Medical Terminology Quiz Questions and Answers Graded A
1.Enter/o-: The combining form that means intestine
2.Pharyng/o-: The combining form that means 'eating, swallowing'.
3.Phag/o-: The combining form that means 'eating, swallowing'.
4.Masticat/o-: The combining form that means chewing
5.Cardiomegaly: A word that contains a suffix meaning enlargement.
6.Intercostal: A word that means 'pertaining to between the ribs'.
7.Arthropathy: A word that contains a suffix that means 'disease,
suffering'.
8.Hemat/o-: The combining form that means 'blood'.
9.Bradycardia: The prefix in bradycardia means 'slow'.
10.Hysterotomy: A word that contains a suffix meaning surgical incision.
11.Cyanosis: Blue discoloration of the skin.
12.Cephalad: A word that means toward the head.
13.Auscultation: A word that means listening and requires the use of
a stetho- scope.
14.Gastralgia: A word that has a suffix meaning 'painful condition'.
15.Palpation: Using fingers to press on a body part to detect a mass, an
enlarged organ, tenderness, or pain.
16.Sign: Fever is classified as a sign.
17.Adenoma: A benign tumor that arises in and resembles glandular
tissue.
18.Mastectomy: A word that contains a suffix meaning surgical removal.
19.Arthralgia: Pain in a joint or joints would be termed arthralgia.
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, 20.Arteriosclerosis: The medical term for 'hardening of the arteries'.
21.Hospitalist: A physician focusing on the general medical care of
hospitalized patients.
22.Medial: The term that means moving toward or nearer the midline.
23.Dorsal: The term meaning situated in the back.
24.Etiology: The combining form in the word etiology means 'cause of
disease'.
25.Nosocomial: Illness acquired in a hospital setting.
26.ven/o- and phleb/o-: Pairs of combining forms that mean vein.
27.-centesis: A word that has the suffix -centesis at the end pertains to
a surgical procedure to puncture for removing fluid.
28.Embolus: A foreign object, such as a bit of tissue or air, circulating in
the blood.
29.Hemostasis: The ability to maintain a steady state through the use of
hormones and negative feedback
30.Hematophoresis: A medical procedure that involves the separation
of blood components.
31.Thrombolytic drug: A medication used to break up a clot.
32.Cardiomyopathy: A disease of the heart muscle.
33.Tachycardia: An abnormally rapid resting heart rate.
34.Endocarditis: Inflammation of the lining of the heart.
35.Asystole: A complete lack of electrical activity in the heart.
36.Pericardium: The sac surrounding the heart.
37.Vascular surgeon: A medical doctor specializing in the surgical
treatment of disorders of the blood vessels.
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1.Enter/o-: The combining form that means intestine
2.Pharyng/o-: The combining form that means 'eating, swallowing'.
3.Phag/o-: The combining form that means 'eating, swallowing'.
4.Masticat/o-: The combining form that means chewing
5.Cardiomegaly: A word that contains a suffix meaning enlargement.
6.Intercostal: A word that means 'pertaining to between the ribs'.
7.Arthropathy: A word that contains a suffix that means 'disease,
suffering'.
8.Hemat/o-: The combining form that means 'blood'.
9.Bradycardia: The prefix in bradycardia means 'slow'.
10.Hysterotomy: A word that contains a suffix meaning surgical incision.
11.Cyanosis: Blue discoloration of the skin.
12.Cephalad: A word that means toward the head.
13.Auscultation: A word that means listening and requires the use of
a stetho- scope.
14.Gastralgia: A word that has a suffix meaning 'painful condition'.
15.Palpation: Using fingers to press on a body part to detect a mass, an
enlarged organ, tenderness, or pain.
16.Sign: Fever is classified as a sign.
17.Adenoma: A benign tumor that arises in and resembles glandular
tissue.
18.Mastectomy: A word that contains a suffix meaning surgical removal.
19.Arthralgia: Pain in a joint or joints would be termed arthralgia.
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, 20.Arteriosclerosis: The medical term for 'hardening of the arteries'.
21.Hospitalist: A physician focusing on the general medical care of
hospitalized patients.
22.Medial: The term that means moving toward or nearer the midline.
23.Dorsal: The term meaning situated in the back.
24.Etiology: The combining form in the word etiology means 'cause of
disease'.
25.Nosocomial: Illness acquired in a hospital setting.
26.ven/o- and phleb/o-: Pairs of combining forms that mean vein.
27.-centesis: A word that has the suffix -centesis at the end pertains to
a surgical procedure to puncture for removing fluid.
28.Embolus: A foreign object, such as a bit of tissue or air, circulating in
the blood.
29.Hemostasis: The ability to maintain a steady state through the use of
hormones and negative feedback
30.Hematophoresis: A medical procedure that involves the separation
of blood components.
31.Thrombolytic drug: A medication used to break up a clot.
32.Cardiomyopathy: A disease of the heart muscle.
33.Tachycardia: An abnormally rapid resting heart rate.
34.Endocarditis: Inflammation of the lining of the heart.
35.Asystole: A complete lack of electrical activity in the heart.
36.Pericardium: The sac surrounding the heart.
37.Vascular surgeon: A medical doctor specializing in the surgical
treatment of disorders of the blood vessels.
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