NCCT Medical Terminology Exam with Complete Solutions

NCCT Medical Terminology Exam with
Complete Solutions

blood - ANS-suffix EMIA

dilate - ANS-expanding or opening wider

apnea - ANS-lack of or absence of breathing

tissue - ANS-groups of cells with the same function

cell - ANS-basic unit of body structure

menarche - ANS-the time when menstruation begins

menopause - ANS-time when menstruation stops

reflex - ANS-involuntary movement

paraplegia - ANS-paralysis from the waist down

quadriplegia - ANS-paralysis from the neck down

tonsillectomy - ANS-removal of the tonsils

hemiplegia - ANS-paralysis on one side of the body

internal rotation - ANS-turning the joint inward

supination - ANS-turning upward

atrophy - ANS-decrease in size or a wasting

extension - ANS-straightening of a body part

abduction - ANS-moving a body part away from the body

flexion - ANS-bending a body part

pronation - ANS-turning downward

, dorsiflexion - ANS-bending backward

contracture - ANS-abnormal shortening of a muscle

adduction - ANS-moving a body part toward the body

anorexia - ANS-loss of appetite

gavage - ANS-tube feeding

edema - ANS-swelling of body with water

dysuria - ANS-painful or difficult urination

glucosuria - ANS-sugar in the urine

bedsore - ANS-decubitis ulcer, a pressure sore

deodorant - ANS-preparation that masks and controls body odor

inflammation - ANS-itis

blood - ANS-hema, hemo

uterus - ANS-hyster

breast - ANS-mast

stomach - ANS-gastro

muscle - ANS-myo

incision, surgical cutting - ANS-otomy

tumor - ANS-oma

vein - ANS-phlebo

air, lungs - ANS-pneumo

gland - ANS-adeno

pain - ANS-algia, algesia

heart - ANS-cardio