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1. Suturenofnanbloodnvesselnisncalled:
A. angiectomy
B. angioplasty
C. angiorrhaphy
D. angiotomy
ANS:n C PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn29 TOP:n SurgicalnSuffixes
2. Surgicalnpuncturenofnthenthinnmembranenthatnsurroundsnthenfetusnisncalled:
A. adenectomy
B. amniocentesis
C. angiorrhexis
D. glycolysis
ANS:n B PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn29 TOP:n SurgicalnSuffixes
3. Painnalongnthencoursenofnannervenisncalled:
A. neuralgia
B. neurocele
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:n A PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn 36
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
4. Protrusionnofnallnornpartnofnannorgannthroughnthenwallnofnancavitynthatn containsn itn isncalled:
A. anhernia
B. dilatation
C. edema
D. emesis
ANS:n A PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 36
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
5. Antermnthatn meansnstretchingnofnanstructurenis:
A. dilatation
B. ptosis
C. prolapse
D. spasm
ANS:n A PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 36
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
, 6. Thenpresencenofnabnormallynlargenamountsnofnfluidninnthentissuesnthatnresultsninnswellingnisnc
alled:
A. dilatation
B. edema
C. emesis
D. ptosis
ANS:n B PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 36
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
7. Excessivenpreoccupationnwithnfirenisntermed:
A. hydrophobia
B. kleptomania
C. paranoia
D. pyromania
ANS:n D PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 40
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
8. Carcinomanis:
A. annabnormalnfearnofnsomething
B. anotherntermnforncancer
C. anyndiseasenofnanbodynstructure
D. excessivenpreoccupationnwithnillness
ANS:n B PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 40
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
9. Prolapsenmeans:
A. cramping
B. discharge
C. sagging
D. rupture
ANS:n C PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 37
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
10. Anwordnthatnisnalsonansuffixnthatnmeansnstoppingnorncontrollingnis:
A. edema
B. mania
C. ptosis
D. stasis
ANS:n D PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 37
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
11. Surgicalnrepairnofntheneyen is:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmological
C. ophthalmoplasty
D. ophthalmorrhagia
ANS:n C PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn34 TOP:n SurgicalnSuffixes
,12. Ansurgicalnprocedurentonincreasenthensizenofnthenbreastsnis:
A. augmentationnmammoplasty
B. mammography
C. mastitis
D. reductionnmammoplasty
ANS:n A PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 33
TOP:n CombiningnFormsnfornBodynStructures
13. Partialnorntotalnexcisionnofnannervenisncalled:
A. neurectomy
B. neurology
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:n A PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn32 TOP:n SurgicalnSuffixes
14. Ansurgicalnproceduren innwhichnthencolonnisnsuturedntonthenabdominalnwallnis:
A. colonoscopy
B. colopexy
C. coloscopy
D. colostomy
ANS:n B PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn32 TOP:n SurgicalnSuffixes
15. Antermnthatnmeansnvomitingnis:
A. amnion
B. emesis
C. endocrine
D. forensic
ANS:n B PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 36
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
16. Thenbranchnofnmedicinenconcernednwithnthenadministrationnofndrugsnornagentsnthatn producenl
ossnofnfeelingn is:
A. anesthesiologist
B. anesthesiology
C. immunologist
D. immunology
ANS:n B PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn26n|n27 TOP:n SpecialistsnandnSpecialties
17. Thenphysiciannwhonspecializesninnintestinalnandngastricndisordersnisna:
A. gastroenterologist
B. gastroenterology
C. gerontologist
D. gerontology
ANS:n A PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn24 TOP:n SpecialistsnandnSpecialties
, 18. Thenmedicalnspecialtynthatn isndevotedntontreatingndiseasesnofnthenfemalenreproductivenorgans,ni
ncludingnthenbreasts,n is:
A. gerontology
B. gynecology
C. pathology
D. urology
ANS:n B PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn18 TOP:n SpecialistsnandnSpecialties
19. Antermnthatnmeansnunitingnanwoundnbynstitchesnis:
A. excision
B. incision
C. surgicalnpuncture
D. suture
ANS:n D PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn29 TOP:n SurgicalnSuffixes
20. Antermnthatn meansnthenoppositenofnmalignantnis:
A. benign
B. cancerous
C. obstetric
D. ptosis
ANS:n A PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 23
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnTerms
21. Inflammationnofntheneyenisncalled:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmitis
C. ophthalmopathy
D. ophthalmorrhexis
ANS:n B PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 39
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
22. Herniationnofnthenbrainnthroughnannopeningn innthenskullnisncalled:
A. craniectomy
B. craniotomy
C. encephalocele
D. encephalopathy
ANS:n C PTS:nnn 1 REF:n 36
TOP:n SymptomsnandnDiagnosticnSuffixes
23. Thentermncardiologistnmeans:
A. anheartnspecialist
B. anyndiseasenofnthenheart
C. inflammationnofnthenheartnmuscle
D. studynofnthenheartn andnitsnassociatedndiseases
ANS:n A PTS:nnn 1 REF:nnn20 TOP:n SpecialistsnandnSpecialties
24. Rupturenofntheneyeballnisntermed: