Elsevier: Module 1 questions with correct answers

_______ are terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, such as the abbreviation for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), or SARS (which stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome). Answer Acronyms _______ are derived from the name of a person—often a physician or scientist—who was the first to identify a certain condition or to devise a medical procedure. •For example, the Heimlich maneuver, named after the American, physician H. J. Heimlich, is used to dislodge food from the airway of a person who is choking. Answer Eponyms Sometimes identifying procedures and equipment by their _______ is more common than by their names. For example, here we see a magnetic resonance imaging unit. However, most people call both the procedure and the resulting image an MRI. Answer Abbreviations Where did modern medicine originate? Answer Ancient Greece and Rome Elements of which 2 languages form the basis of many modern medical terms? Answer Greek and Latin Phyllis has been diagnosed with nephritis, which is a term that is what? a. Greek or Latin in origin b. An eponym