MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM – VIRTUALSC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM
– VIRTUALSC QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Lesion - Answer-a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

Mycosis- - Answer-any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

Myelopathy- - Answer-any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

Myopathy- - Answer-any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue

Dermatologist - Answer-a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating
disorders of the skin
-rrhea - Answer-flow, discharge (diarrhea)

-rrhage - Answer-bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy - Answer-surgical suturing

-rrhexis - Answer-rupture

sclerosis - Answer-abnormal hardening

-otomy - Answer-cutting, surgical incision

-osis - Answer-abnormal condition, disease

-plasty - Answer-surgical repair

-ostomy - Answer-the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-itis - Answer-inflammation of

-hyper - Answer-excessive, increased

-dys - Answer-bad, difficult, or painful

-ectomy - Answer-surgical removal, cutting out

-algia - Answer-pain, suffering

-hypo - Answer-deficient, decreased

Cyanosis - Answer-blue discoloration of the skin