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Adenoma:
a. inflammation of a gland
b. tumor of a gland
c. gland that secretes hormone within the body
d. incision of a gland
Answer: tumor of a gland
Biopsy:
a. removal of tissue
b. study of life
c. study of cells
d. removal of living tissue and examination under a microscope
Answer: removal of living tissue and examination under a microscope
Erythrocyte
a. sun burn
b. red skin
c. a red blood cell
d. a white blood cell
e. a thrombocyte
Answer: a red blood cell
Inflammation of the intestines.
a. gastrectomy
b. enteritis
c. gastritis
d. pancreatitis
e. rhinitis
Answer: enteritis
Concise technical description of the cause, nature or manifestations of a patients condition, situation or
problem.
a. diagnosis
b. prognosis
c. pathology
d. physiology
e. nosocomial
Answer: diagnosis
Study of cells.
a. histology
b. pathology
c. oncology
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d. cytology
e. hematology
Answer: cytology
Removal of the stomach.
a. gastrotomy
b. gastralgia
c. gastrostomy
d. gastritis
e. gastrectomy
Answer: gastrectomy
Incision into the stomach.
a. gastrotomy
b. gastralgia
c. gastostorny
d. gastritis
e. gastrectomy
Answer: gastrotomy
Osteotomy:
a. cancerous tumor of cartilage
b. study of the skeleton
c. pertaining to the joints
d. benign tumor of skeletal muscles
e. process of cutting into bone
Answer: process of cutting into bone
Hypodermic:
a. study of cells
b. inflammation of the skin
c. pertaining to under the skin
d. record of the electricity in the heart
e. record of the electricity of the brain
Answer: pertaining to under the skin
Prognosis:
a. information gathered about a patient1s illness
b. state of before knowledge; prediction about the outcome of an illness
c. study of females and female diseases
d. study of blood
e. pertaining to being produced by treatment
Answer: state of before knowledge; prediction about the outcome of an illness
Oncology:
a. study of nerves
b. study of tumors
c. specialist in the study of tumors
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d. study of disease
e. one who studies diseases, performs autopsies, and examines biopsy samples
Answer: study of tumors
Rhinitis:
a. process of cutting out; removal
b. a clotting cell
c. inflammation of the nose
d. tumor of flesh tissue (cancerous tumor of connective tissues, such as bone, muscle, cartilage, fat)
Answer: inflammation of the nose
Leukocyte:
a. blood condition of white cells; malignant (cancerous) condition
b. white blood cell
c. red blood cell
d. a white blood cell thrombocyte
Answer: white blood cell
Iatrogenic:
a. pertaining to producing cancer
b. pertaining to producing disease
c. pertaining to adverse condition in a patient by physicians treatment
d. pertaining to the stomach
Answer: pertaining to adverse condition in a patient by physicians treatment
Cystitis:
a. to cut out, remove
b. specialist in the study of females and female disorders
c. inflammation of the urinary bladder
d. study of the endocrine glands
e. tumor (malignant) of the liver
Answer: inflammation of the urinary bladder
Nephrosis:
a. process of viewing life; removal of living tissue for microscopic examination
b. abnormal condition of the kidney
c. abnormal condition (slight increase) of white blood cells
d. disease of the intestines
e. disease of glands
Answer: abnormal condition of the kidney
Gastroenterology:
a. study of pancreas and gall bladder
b. incision of a nerve
c. study of the stomach and intestines
d. "without-blood condition" - a decrease in erythrocytes or hemoglobin
e. "self view" - examination of a dead body
Answer: study of the stomach and intestines
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Endocrinologist:
a. state of complete knowledge; information gathered about a patient's illness
b. one who specializes in endocrine glands
c. pertaining to above the stomach
d. outer layer of skin; above the dermis layer
Answer: one who specializes in endocrine glands
Excision:
a. to cut into; section
b. removal of an organ by cutting
c. condition of increased blood sugar
d. pertaining to below the stomach
e. surgical repair
Answer: removal of an organ by cutting
Adipose:
a. fatty tumor
b. pertaining to the abdomen
c. pertaining to fat
d. pertaining to the front
e. process of casting up (building-up or synthesizing process in a cell)
Answer: pertaining to fat
Chondrosarcoma:
a. pertaining to the neck
b. tumor of cartilage
c. flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage
d. "color bodies"; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of cell
e. contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the nucleus and cell membrane)
Answer: flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage
Distal:
a. pertaining to near point of origin
b. pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)
c. pertaining to the back
d. study of tissues
e. pertaining to the hand
Answer: pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)
Lateral:
a. picture (classification) of the nucleus (and its chromosomes)
b. pertaining to the side
c. pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions
d. pertaining to the middle
e. pertaining to the ear
Answer: pertaining to the side
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Adenoma:
a. inflammation of a gland
b. tumor of a gland
c. gland that secretes hormone within the body
d. incision of a gland
Answer: tumor of a gland
Biopsy:
a. removal of tissue
b. study of life
c. study of cells
d. removal of living tissue and examination under a microscope
Answer: removal of living tissue and examination under a microscope
Erythrocyte
a. sun burn
b. red skin
c. a red blood cell
d. a white blood cell
e. a thrombocyte
Answer: a red blood cell
Inflammation of the intestines.
