Medical Terminology Questions and Answers Graded A+
1.The medical term for a fungal infection of the nails is: onychomycosis
2.The medical term for abnormal yellow coloring of the skin is: jaundice
3.This is a minor surgery involving the removal of tissue for evaluation:
biopsy
4.Dermatoheteroplasty is a surgical repair using skin from a source other
than the patient: True
5.A cicatrix is a pinpoint skin hemorrhage: False
6.Oil glands are also known as glands: sebaceous
7.The word root kerat means 'sebum or oil': False
8.This type of burn damages the epidermis and dermis to the level of
the subcutaneous layer: full thickness
9.Abnormally dry skin is known as xeroderma: True
10.The combining form myc/o means: fungus
11.Impetigo is defined as a: contagious skin infection characterized by
blisters that later erupt to form a yellowish crust
12.The outermost layer of the skin is the: epidermis
13.The correct meaning of the root in the term melanoma is: black
14.The correct meaning of the root in the term rhytidoplasty is: wrinkle
15.This disease is characterized by an abnormal thickening and hardening
of the skin: scleroderma
16.The combining form that means "nail" is: onych/o
17.The medical term for itchy skin is: pruritis
18.In the condition , the individual suffers from excessive perspiration-
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, : hyperhidrosis
19.A small, solid, circumscribed elevation is a: papule
20.A genetic condition characterized by the lack or reduction of melanin
is called: albinism
21.The term 'integumentary' is derived from the Latin word 'tegere',
which means: to cover
22.Oral and genital are caused by a virus and are characterized
by clusters of deep blisters that appear periodically: herpes
23.The white area in the shape of a crescent moon at the base of a nail is
called the: lunula
24.Alopecia is defined as the loss of scalp : hair
25.Medical term for hives:: urticaria
26.An is used to soften or smooth skin: emollient
27.Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a viral infection that often leads to
paral- ysis: false
28.The correct medical term for muscle pain is: myalgia
29.The medical term for surgical fixation to connect vertebrae is::
spondylosyn- desis
30.Lordosis is a deformity of the spine characterized by a hump: false
31.The combining form carp/o means ' ': wrist
32. Is a disease involving abnormal loss of bone density:
osteoporosis
33.The bone that forms the kneecap, located at the front of the knee joint
is called : patella
34.Select the combining form that means 'bone marrow': myel/o
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1.The medical term for a fungal infection of the nails is: onychomycosis
2.The medical term for abnormal yellow coloring of the skin is: jaundice
3.This is a minor surgery involving the removal of tissue for evaluation:
biopsy
4.Dermatoheteroplasty is a surgical repair using skin from a source other
than the patient: True
5.A cicatrix is a pinpoint skin hemorrhage: False
6.Oil glands are also known as glands: sebaceous
7.The word root kerat means 'sebum or oil': False
8.This type of burn damages the epidermis and dermis to the level of
the subcutaneous layer: full thickness
9.Abnormally dry skin is known as xeroderma: True
10.The combining form myc/o means: fungus
11.Impetigo is defined as a: contagious skin infection characterized by
blisters that later erupt to form a yellowish crust
12.The outermost layer of the skin is the: epidermis
13.The correct meaning of the root in the term melanoma is: black
14.The correct meaning of the root in the term rhytidoplasty is: wrinkle
15.This disease is characterized by an abnormal thickening and hardening
of the skin: scleroderma
16.The combining form that means "nail" is: onych/o
17.The medical term for itchy skin is: pruritis
18.In the condition , the individual suffers from excessive perspiration-
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, : hyperhidrosis
19.A small, solid, circumscribed elevation is a: papule
20.A genetic condition characterized by the lack or reduction of melanin
is called: albinism
21.The term 'integumentary' is derived from the Latin word 'tegere',
which means: to cover
22.Oral and genital are caused by a virus and are characterized
by clusters of deep blisters that appear periodically: herpes
23.The white area in the shape of a crescent moon at the base of a nail is
called the: lunula
24.Alopecia is defined as the loss of scalp : hair
25.Medical term for hives:: urticaria
26.An is used to soften or smooth skin: emollient
27.Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a viral infection that often leads to
paral- ysis: false
28.The correct medical term for muscle pain is: myalgia
29.The medical term for surgical fixation to connect vertebrae is::
spondylosyn- desis
30.Lordosis is a deformity of the spine characterized by a hump: false
31.The combining form carp/o means ' ': wrist
32. Is a disease involving abnormal loss of bone density:
osteoporosis
33.The bone that forms the kneecap, located at the front of the knee joint
is called : patella
34.Select the combining form that means 'bone marrow': myel/o
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