:
a. larynx
b. alveolus
c. bronchus
d. pharynx
9. The nerve that controls the diaphragm is the:
a. pulmonary
b. vagus
c. thoracic
d. phrenic
c. hands
d. anger
10. The word part “ger” refers to:
a. germs
b. elderly
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
11. _________________________
inflammation of the lung
12. _________________________
black lung disease
13. _________________________
air in an abnormal location in the chest cavity
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14. _________________________
fungal infection of the skin
15. _________________________
pertaining to lungs (adj)
16. _________________________
able to breathe well only when sitting upright
17. _________________________
pertaining to the nose and pharynx
18. _________________________
pain in the voice box
19. _________________________
incision into the trachea
20. _________________________
examination (looking into) of the bronchi with an
instrument
21. _________________________
pertaining to the lung membrane
22. _________________________
heart displaced to the left
23. _________________________
right handed
24. _________________________
doctor whose treatments are based on spinal
manipulation therapy (adjustments)
25. _________________________
condition in which bronchioles lose elasticity making it
difficult to get O2 or exhale CO2
26. _________________________
the study of aging
27. _________________________
involuntary twitching of a bronchus
28. _________________________
pertaining to the heart and lungs
29. _________________________
pertaining to the nose and chin
30. _________________________
plural of larynx
Define the following medical terms.
31. hypoxia ______ _________________________________________________________
32. tracheostomy______________________________________________________
33. pyothorax _____ ________________________________________________________
34. nasolacrimal _____ ______________________________________________________
35. diaphragmatic ____ _____________________________________________________
36. pharyngoplasty _____ ____________________________________________________
37. endotracheal ____ ______________________________________________________
38. bronchoscopy _____ _____________________________________________________
39. pleurocentesis ____ _____________________________________________________
40. phrenicectomy _____ ____________________________________________________
41. ptyalorrhea ____ ________________________________________________________
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Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
42. _________________________
arterial blood gases
43. _________________________
carbon dioxide
44. _________________________
intensive care unit
45. _________________________
chiropractor
Write the meaning for the following medical abbreviations.
46. IS _____ ______________________________________________________________
47. TB_____ ______________________________________________________________
48. URI _____ _____________________________________________________________
49. PND _____ ____________________________________________________________
50. PFT ____ _____________________________________________________________
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Unit 14 Quiz
Night, Sleep, Split, Skeletal System, and Orthopedics
Name ____________________________________________Date _______________
State the body part represented by the following combining forms.
1. _________________________
calcane/o
2. _________________________
carp/o
3. _________________________
cost/o
4. _________________________
rachi/o
5. _________________________
cervic/o
6. _________________________
tibi/o
7. _________________________
xiph/o
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
8. _________________________
able to walk
9. _________________________
break or crack (in a bone)
10. _________________________
immovable fingers (stiff)
11. _________________________
excessive urination at night
12. _________________________
night blindness
13. _________________________
cleft palate
14. _________________________
pertaining to the ischium and pubis
15. _________________________
bones of the hand (beyond the wrist)
16. _________________________
severe mental condition, including delusions,
paranoia, hallucinations (split mind)
17. _________________________
pertaining to the breastbone and area around
the heart
18. _________________________
fused bone below the lumbar spine
19. _________________________
adjective for the upper leg bone (thigh bone)
20. _________________________
bones of the foot beyond the tarsals
21. _________________________
name of the finger and toe bones (plural)
22. _________________________
posterior curvature of the thoracic spine (hunchback)
23. _________________________
pertaining to the radius and ulna
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24. _________________________
excision of the lamina of the vertebral disk
25. _________________________
stopping the formation of pus
26. _________________________
bone and joint physician specialist
Define the following medical terms.
27. rachitis _____ __________________________________________________________
28. acromioclavicular _____ __________________________________________________
29. palatoschisis ____ ______________________________________________________
30. rachischisis_______________________________________________________
31. ankylophobia _____ _____________________________________________________
32. brachiocephalic____________________________________________________
33. coccygectomy_____________________________________________________
34. diskectomy _____ _______________________________________________________
35. schistocyte _____ _______________________________________________________
36. epicondyle _____ _______________________________________________________
Given the location, name that bone.
