MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED

 Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A scrape, or scraping away of the skin, is known as a/an____________________.
Selected abrasi
Answer: on
Correct
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match abrasion

 Question 2
0 out of 1 points
Removal of damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound is known as
____________________.
Selected debridme
Answer: nt
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match debridement

 Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Male pattern baldness or hair loss is known as ____________________.
Selected alopec
Answer: ia
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match alopecia

 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Highly contagious skin disease caused by the human itch mite is known as
____________________.
Selected Scabi
Answer: es
Correct
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match scabies

 Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Any visible damage to the tissues of the skin is known as a/an
____________________.
Selected lesio

, Answer: n
Correct
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match lesion

 Question 6
1 out of 1 points
An abnormally large, raised, or thickened scar is known as a/an
____________________.
Selected keloi
Answer: d
Correct
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match keloid

 Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Yellowish discoloration of the skin is known as ____________________.
Selected jaundi
Answer: ce
Correct
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match jaundice

 Question 8
0 out of 1 points
A fungal infection of the fingernails or toenails is known as
____________________.
Selected onchomyco
Answer: sis
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match onychomycosis

 Question 9
0 out of 1 points
Pinpoint bleeding under the skin is known as is known as
____________________.
Selected petech
Answer: ia
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer

, Exact Match petechiae

 Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Hardening of the skin is known as ____________________.
Selected scleroder
Answer: ma
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match scleroderma

 Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A fungal infection of the foot, or athlete’s foot, is known as
_________________________.
Selected tinea
Answer: pedis
Correct
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match tinea pedis

 Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Excessive discharge of sebum is known as ____________________.
Selected seborrh
Answer: ea
Correct
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match seborrhea

 Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A fever blister, or cold sore, is known as _________________________.
Selected herpes
Answer: simplex
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match herpes simplex

 Question 14
0 out of 1 points
Painful skin eruptions that follow a nerve path (shingles) is also known as
_________________________.

, Selected herpes
Answer: varicella
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match herpes zoster

 Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Abnormal swelling of tissue is known as ____________________.
Selected ede
Answer: ma
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match edema

 Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Chemical or mechanical removal of skin blemishes and wrinkles is known as
____________________.
Selected dermabrasi
Answer: on
Correct
Answer:
Evaluation Method Correct Answer
Exact Match dermabrasion

 Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A physician specializing in the study and treatment of the skin is known as a/an
____________________.
Selected dermatolog
Answer: ist
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Exact Match dermatologist

 Question 18
1 out of 1 points
An inflamed hair follicle, or a boil, is known as a/an ____________________.
Selected Furuncl
Answer: e
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Evaluation Method Correct Answer