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1. Suture of a blood vessel is called: s s ss ss ss ss
A. angiectomy
B. angioplasty
C. angiorrhaphy
D. angiotomy
ANS: s s C PTS: s s s s 1 REF: s s 29 TOP: Surgical Suffixes
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2. Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called:
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A. adenectomy
B. amniocentesis
C. angiorrhexis
D. glycolysis
ANS: s s B PTS: s s s s 1 REF: s s 29 TOP: Surgical Suffixes
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3. Pain alongpthe coursepof a nerve is called:
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A. neuralgia
B. neurocele
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS: A PTS: 1 s s s s s s REF: s s 36
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4. Protrusion ofall or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called:
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A. a hernia ss
B. dilatation
C. edema
D. emesis
ANS: A PTS: 1 s s s s s s REF: 36 s s
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5. A term thatpmeans stretching of a structure is:
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A. dilatation
B. ptosis
C. prolapse
D. spasm
ANS: A PTS: 1 s s s s s s REF: 36 s s
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6. The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swellingpisc
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alled:
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A. dilatation
B. edema
C. emesis
D. ptosis
ANS: B PTS: 1
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7. Excessiveppreoccupation with fire is termed: ss ss ss ss
A. hydrophobia
B. kleptomania
C. paranoia
D. pyromania
ANS: D PTS: 1
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8. Carcinoma is: ss
A. an abnormal fear of something
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C. any disease of a bodystructure
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D. excessive preoccupation with illness ss ss ss
ANS: B PTS: 1
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9. Prolapse means: ss
A. cramping
B. discharge
C. sagging
D. rupture
ANS: C PTS: 1
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10. A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:
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A. edema
B. mania
C. ptosis
D. stasis
ANS: D PTS: 1
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11. Surgical repair of the eye is: s ss s ss ss
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmological
C. ophthalmoplasty
D. ophthalmorrhagia
ANS: s s C PTS: s s s s 1 REF: s s 34 TOP: Surgical Suffixes
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12. A surgical procedure to increasepthe size ofthe breasts is:
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A. augmentation mammoplasty ss
B. mammography
C. mastitis
D. reduction mammoplasty ss
ANS: A PTS: 1s s REF: 33 s s s s s s
TOP: Combining Forms for Body Structures
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13. Partial or total excision of a nerve is called:
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A. neurectomy
B. neurology
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS: s s A PTS: s s s s 1 REF: s s 32 TOP: Surgical Suffixes
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14. A surgical procedure in which the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is:
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A. colonoscopy
B. colopexy
C. coloscopy
D. colostomy
ANS: s s B PTS: s s s s 1 REF: s s 32 TOP: Surgical Suffixes
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15. A term that means vomiting is:
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A. amnion
B. emesis
C. endocrine
D. forensic
ANS: B PTS: 1s s s s s s REF: 36 s s
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16. The branch of medicine concerned with the administration ofdrugs or agents that producel oss
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of feeling is:
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A. anesthesiologist
B. anesthesiology
C. immunologist
D. immunology
ANS: s s B PTS: s s s s 1 REF: s s 26 | 27ss ss TOP: Specialists and Specialties
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17. The physician who specializes inpintestinal and gastric disorders is a:
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A. gastroenterologist
B. gastroenterology
C. gerontologist
D. gerontology
ANS: s s A PTS: s s s s 1 REF: s s 24 TOP: Specialists and Specialties
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