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Terminology for Health Professions, 1st Edition
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1. Which suffix means pain or suffering?
a. -ectomy
b. -algia
c. -itis
d. -rrhaphy
ANSWER: b
2. In the medical term neuroplasty, what does the suffix -plasty mean?
a. surgical repair
b. bleeding
c. flow or discharge
d. disease
ANSWER: a
3. Which suffix means abnormal hardening?
a. -sclerosis
b. -rrhaphy
c. -dynia
d. -ostomy
ANSWER: a
4. In the medical term prenatal, what does the prefix pre- mean?
a. away from, negative, absent
b. out of, outside, away from
c. toward, to, in the direction of
d. before, in front of
ANSWER: d
5. Which prefix would you use to build a medical term that means excessive or increased?
a. inter-
b. oligo-
c. hyper-
d. macro-
ANSWER: c
6. Dr. Gutierrez orders an abdominocentesis for Alexi Petrov. What does abdominocentesis
mean?
a. the surgical repair of a muscle
b. the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
c. the surgical removal of the tonsils
d. the surgical suturing of a tendon
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ANSWER: b
7. What does the medical term fistula mean?
a. a groove or crack-like sore
b. a torn or jagged wound
c. a fatty arterial deposit
d. an abnormal passage
ANSWER: d
8. Mack Sanders arrives at the medical office with a fever. Mack's fever is an example of a
_______.
a. symptom
b. sign
c. prognosis
d. syndrome
ANSWER: b
9. Which is the correct term that means a stomachache?
a. gastralgia
b. gastritis
c. gastromegaly
d. gastropathy
ANSWER: a
10. What is the correct spelling of a term that means the loss of a large amount of blood?
a. hemorage
b. hemorhage
c. hemmorrhage
d. hemorrhage
ANSWER: d
11. What does supracostal mean?
a. above or outside the ribs
b. below the sternum
c. between the parts of a tissue
d. within the muscle
ANSWER: a
12. Which term means pain in a joint or joints?
a. gastrodynia
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b. poliomyelitis
c. appendicitis
d. arthralgia
ANSWER: d
13. The phalanges are the _______.
a. longest portion of the small intestine
b. bones of the fingers and toes
c. part of the skull that encloses the brain
d. interior or lining of an artery
ANSWER: b
14. Edema is one of the key indicators of inflammation. What does edema mean?
a. swelling
b. redness
c. heat
d. pain
ANSWER: a
15. What does the combining form py/o mean in the term pyoderma?
a. fever
b. pus
c. fungus
d. gray
ANSWER: b
16. Which is the medical term for heartburn?
a. pyrosis
b. cyanosis
c. mycosis
d. gastritis
ANSWER: a
17. What does the suffix -sclerosis mean in the term arteriosclerosis?
a. abnormal softening
b. tissue death
c. abnormal narrowing
d. abnormal hardening
ANSWER: d
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18. Joan Anderson receives a diagnosis of hepatomegaly. What does hepatomegaly mean?
a. abnormal enlargement of the liver
b. inflammation of the stomach
c. tissue death of an artery
d. inflammation of the tonsils
ANSWER: a
19. What is a syndrome?
a. a condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally
b. a set of signs and symptoms occurring together as part of a specific disease process
c. a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
d. a prediction about the probable course and outcome of a disease
ANSWER: b
20. Which is an example of an eponym?
a. laser
b. -itis
c. Parkinson's disease
d. D/DX
ANSWER: c
21. Which of these is an example of a symptom?
a. rash
b. runny nose
c. fatigue
d. fever
ANSWER: c
22. Which term means the temporary or complete disappearance of a disease's symptoms?
a. remission
b. prognosis
c. differential diagnosis
d. acronym
ANSWER: a
23. Which is the meaning of the term diagnosis?
a. the process of identifying a disease
b. the prediction about a disease's course
c. the identification of a disease
d. the attempt to rule out several possible diseases
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ANSWER: c
24. Gloria Quilles arrives at the ER with severe chest pains. The on-call nurse uses which process
to determine how quickly Gloria will be seen by a doctor?
