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FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 10TH EDITION BY LEONARD
, Table of Contents
Part I: The Basics...................................................................................................................................................................................
Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 02: Suffixes And Combining Forms Made Easy................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 03: Essential Prefixes And More ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 04: Diagnostic Procedures And Therapeutic Interventions ............................................................................................... 33
Chapter 05: The BODY As A Whole ................................................................................................................................................ 46
Part 2: The BODY System........................................................................................................................................................................
Chapter 06: Musculoskeletal System ............................................................................................................................................. 59
Chapter 07: Circulatory System...................................................................................................................................................... 72
Chapter 8: Respiratory System....................................................................................................................................................... 86
Chapter 9: Digestive System ........................................................................................................................................................ 100
Chapter 10: Urinary System ......................................................................................................................................................... 114
Chapter 11: Reproductive System ................................................................................................................................................ 127
Chapter 12: Integumentary System ............................................................................................................................................. 141
Chapter 13: Nervous System And Psychologic Disorders............................................................................................................. 155
Chapter 14: Special Sense Organs Of The Peripheral Nervous System ........................................................................................ 170
Chapter 15: Endocrine System ..................................................................................................................................................... 184
,CHAPTER 01: Simplified Medical Language
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 2 TOPIC; Word Roots and Combining Forms
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. STRUCTUREs of the body.
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 3 TOPIC; Word Roots and Combining Forms
3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefix t
suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 4 TOPIC; Prefixes and Suffixes
4. A combining vowel is used:
a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
c. when there is no prefix.
d. when there is a prefix.
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 5 TOPIC; Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
5. WHICH word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 2 TOPIC; Word Roots and Combining Forms
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash.
d. semicolon.
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 3 TOPIC; Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
, c. i.
d. e.
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 3
SECTION 2
1. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
c. should be done only if time allows.
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 5 TOPIC; Word Parts
2. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 1 TOPIC; Simplifying Medical Terms
3. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 1 TOPIC; Simplifying Medical Terms
4. The suffix “-itis” means
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 2 TOPIC; Prefixes and Suffixes
5. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels
d. Word roots
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 2 TOPIC; Word Parts
6. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
c. always capitalized.
d. never capitalized.
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 8 TOPIC; P
17.In pharmacology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:
a. major effects.
b. potential for abuse.
, c. color.
d. method of administration.
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 9 TOPIC; Abbreviations
COMPLETION
1. A plural expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer.
ANSWER: 1
REFER TO PAGE; 9 TOPIC; Plurals
2. Every medical term contains at least _ component parts. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer. )
ANSWER: 2
REFER TO PAGE; 7 TOPIC; Word Parts
3. Pronunciation of medical terms may vary by .
ANSWER: geographical region
REFER TO PAGE; 11 TOPIC; Pronunciation of Medical Terms
4. Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their plurals by adding _.