37. _________________________
upper arm bone
38. _________________________
wing blade (shoulder)
39. _________________________
collarbone
40. _________________________
skull bones
41. _________________________
sit bones (lower pelvis)
42. _________________________
lower jaw
43. _________________________
wrist bones
44. _________________________
shinbone (lower leg)
45. _________________________
breastbone
Write the correct abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
46. _________________________
ambulate
47. _________________________
third cervical vertebra
48. _________________________
podiatrist
49. _________________________
orthopedics
50. _________________________
fracture both bones
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Unit 15 Quiz
Ophthalmology, Endocrinology, and Medical Specialties
Name ____________________________________________Date _______________
Circle the correct answer.
1. Which of the following is the combining form for eye?
a. opia
b. optic
c. ophthalmo
d. opto
2. Which of the following is a physician specialist in eye disease?
a. oncologist
b. ophthalmologist
c. optometrist
d. opthalmist
3. A condition of nearsightedness is referred to as:
a. myopia
b. nyctalopia
c. presbyopia
d. hyperopia
4. If a person’s eyes are crossed inward, it is called:
a. exotropia
b. xanthopia
c. esotropia
d. strabismus
5. Which of the following is the combining form for the lens of the eye?
a. phaco
b. lenso
c. blepharo
d. cyclo
c. irides
d. iridata
c. oil
d. tears
c. nails
d. umbilicus
c. exocrinology
d. neurology
6. The plural of iris is:
a. irises
b. iriss
7. Dacryorrhea is the flow of:
a. saliva
b. hormones
8. Onychosis is a condition of the:
a. endocrine glands
b. skeleton
9. The study of hormones is:
a. endocrinology
b. hormonology
10. Which of the following indicates blood in the urine?
a. uremia
b. hematuria
c. hematorrhea
d. urhemuria
Match the type of wound with its common name.
_____ 11. abrasion
a.
bruise
_____ 12. fracture
b.
tearing away
_____ 13. contusion
c.
scrape
_____ 14. laceration
d.
hole
_____ 15. puncture
e.
break
_____ 16. avulsion (evulsion)
f.
cut
Write the correctly spelled medical term for each definition.
17. _________________________ herniation (abnormal protrusion) of an eye
18. _________________________ out of place pupil (not in the center, displaced)
19. _________________________ old eye (vision)
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20. _________________________ emotionally feeling great
21. _________________________ swollen eyelid (not inflamed)
22. _________________________ inflammation of the membrane around the eye
23. _________________________ formation of a surgical opening in the sclera
24. _________________________ fixation or repair of a detached retina
25. _________________________ injury that has torn away the tissue
26. _________________________ incision into the cornea
27. _________________________ softening of the nails
28. _________________________ formation of hair in the wrong places
29. _________________________ overactive thyroid gland
30. _________________________ enlargement of the adrenal glands
31. _________________________ hormone produced by the adrenal medulla
(adrenalin)
32. _________________________ ______________ degeneration is caused by aging
of the vessels of the retina.
33. _________________________ study of wounds
Define the following medical terms.
34. optometrist
______________________________________________________
35. diplopia _________________________________________________________
36. diopter __________________________________________________________
37. strabismus
_______________________________________________________
38. phacoemulsification
________________________________________________
39. anisocoria
_______________________________________________________
40. cycloplegia
_______________________________________________________
41. paronychia
_______________________________________________________
42. trichoid _________________________________________________________
43. otorhinolaryngology
________________________________________________
Write the correct medical abbreviation for the following terms or phrases.
44. _________________________ right eye
45. _________________________ thyroid function tests for triiodothyronine,
tetraiodothyronine
46. _________________________ emergency medical technician
47. _________________________ pupils equal, round, reactive to light and
accommodation
48. _________________________ open-angle glaucoma
49. _________________________ diopter
50. _________________________ follicle stimulating hormone
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