Test Bank For Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 7th Edition By Peggy C. Leonard

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Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 7th Edition By Peggy C. Leonard Chapter 2-15
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Chapter 2: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy
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Leonard: Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE qq




1. Suture of a blood vessel is called:qq qq qq qq qq qq



A. angiectomy
B. angioplasty
C. angiorrhaphy
D. angiotomy
ANS: qq q q C PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 29 TOP: qq q q Surgical Suffixes
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2. Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called:
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A. adenectomy
B. amniocentesis
C. angiorrhexis
D. glycolysis
ANS: qq q q B PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 29 TOP: qq q q Surgical Suffixes
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3. Pain along the course of a nerve is called:
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A. neuralgia
B. neurocele
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS: qq q q A PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 36
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




4. Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called:
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A. a hernia qq



B. dilatation
C. edema
D. emesis
ANS: qq q q A PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 36
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




5. A term that means stretching of a structure is:
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A. dilatation
B. ptosis
C. prolapse
D. spasm
ANS: qq q q A PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 36
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq

, 6. The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling
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qq is called:
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A. dilatation
B. edema
C. emesis
D. ptosis
ANS: qq q q B PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 36
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




7. Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:
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A. hydrophobia
B. kleptomania
C. paranoia
D. pyromania
ANS: qq q q D PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 40
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




8. Carcinoma is: qq



A. an abnormal fear of something
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B. another term for cancer qq qq qq



C. any disease of a body structure
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D. excessive preoccupation with illness qq qq qq




ANS: qq q q B PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 40
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




9. Prolapse means: qq



A. cramping
B. discharge
C. sagging
D. rupture
ANS: qq q q C PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 37
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




10. A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:
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A. edema
B. mania
C. ptosis
D. stasis
ANS: qq q q D PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 37
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




11. Surgical repair of the eye is: qq qq qq qq qq



A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmological
C. ophthalmoplasty
D. ophthalmorrhagia
ANS: qq q q C PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 34 TOP: qq q q Surgical Suffixes
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,12. A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breasts is:
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A. augmentation mammoplasty qq



B. mammography
C. mastitis
D. reduction mammoplasty qq




ANS: qq q q A PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 33
TOP: qq q q Combining Forms for Body Structures qq qq qq qq




13. Partial or total excision of a nerve is called:
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A. neurectomy
B. neurology
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS: qq q q A PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 32 TOP: qq q q Surgical Suffixes
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14. A surgical procedure in which the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is:
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A. colonoscopy
B. colopexy
C. coloscopy
D. colostomy
ANS: qq q q B PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 32 TOP: qq q q Surgical Suffixes
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15. A term that means vomiting is:
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A. amnion
B. emesis
C. endocrine
D. forensic
ANS: qq q q B PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 36
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




16. The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that
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produce loss of feeling is:
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A. anesthesiologist
B. anesthesiology
C. immunologist
D. immunology
ANS: B qq q q PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 26 | 27
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Specialties
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17. The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a:
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A. gastroenterologist
B. gastroenterology
C. gerontologist
D. gerontology
ANS: A qq q q PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 24 TOP: qq q q Specialists and qq



Specialties
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, 18. The medical specialty that is devoted to treating diseases of the female reproductive
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A. gerontology
B. gynecology
C. pathology
D. urology
ANS: B qq q q PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 18 TOP: qq q q Specialists and
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Specialties
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19. A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is:
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A. excision
B. incision
C. surgical puncture qq



D. suture
ANS: qq q q D PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 29 TOP: qq q q Surgical Suffixes
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20. A term that means the opposite of malignant is:
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A. benign
B. cancerous
C. obstetric
D. ptosis
ANS: qq q q A PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 23
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Terms qq qq qq




21. Inflammation of the eye is called: qq qq qq qq qq



A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmitis
C. ophthalmopathy
D. ophthalmorrhexis
ANS: qq q q B PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 39
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




22. Herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull is called:
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A. craniectomy
B. craniotomy
C. encephalocele
D. encephalopathy
ANS: qq q q C PTS: 1 REF: qq qq q q qq q q 36
TOP: qq q q Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes qq qq qq




23. The term cardiologist means:
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A. a heart specialist
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B. any disease of the heart
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C. inflammation of the heart muscle qq qq qq qq



D. study of the heart and its associated diseases
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ANS: A qq q q PTS: qq qq q q 1 REF: qq q q 20 TOP: qq q q Specialists and
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Specialties
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24. Rupture of the eyeball is termed:
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