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1. Suturepofpapbloodpvesselpispcalled:
A. angiectomy
B. angioplasty
C. angiorrhaphy
D. angiotomy
ANS:p C PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp29 TOP:p SurgicalpSuffixes
2. Surgicalppuncturepofpthepthinpmembranepthatpsurroundspthepfetuspispcalled:
A. adenectomy
B. amniocentesis
C. angiorrhexis
D. glycolysis
ANS:p B PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp29 TOP:p SurgicalpSuffixes
3. Painpalongpthepcoursepofpapnervepispcalled:
A. neuralgia
B. neurocele
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:p A PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp36
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
4. Protrusionpofpallporppartpofpanporganpthroughpthepwallpofpapcavitypthatp containsp itp ispcalled:
A. aphernia
B. dilatation
C. edema
D. emesis
ANS:p A PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 36
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
5. Aptermpthatp meanspstretchingpofpapstructurepis:
A. dilatation
B. ptosis
C. prolapse
D. spasm
ANS:p A PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 36
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
, 6. Theppresencepofpabnormallyplargepamountspofpfluidpinptheptissuespthatpresultspinpswellingpispc
alled:
A. dilatation
B. edema
C. emesis
D. ptosis
ANS:p B PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 36
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
7. Excessiveppreoccupationpwithpfirepisptermed:
A. hydrophobia
B. kleptomania
C. paranoia
D. pyromania
ANS:p D PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 40
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
8. Carcinomapis:
A. anpabnormalpfearpofpsomething
B. anotherptermpforpcancer
C. anypdiseasepofpapbodypstructure
D. excessiveppreoccupationpwithpillness
ANS:p B PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 40
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
9. Prolapsepmeans:
A. cramping
B. discharge
C. sagging
D. rupture
ANS:p C PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 37
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
10. Apwordpthatpispalsopapsuffixpthatpmeanspstoppingporpcontrollingpis:
A. edema
B. mania
C. ptosis
D. stasis
ANS:p D PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 37
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
11. Surgicalprepairpofpthepeyep is:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmological
C. ophthalmoplasty
D. ophthalmorrhagia
ANS:p C PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp34 TOP:p SurgicalpSuffixes
,12. Apsurgicalpprocedureptopincreasepthepsizepofpthepbreastspis:
A. augmentationpmammoplasty
B. mammography
C. mastitis
D. reductionpmammoplasty
ANS:p A PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 33
TOP:p CombiningpFormspforpBodypStructures
13. Partialporptotalpexcisionpofpapnervepispcalled:
A. neurectomy
B. neurology
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:p A PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp32 TOP:p SurgicalpSuffixes
14. Apsurgicalpprocedurepinpwhichpthepcolonpispsuturedptopthepabdominalpwallpis:
A. colonoscopy
B. colopexy
C. coloscopy
D. colostomy
ANS:p B PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp32 TOP:p SurgicalpSuffixes
15. Aptermpthatpmeanspvomitingpis:
A. amnion
B. emesis
C. endocrine
D. forensic
ANS:p B PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 36
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
16. Thepbranchpofpmedicinepconcernedpwithpthepadministrationpofpdrugsporpagentspthatp producepl
osspofpfeelingp is:
A. anesthesiologist
B. anesthesiology
C. immunologist
D. immunology
ANS:p B PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp26p|p27 TOP:p SpecialistspandpSpecialties
17. Thepphysicianpwhopspecializespinpintestinalpandpgastricpdisorderspispa:
A. gastroenterologist
B. gastroenterology
C. gerontologist
D. gerontology
ANS:p A PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp24 TOP:p SpecialistspandpSpecialties
, 18. Thepmedicalpspecialtypthatpispdevotedptoptreatingpdiseasespofpthepfemalepreproductiveporgans,pi
ncludingpthepbreasts,p is:
A. gerontology
B. gynecology
C. pathology
D. urology
ANS:p B PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp18 TOP:p SpecialistspandpSpecialties
19. Aptermpthatpmeanspunitingpapwoundpbypstitchespis:
A. excision
B. incision
C. surgicalppuncture
D. suture
ANS:p D PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp29 TOP:p SurgicalpSuffixes
20. Aptermpthatpmeanspthepoppositepofpmalignantpis:
A. benign
B. cancerous
C. obstetric
D. ptosis
ANS:p A PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 23
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpTerms
21. Inflammationpofpthepeyepispcalled:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmitis
C. ophthalmopathy
D. ophthalmorrhexis
ANS:p B PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 39
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
22. Herniationpofpthepbrainpthroughpanpopeningpinpthepskullpispcalled:
A. craniectomy
B. craniotomy
C. encephalocele
D. encephalopathy
ANS:p C PTS:ppp 1 REF:p 36
TOP:p SymptomspandpDiagnosticpSuffixes
23. Theptermpcardiologistpmeans:
A. apheartpspecialist
B. anypdiseasepofpthepheart
C. inflammationpofpthepheartpmuscle
D. studypofpthepheartpandpitspassociatedpdiseases
ANS:p A PTS:ppp 1 REF:ppp20 TOP:p SpecialistspandpSpecialties
24. Rupturepofpthepeyeballpisptermed: