NURS 300 Midterm (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

NURS 300 Midterm (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded



Medical .language .includes .terms .built .from .which .of .the .following .languages? .-
CORRECT .ANSWER-Greek .and .Latin

A .medical .term .formed .from .the .first .letters .of .the .words .in .a .phrase, .which
.can .be .spoken .as .a .whole .word .and .usually .contains .a .vowel, .such .as .laser, .is
.-CORRECT .ANSWER-an .acronym


A .term .named .for .a .person .or .a .place, .such .as .Alzheimer .disease .named .for
.the .physician .who .first .described .the .symptoms .as .seen .in .a .patient, .is .-
CORRECT .ANSWER-an .eponym

The .word .part .that .contains .the .fundamental .meaning .of .the .word .is .the .-
CORRECT .ANSWER-wood .root

The .word .part .that .is .attached .to .the .beginning .of .a .word .root .to .modify .its
.meaning .is .the .-CORRECT .ANSWER-prefix


The .word .part .that .is .attached .to .the .end .of .a .word .root .to .modify .its .meaning
.is .the .-CORRECT .ANSWER-suffix


All .medical .terms .have .at .least .one .-CORRECT .ANSWER-word .root

A .combining .form .is .made .up .of .a .-CORRECT .ANSWER-word .root .and .a
.combining .vowel


A .combining .vowel .is .used .to .-CORRECT .ANSWER-ease .word .pronunciation

The .most .common .combining .vowel .is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-o

In .the .term .athr/itis, .itis .is .the .-CORRECT .ANSWER-suffix

In .the .term .sub/hepat/ic, .which .part .is .the .prefix .-CORRECT .ANSWER-sub

In .the .term .oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, .which .part .is .the .suffix? .-CORRECT .ANSWER-
pathy

The .o .in .arthr/o/pathy .is .the .-CORRECT .ANSWER-combining .vowel

,When .defining .a .medical .term, .one .usually .begins .the .definition .with .the .-
CORRECT .ANSWER-suffix

Arthr- .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Joint

-itis .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Inflammation

intra- .-CORRECT .ANSWER-within

hepat- .-CORRECT .ANSWER-liver

-ic .-CORRECT .ANSWER-pertaining .to

sub- .-CORRECT .ANSWER-under, .below

ven- .-CORRECT .ANSWER-vein

-ous .-CORRECT .ANSWER-pertaining .to

oste- .-CORRECT .ANSWER-bone

-pathy .-CORRECT .ANSWER-disease

-megaly .-CORRECT .ANSWER-enlargement

Pertaining .to .the .liver .-CORRECT .ANSWER-hepat/ic

Disease .of .the .bone .-CORRECT .ANSWER-oste/o/pathy

Pertaining .to .within .the .vein .-CORRECT .ANSWER-intra/ven/ous

pertaining .to .below .the .liver .-CORRECT .ANSWER-sub/hepat/ic

Disease .of .a .joint .-CORRECT .ANSWER-arthr/o/pathy

Inflammation .of .a .joint .-CORRECT .ANSWER-arthr/itis

Enlargement .of .the .liver .-CORRECT .ANSWER-hepat/o/megaly

Inflammation .of .the .liver .-CORRECT .ANSWER-hepat/itis

Hepat/o/megaly .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Enlargement .of .the .liver

Intra/ven/ous .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Pertaining .to .within .the .vein

Sub/hepat/ic .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Pertaining .to .below .the .liver

Arthr/itis .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Inflammation .of .a .joint

, Arthr/o/pathy .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Disease .of .a .joint

Oste/o/pathy .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Disease .of .the .bone

Hepat/itis .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Inflammation .of .the .liver

Hepat/ic .-CORRECT .ANSWER-Pertaining .to .the .liver

The .combining .form .referring .two .or .more .types .of .tissues .together .perform
.special .body .functions .is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-organ/o


The .combining .form .my/o .is .defined .as .-CORRECT .ANSWER-muscle

The .combining .form .of .carcin/o .means .-CORRECT .ANSWER-cancer

The .combining .form .that .means .red .is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-erythr/o

The .term .carcinoma .is .defined .as .a .-CORRECT .ANSWER-cancerous .tumor
.(malignant)


Hyperplasia .is .defined .as .cell .development .that .is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-
excessive

The .study .of .cells .is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-cytology

If .a .tumor .is .becoming .progressively .worse .and .is .likely .to .cause .death, .it .is .-
CORRECT .ANSWER-malignant

The .term .idiopathic .is .defined .as .-CORRECT .ANSWER-pertaining .to .a .disease
.of .unknown .origin


The .term .that .means .state .of .complete .knowledge .and .refers .to .the .art .of
.identifying .a .disease .based .on .the .patient's .signs, .symptoms, .and .test .results
.is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-diagnosis


A .term .that .means .abnormal .condition .of .bluish .discoloration .is .-CORRECT
.ANSWER-cyanosis


The .term .that .means .without .fever .is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-afebrile

The .combining .form .meaning .tail .(downward) .is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-caud/o

The .combining .form .meaning .belly .(front) .is .-CORRECT .ANSWER-ventr/o

The .combining .form .dist/o .means .-CORRECT .ANSWER-away

The .combining .form .dors/o .means .-CORRECT .ANSWER-back

The .term .lateral .describes .movement .toward .the .-CORRECT .ANSWER-side