a. gastrectomy
b. enteritis
c. gastritis
d. pancreatitis
e. rhinitis
Answer: enteritis
Concise technical description of the cause, nature or manifestations of a patients condition, situation or
problem.
a. diagnosis
b. prognosis
c. pathology
d. physiology
e. nosocomial
Answer: diagnosis
Study of cells.
a. histology
b. pathology
c. oncology
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d. cytology
e. hematology
Answer: cytology
Removal of the stomach.
a. gastrotomy
b. gastralgia
c. gastrostomy
d. gastritis
e. gastrectomy
Answer: gastrectomy
Incision into the stomach.
a. gastrotomy
b. gastralgia
c. gastostorny
d. gastritis
e. gastrectomy
Answer: gastrotomy
Osteotomy:
a. cancerous tumor of cartilage
b. study of the skeleton
c. pertaining to the joints
d. benign tumor of skeletal muscles
e. process of cutting into bone
Answer: process of cutting into bone
Hypodermic:
a. study of cells
b. inflammation of the skin
c. pertaining to under the skin
d. record of the electricity in the heart
e. record of the electricity of the brain
Answer: pertaining to under the skin
Prognosis:
a. information gathered about a patient1s illness
b. state of before knowledge; prediction about the outcome of an illness
c. study of females and female diseases
d. study of blood
e. pertaining to being produced by treatment
Answer: state of before knowledge; prediction about the outcome of an illness
Oncology:
a. study of nerves
b. study of tumors
c. specialist in the study of tumors
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d. study of disease
e. one who studies diseases, performs autopsies, and examines biopsy samples
Answer: study of tumors
Rhinitis:
a. process of cutting out; removal
b. a clotting cell
c. inflammation of the nose
d. tumor of flesh tissue (cancerous tumor of connective tissues, such as bone, muscle, cartilage, fat)
Answer: inflammation of the nose
Leukocyte:
a. blood condition of white cells; malignant (cancerous) condition
b. white blood cell
c. red blood cell
d. a white blood cell thrombocyte
Answer: white blood cell
Iatrogenic:
a. pertaining to producing cancer
b. pertaining to producing disease
c. pertaining to adverse condition in a patient by physicians treatment
d. pertaining to the stomach
Answer: pertaining to adverse condition in a patient by physicians treatment
Cystitis:
a. to cut out, remove
b. specialist in the study of females and female disorders
c. inflammation of the urinary bladder
d. study of the endocrine glands
e. tumor (malignant) of the liver
Answer: inflammation of the urinary bladder
Nephrosis:
a. process of viewing life; removal of living tissue for microscopic examination
b. abnormal condition of the kidney
c. abnormal condition (slight increase) of white blood cells
d. disease of the intestines
e. disease of glands
Answer: abnormal condition of the kidney
Gastroenterology:
a. study of pancreas and gall bladder
b. incision of a nerve
c. study of the stomach and intestines
d. "without-blood condition" - a decrease in erythrocytes or hemoglobin
e. "self view" - examination of a dead body
Answer: study of the stomach and intestines
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Endocrinologist:
a. state of complete knowledge; information gathered about a patient's illness
b. one who specializes in endocrine glands
c. pertaining to above the stomach
d. outer layer of skin; above the dermis layer
Answer: one who specializes in endocrine glands
Excision:
a. to cut into; section
b. removal of an organ by cutting
c. condition of increased blood sugar
d. pertaining to below the stomach
e. surgical repair
Answer: removal of an organ by cutting
Adipose:
a. fatty tumor
b. pertaining to the abdomen
c. pertaining to fat
d. pertaining to the front
e. process of casting up (building-up or synthesizing process in a cell)
Answer: pertaining to fat
Chondrosarcoma:
a. pertaining to the neck
b. tumor of cartilage
c. flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage
d. "color bodies"; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of cell
e. contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the nucleus and cell membrane)
Answer: flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage
Distal:
a. pertaining to near point of origin
b. pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)
c. pertaining to the back
d. study of tissues
e. pertaining to the hand
Answer: pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)
Lateral:
a. picture (classification) of the nucleus (and its chromosomes)
b. pertaining to the side
c. pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions
d. pertaining to the middle
e. pertaining to the ear
Answer: pertaining to the side
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