Chapters 1-11 Medical Terms "The
Language of Medicine"Exam Questions
and Answers
Gastrectomy - Answer- Removal or excision of the stomach
Osteitis - Answer- Inflammation of a bone
Cyst/o - Answer- Urinary bladder
Heptatoma - Answer- A tumor of the liver
Endocrine Glands - Answer- Thyroid, Adrenal, Pituitary and Ovary
Iatrogenic - Answer- Produced by a treatment or a procedure
Electroencephalogram - Answer- Record of the electricity within the brain
Carcinoma - Answer- Cancerous or malignant tumor
Hematoma - Answer- Collection or mass of blood
Adenoma - Answer- Tumor of a gland
Biopsy - Answer- removing a small piece of living tissue for microscope
examination
Cerebral - Answer- Largest part of the brain
Cephalic - Answer- Pertaining to the head
Gastrotomy - Answer- Removal or excision of the stomach
Adenectomy - Answer- Removal of a gland
Anemia - Answer- Decreased in number of red blood cells
Erythocytosis - Answer- abnormal increase in the number of circulating red cells
Thrombocytosis - Answer- An increase in the number of platelets in the blood
, Leukocytosis - Answer- slight increase in white blood cells
pathologist - Answer- a specialist in the study of disease
Arthralgia - Answer- pain of a joint
Osteoarthritis - Answer- inflammation of bones and joints
opthalmoscope - Answer- instrument to view the eye
leukocyte - Answer- white blood cell
Thrombocyte - Answer- help blood to clot; a platelet
Erythrocyte - Answer- Red blood cell
Psychosis - Answer- Abnormal condition of the mind
Nephritis - Answer- Inflammation of the kidney
Hepatitis - Answer- Inflammation of the liver
Rhinitis - Answer- Inflammation of the nose
Trans- - Answer- across
Osis - Answer- abnormal condition
-tomy - Answer- process of cutting
Hypoglycemia - Answer- low levels of sugar in the bloodstream
Hyperglycemia - Answer- High levels of sugar in the bloodstream
Dignosis - Answer- Complete knowledge of a patients condition
-centesis - Answer- Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Phlebitis - Answer- Inflammation of a vein
Prolapse - Answer- Sliding forward or downward
Hemolysis - Answer- Destruction of red blood cells
Ischemia - Answer- holding back blood
Language of Medicine"Exam Questions
and Answers
Gastrectomy - Answer- Removal or excision of the stomach
Osteitis - Answer- Inflammation of a bone
Cyst/o - Answer- Urinary bladder
Heptatoma - Answer- A tumor of the liver
Endocrine Glands - Answer- Thyroid, Adrenal, Pituitary and Ovary
Iatrogenic - Answer- Produced by a treatment or a procedure
Electroencephalogram - Answer- Record of the electricity within the brain
Carcinoma - Answer- Cancerous or malignant tumor
Hematoma - Answer- Collection or mass of blood
Adenoma - Answer- Tumor of a gland
Biopsy - Answer- removing a small piece of living tissue for microscope
examination
Cerebral - Answer- Largest part of the brain
Cephalic - Answer- Pertaining to the head
Gastrotomy - Answer- Removal or excision of the stomach
Adenectomy - Answer- Removal of a gland
Anemia - Answer- Decreased in number of red blood cells
Erythocytosis - Answer- abnormal increase in the number of circulating red cells
Thrombocytosis - Answer- An increase in the number of platelets in the blood
, Leukocytosis - Answer- slight increase in white blood cells
pathologist - Answer- a specialist in the study of disease
Arthralgia - Answer- pain of a joint
Osteoarthritis - Answer- inflammation of bones and joints
opthalmoscope - Answer- instrument to view the eye
leukocyte - Answer- white blood cell
Thrombocyte - Answer- help blood to clot; a platelet
Erythrocyte - Answer- Red blood cell
Psychosis - Answer- Abnormal condition of the mind
Nephritis - Answer- Inflammation of the kidney
Hepatitis - Answer- Inflammation of the liver
Rhinitis - Answer- Inflammation of the nose
Trans- - Answer- across
Osis - Answer- abnormal condition
-tomy - Answer- process of cutting
Hypoglycemia - Answer- low levels of sugar in the bloodstream
Hyperglycemia - Answer- High levels of sugar in the bloodstream
Dignosis - Answer- Complete knowledge of a patients condition
-centesis - Answer- Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Phlebitis - Answer- Inflammation of a vein
Prolapse - Answer- Sliding forward or downward
Hemolysis - Answer- Destruction of red blood cells
Ischemia - Answer- holding back blood