ANSWER: es
REFER TO PAGE; 9 TOPIC; Plurals
5. The plural of a noun ending in nx is .
ANSWER: nges
REFER TO PAGE; 9 TOPIC; Plurals
,TOPIC 02: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy
Leonard: Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Suture of a blood vessel is called:
a. angiectomy
b. angioplasty
c. angiorrhaphy
d. angiotomy
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 29 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
2. Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called:
a. adenectomy
b. amniocentesis
c. angiorrhexis
d. glycolysis
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 29 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
3. Pain along the course of a nerve is called:
a. neuralgia
b. neurocele
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis
ANSWER: A
REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
4. Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called:
a. a hernia
b. dilatation
c. edema
d. emesis
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
5. A term that means stretching of a STRUCTURE is:
a. dilatation
b. ptosis
c. prolapse
d. spasm
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
6. The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling is
called:
a. dilatation
b. edema
c. emesis
d. ptosis
, ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
7. Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:
a. hydrophobia
b. kleptomania
c. paranoia
d. pyromania
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 44 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
8. Carcinoma is:
a. an abnormal fear of something
b. another term for cancer
c. any disease of a BODY STRUCTURE
d. excessive preoccupation with illness
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 37 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
9. Prolapse meANSWER:
a. cramping
b. discharge
c. sagging
d. rupture
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 37 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
10. A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:
a. edema
b. mania
c. ptosis
d. stasis
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 37 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
11. Surgical repair of the eye is:
a. ophthalmalgia
b. ophthalmological
c. ophthalmoplasty
d. ophthalmorrhagia
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 34 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
12. A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breasts is:
a. augmentation mammoplasty
b. mammography
c. mastitis
d. reduction mammoplasty
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 33 TOPIC; Combining Forms for BODY STRUCTUREs
13. Partial or total excision of a nerve is called:
a. neurectomy
, b. neurology
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis
ANSWER: A REFER TO TOPIC; Surgical
PAGE; 32 Suffixes
14. A surgical procedure in WHICH the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is:
a. colonoscopy
b. colopexy
c. coloscopy
d. colostomy
ANSWER: B REFER TO pPAGE; 32, 33 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
15. A term that means vomiting is:
a. amnion
b. emesis
c. endocrine
d. forensic
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
16. The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that
produce loss of feeling is:
a. anesthesiologist
b. anesthesiology
c. immunologist
d. immunology
N R I G B.C M
ANSWER: B REFER TOU PAGE;
S N26 T
TOPIC; O
Specialists and Specialties
17. The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a:
a. gastroenterologist
b. gastroenterology
c. gerontologist
d. gerontology
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 24 TOPIC; Specialists and Specialties
18. The medical specialty that is devoted to treating diseases of the female reproductive organs,
including the breasts, is:
a. gerontology
b. gynecology
c. pathology
d. urology
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 24 TOPIC; Specialists and Specialties
19. A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is:
a. excision
b. incision
c. surgical puncture
d. suture
, ANSWER: D REFER TO pPAGE; 29, 33 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
20. A term that means the opposite of malignant is:
a. benign
b. cancerous
c. obstetric
d. ptosis
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 23 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Terms
21. Inflammation of the eye is called:
a. ophthalmalgia
b. ophthalmitis
c. ophthalmopathy
d. ophthalmorrhexis
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 39 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
22. Herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull is called:
a. craniectomy
b. craniotomy
c. encephalocele
d. encephalopathy
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
23. The term cardiologist meANSWER:
a. a heart specialist
b. any disease of the
heart
c. inflammation of the heart muscle
d. study of the heart and its associated diseases
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 20 TOPIC; Specialists and Specialties
24. Rupture of the eyeball is termed:
a. ophthalmocentesis
b. ophthalmorrhexis
c. otorrhexis
d. otorrhea
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 39 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
25. Cramping of the hand is:
a. chirosis
b. cholestasis
c. chirospasm
d. colostomy
ANSWER: C REFER TO pPAGE; 31, 40 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
26. WHICH of the following terms means dilation of a blood or lymph vessel?
a. angioplasty
, b. vasotomy
c. vascular
d. angiectasis
ANSWER: D REFER TO TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic
pPAGE; 36, 40 Suffixes
27. Any skin condition in WHICH inflammation is not generally a symptom is termed:
a. cutaneous
b. dermatitis
c. dermatopathy
d. dermatosis
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 40 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
28. Controlling the flow of blood in a vein by means of compression is called:
a. angiectasia
b. phlebostasis
c. vasoplasty
d. venosis
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 40 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
29. Calcipenia meANSWER:
a. abnormal fear of taking calcium
b. deficiency of calcium in the BODY
c. excessive preoccupation with taking calcium
d. loss of calcium owing to excessive vomiting
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE;N37URSINGTTOBP:.CSyOmMptoms and Diagnostic
Suffixes
30. Lithiasis is:
a. a condition in WHICH a stone is present
b. a membrane or sac enclosing a stone
c. an unexpected symptom for a particular disease
d. the presence of disease
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 40 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
31. The medical specialty that studies the nature and cause of disease is:
a. cardiology
b. dermatology
c. pathology
d. urology
ANSWER: C REFER TO pPAGE; 25, 40 TOPIC; Specialists and Specialties
32. A term that means pertaining to the ear is:
a. dermatologic
b. neural
c. ophthalmic
d. otic
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 24 TOPIC; Miscellaneous Suffixes and Combining Forms
FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 10TH EDITION BY LEONARD
, Table of Contents
Part I: The Basics...................................................................................................................................................................................
Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 02: Suffixes And Combining Forms Made Easy................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 03: Essential Prefixes And More ....................................................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 04: Diagnostic Procedures And Therapeutic Interventions ............................................................................................... 33
Chapter 05: The BODY As A Whole ................................................................................................................................................ 46
Part 2: The BODY System........................................................................................................................................................................
Chapter 06: Musculoskeletal System ............................................................................................................................................. 59
Chapter 07: Circulatory System...................................................................................................................................................... 72
Chapter 8: Respiratory System....................................................................................................................................................... 86
Chapter 9: Digestive System ........................................................................................................................................................ 100
Chapter 10: Urinary System ......................................................................................................................................................... 114
Chapter 11: Reproductive System ................................................................................................................................................ 127
Chapter 12: Integumentary System ............................................................................................................................................. 141
Chapter 13: Nervous System And Psychologic Disorders............................................................................................................. 155
Chapter 14: Special Sense Organs Of The Peripheral Nervous System ........................................................................................ 170
Chapter 15: Endocrine System ..................................................................................................................................................... 184
,CHAPTER 01: Simplified Medical Language
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 2 TOPIC; Word Roots and Combining Forms
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. STRUCTUREs of the body.
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 3 TOPIC; Word Roots and Combining Forms
3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefix t
suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 4 TOPIC; Prefixes and Suffixes
4. A combining vowel is used:
a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
c. when there is no prefix.
d. when there is a prefix.
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 5 TOPIC; Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
5. WHICH word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 2 TOPIC; Word Roots and Combining Forms
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash.
d. semicolon.
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 3 TOPIC; Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
, c. i.
d. e.
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 3
SECTION 2
1. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
c. should be done only if time allows.
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 5 TOPIC; Word Parts
2. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 1 TOPIC; Simplifying Medical Terms
3. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 1 TOPIC; Simplifying Medical Terms
4. The suffix “-itis” means
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 2 TOPIC; Prefixes and Suffixes
5. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels
d. Word roots
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 2 TOPIC; Word Parts
6. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
c. always capitalized.
d. never capitalized.
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 8 TOPIC; P
17.In pharmacology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:
a. major effects.
b. potential for abuse.
, c. color.
d. method of administration.
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 9 TOPIC; Abbreviations
COMPLETION
1. A plural expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer.
ANSWER: 1
REFER TO PAGE; 9 TOPIC; Plurals
2. Every medical term contains at least _ component parts. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer. )
ANSWER: 2
REFER TO PAGE; 7 TOPIC; Word Parts
3. Pronunciation of medical terms may vary by .
ANSWER: geographical region
REFER TO PAGE; 11 TOPIC; Pronunciation of Medical Terms
4. Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their plurals by adding _.
ANSWER: es
REFER TO PAGE; 9 TOPIC; Plurals
5. The plural of a noun ending in nx is .
ANSWER: nges
REFER TO PAGE; 9 TOPIC; Plurals
,TOPIC 02: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy
Leonard: Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Suture of a blood vessel is called:
a. angiectomy
b. angioplasty
c. angiorrhaphy
d. angiotomy
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 29 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
2. Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called:
a. adenectomy
b. amniocentesis
c. angiorrhexis
d. glycolysis
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 29 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
3. Pain along the course of a nerve is called:
a. neuralgia
b. neurocele
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis
ANSWER: A
REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
4. Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called:
a. a hernia
b. dilatation
c. edema
d. emesis
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
5. A term that means stretching of a STRUCTURE is:
a. dilatation
b. ptosis
c. prolapse
d. spasm
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
6. The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling is
called:
a. dilatation
b. edema
c. emesis
d. ptosis
, ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
7. Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:
a. hydrophobia
b. kleptomania
c. paranoia
d. pyromania
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 44 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
8. Carcinoma is:
a. an abnormal fear of something
b. another term for cancer
c. any disease of a BODY STRUCTURE
d. excessive preoccupation with illness
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 37 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
9. Prolapse meANSWER:
a. cramping
b. discharge
c. sagging
d. rupture
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 37 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
10. A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:
a. edema
b. mania
c. ptosis
d. stasis
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 37 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
11. Surgical repair of the eye is:
a. ophthalmalgia
b. ophthalmological
c. ophthalmoplasty
d. ophthalmorrhagia
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 34 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
12. A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breasts is:
a. augmentation mammoplasty
b. mammography
c. mastitis
d. reduction mammoplasty
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 33 TOPIC; Combining Forms for BODY STRUCTUREs
13. Partial or total excision of a nerve is called:
a. neurectomy
, b. neurology
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis
ANSWER: A REFER TO TOPIC; Surgical
PAGE; 32 Suffixes
14. A surgical procedure in WHICH the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is:
a. colonoscopy
b. colopexy
c. coloscopy
d. colostomy
ANSWER: B REFER TO pPAGE; 32, 33 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
15. A term that means vomiting is:
a. amnion
b. emesis
c. endocrine
d. forensic
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
16. The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that
produce loss of feeling is:
a. anesthesiologist
b. anesthesiology
c. immunologist
d. immunology
N R I G B.C M
ANSWER: B REFER TOU PAGE;
S N26 T
TOPIC; O
Specialists and Specialties
17. The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a:
a. gastroenterologist
b. gastroenterology
c. gerontologist
d. gerontology
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 24 TOPIC; Specialists and Specialties
18. The medical specialty that is devoted to treating diseases of the female reproductive organs,
including the breasts, is:
a. gerontology
b. gynecology
c. pathology
d. urology
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 24 TOPIC; Specialists and Specialties
19. A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is:
a. excision
b. incision
c. surgical puncture
d. suture
, ANSWER: D REFER TO pPAGE; 29, 33 TOPIC; Surgical Suffixes
20. A term that means the opposite of malignant is:
a. benign
b. cancerous
c. obstetric
d. ptosis
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 23 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Terms
21. Inflammation of the eye is called:
a. ophthalmalgia
b. ophthalmitis
c. ophthalmopathy
d. ophthalmorrhexis
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 39 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
22. Herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull is called:
a. craniectomy
b. craniotomy
c. encephalocele
d. encephalopathy
ANSWER: C REFER TO PAGE; 36 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
23. The term cardiologist meANSWER:
a. a heart specialist
b. any disease of the
heart
c. inflammation of the heart muscle
d. study of the heart and its associated diseases
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 20 TOPIC; Specialists and Specialties
24. Rupture of the eyeball is termed:
a. ophthalmocentesis
b. ophthalmorrhexis
c. otorrhexis
d. otorrhea
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 39 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
25. Cramping of the hand is:
a. chirosis
b. cholestasis
c. chirospasm
d. colostomy
ANSWER: C REFER TO pPAGE; 31, 40 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
26. WHICH of the following terms means dilation of a blood or lymph vessel?
a. angioplasty
, b. vasotomy
c. vascular
d. angiectasis
ANSWER: D REFER TO TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic
pPAGE; 36, 40 Suffixes
27. Any skin condition in WHICH inflammation is not generally a symptom is termed:
a. cutaneous
b. dermatitis
c. dermatopathy
d. dermatosis
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 40 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
28. Controlling the flow of blood in a vein by means of compression is called:
a. angiectasia
b. phlebostasis
c. vasoplasty
d. venosis
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE; 40 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
29. Calcipenia meANSWER:
a. abnormal fear of taking calcium
b. deficiency of calcium in the BODY
c. excessive preoccupation with taking calcium
d. loss of calcium owing to excessive vomiting
ANSWER: B REFER TO PAGE;N37URSINGTTOBP:.CSyOmMptoms and Diagnostic
Suffixes
30. Lithiasis is:
a. a condition in WHICH a stone is present
b. a membrane or sac enclosing a stone
c. an unexpected symptom for a particular disease
d. the presence of disease
ANSWER: A REFER TO PAGE; 40 TOPIC; Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes
31. The medical specialty that studies the nature and cause of disease is:
a. cardiology
b. dermatology
c. pathology
d. urology
ANSWER: C REFER TO pPAGE; 25, 40 TOPIC; Specialists and Specialties
32. A term that means pertaining to the ear is:
a. dermatologic
b. neural
c. ophthalmic
d. otic
ANSWER: D REFER TO PAGE; 24 TOPIC; Miscellaneous Suffixes and Combining Forms
