Test Bank - for Quick & Easy Medical
Terminology 10th Edition by Peggy C.
Leonard, All Chapters | Complete Solution |
Guide A+.
The main body of a word is called a: - ANSWER - word root
Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing: - ANSWER - structures of the body
When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows
the prefix to make a complete word: - ANSWER - hyphen
A combining vowel is used: - ANSWER - when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
Which word root is Greek for "stone"? - ANSWER - Lithos
The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a: - ANSWER - diagonal slash
The most frequently used combining vowel is: - ANSWER - o
The largest organ in the human body is the: - ANSWER - skin
The prefix "a-" means: - ANSWER - without
What is the attached to the end of a word to modify its meaning? - ANSWER - suffix
,Learning the meanings of word parts: - ANSWER - eliminates the necessity of memorizing each
new word encountered
Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Greek began around the year: - ANSWER - 1500
Latin and Greek combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms? - ANSWER - 90%
The suffix "-itis" means: - ANSWER - inflammation
A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined? - ANSWER - word roots
Eponyms are: - ANSWER - diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place
MD stands for: - ANSWER - modern doctor
Which term is an example of an eponym and an abbreviation? - ANSWER - Pap smear
One common cause of misinterpretation of abbreviation is: - ANSWER - misreading of
handwriting
Suture of a blood vessel is called: - ANSWER - angiorrhaphy
Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called: - ANSWER -
amniocentesis
Pain along the course of a nerve is called: - ANSWER - neuralgia
,Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called: -
ANSWER - a hernia
A term that means stretching of a structure is: - ANSWER - dilatation
The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling is
called: - ANSWER - edema
Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed: - ANSWER - pyromania
Carcinoma is: - ANSWER - another term for cancer
Prolapse means: - ANSWER - sagging
A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is: - ANSWER - stasis
Surgical repair of the eye is: - ANSWER - ophthalmoplasty
A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breasts is: - ANSWER - augmentation
mammoplasty
Partial or total excision of a nerve is called: - ANSWER - neurectomy
A surgical procedure in which the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is: - ANSWER -
colopexy
A term that means vomiting is: - ANSWER - emesis
, The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that produce loss
of feeling: - ANSWER - anesthesiology
The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a: - ANSWER -
gastroenterologist
The medical specialty that is devoted to treating diseases if the female reproductive organs,
including the breasts, is: - ANSWER - gynecology
A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is: - ANSWER - suture
A term that means the opposite of malignant is: - ANSWER - benign
Inflammation of the eye is called: - ANSWER - ophthalmitis
Herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull is called: - ANSWER - encephalocele
The term cardiologist means: - ANSWER - a heart specialist
Rupture of the eyeball is termed: - ANSWER - ophthalmorrhexis
Cramping of the hand is: - ANSWER - chirospasm
Which of the following terms means dilation of a blood or lymph vessel? - ANSWER -
Angiectasis
Any skin condition in which inflammation is not generally a symptom is termed: - ANSWER -
dermatosis
Terminology 10th Edition by Peggy C.
Leonard, All Chapters | Complete Solution |
Guide A+.
The main body of a word is called a: - ANSWER - word root
Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing: - ANSWER - structures of the body
When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows
the prefix to make a complete word: - ANSWER - hyphen
A combining vowel is used: - ANSWER - when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
Which word root is Greek for "stone"? - ANSWER - Lithos
The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a: - ANSWER - diagonal slash
The most frequently used combining vowel is: - ANSWER - o
The largest organ in the human body is the: - ANSWER - skin
The prefix "a-" means: - ANSWER - without
What is the attached to the end of a word to modify its meaning? - ANSWER - suffix
,Learning the meanings of word parts: - ANSWER - eliminates the necessity of memorizing each
new word encountered
Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Greek began around the year: - ANSWER - 1500
Latin and Greek combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms? - ANSWER - 90%
The suffix "-itis" means: - ANSWER - inflammation
A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined? - ANSWER - word roots
Eponyms are: - ANSWER - diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place
MD stands for: - ANSWER - modern doctor
Which term is an example of an eponym and an abbreviation? - ANSWER - Pap smear
One common cause of misinterpretation of abbreviation is: - ANSWER - misreading of
handwriting
Suture of a blood vessel is called: - ANSWER - angiorrhaphy
Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called: - ANSWER -
amniocentesis
Pain along the course of a nerve is called: - ANSWER - neuralgia
,Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called: -
ANSWER - a hernia
A term that means stretching of a structure is: - ANSWER - dilatation
The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling is
called: - ANSWER - edema
Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed: - ANSWER - pyromania
Carcinoma is: - ANSWER - another term for cancer
Prolapse means: - ANSWER - sagging
A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is: - ANSWER - stasis
Surgical repair of the eye is: - ANSWER - ophthalmoplasty
A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breasts is: - ANSWER - augmentation
mammoplasty
Partial or total excision of a nerve is called: - ANSWER - neurectomy
A surgical procedure in which the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is: - ANSWER -
colopexy
A term that means vomiting is: - ANSWER - emesis
, The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that produce loss
of feeling: - ANSWER - anesthesiology
The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a: - ANSWER -
gastroenterologist
The medical specialty that is devoted to treating diseases if the female reproductive organs,
including the breasts, is: - ANSWER - gynecology
A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is: - ANSWER - suture
A term that means the opposite of malignant is: - ANSWER - benign
Inflammation of the eye is called: - ANSWER - ophthalmitis
Herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull is called: - ANSWER - encephalocele
The term cardiologist means: - ANSWER - a heart specialist
Rupture of the eyeball is termed: - ANSWER - ophthalmorrhexis
Cramping of the hand is: - ANSWER - chirospasm
Which of the following terms means dilation of a blood or lymph vessel? - ANSWER -
Angiectasis
Any skin condition in which inflammation is not generally a symptom is termed: - ANSWER -
dermatosis