a. triage
b. remission
c. diagnosis
d. malaise
ANSWER: a
25. What is the term for an invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism?
a. exudate
b. infection
c. malaise
d. inflammation
ANSWER: b
26. What does the term palpation mean?
a. a sensation of a pounding or racing heart
b. a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness
c. the study of all aspects of diseases
d. an examination technique that uses the examiner's hands
ANSWER: d
27. What does the suffix in the term myelopathy mean?
a. abnormal condition or disease
b. pertaining to
c. surgical repair
d. picture or record
ANSWER: a
28. What is Alzheimer's disease an example of?
a. an acronym
b. an abbreviation
c. a sign
d. an eponym
ANSWER: d
29. A physician would order an angiography for a patient to produce a radiographic study of the
_______.
a. joints
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b. liver
c. blood vessels
d. heart
ANSWER: c
30. Which is the correct spelling for a term that means having the nature, properties, or qualities
of an adult male?
a. viril
b. virile
c. viral
d. virale
ANSWER: b
31. What does suppuration mean?
a. the formation of pus
b. the medical screening of patients
c. the use of hands for examination
d. the swelling of tissue
ANSWER: a
32. What does a dermatologist treat?
a. disorders of the newborn
b. disorders of the stomach
c. disorders of the skin
d. disorders of the heart
ANSWER: c
33. What does the suffix -rrhea in the term diarrhea mean?
a. flow or discharge
b. abnormal softening
c. inflammation
d. abnormal condition
ANSWER: a
34. What color is the skin of a patient diagnosed with cyanosis?
a. red
b. blue
c. black
d. white
ANSWER: b
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35. What does the term fissure mean?
a. a groove or crack-like sore
b. a torn or jagged wound
c. a fatty arterial deposit
d. an abnormal passage
ANSWER: a
36. When analyzing a medical term, where do you find the term's basic meaning?
a. word root
b. prefix
c. suffix
d. combining vowel
ANSWER: a
37. What does the term melanoma mean?
a. a type of skin cancer
b. a blue discoloration of skin
c. a mature red blood cell
d. a feeling of general discomfort
ANSWER: a
38. Pat Brooks is scheduled for an arthroscopy. Which body structure does an arthroscopy
examine?
a. joint
b. liver
c. heart
d. skull
ANSWER: a
39. What does the prefix ab- mean in the term abnormal?
a. deficient or decreased
b. bad, difficult, painful
c. under, less or below
d. away from, negative
ANSWER: d
40. What does eupnea mean?
a. a feeling of general discomfort
b. easy or normal breathing
c. swelling caused by fluid accumulation
d. a mature red blood cell
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ANSWER: b
41. What is the correct spelling for the term that means part of the hip bone?
a. ilium
b. ileum
c. illeum
d. illium
ANSWER: a
42. Which is the plural form of the term meningitis?
a. meningitis
b. meningites
c. meningitides
d. meningitices
ANSWER: c
43. Which is true about a chronic condition?
a. It has a rapid onset.
b. It has a short duration.
c. It has a severe course.
d. It is rarely cured.
ANSWER: d
44. What does pyelitis mean?
a. inflammation of the renal pelvis
b. inflammation of the joints
c. inflammation of the tonsils
d. inflammation of the stomach
ANSWER: a
45. What does viral mean?
a. having higher-than-normal blood pressure
b. having the qualities of an adult male
c. being dependent on a substance or drug
d. pertaining to a virus
ANSWER: d
46. What does the prefix in the term dysfunctional mean?
a. away from, negative, absent
b. out of, outside, away from
c. bad, difficult, painful
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Terminology for Health Professions, 1st Edition
Carol L. Schroeder
Notes
1- All Chapters are step by step.
2- We have shown you 10 pages.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
sheet if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make
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5- If you think you purchased the wrong file
You can contact us at every time, we can
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1
1. Which suffix means pain or suffering?
a. -ectomy
b. -algia
c. -itis
d. -rrhaphy
ANSWER: b
2. In the medical term neuroplasty, what does the suffix -plasty mean?
a. surgical repair
b. bleeding
c. flow or discharge
d. disease
ANSWER: a
3. Which suffix means abnormal hardening?
a. -sclerosis
b. -rrhaphy
c. -dynia
d. -ostomy
ANSWER: a
4. In the medical term prenatal, what does the prefix pre- mean?
a. away from, negative, absent
b. out of, outside, away from
c. toward, to, in the direction of
d. before, in front of
ANSWER: d
5. Which prefix would you use to build a medical term that means excessive or increased?
a. inter-
b. oligo-
c. hyper-
d. macro-
ANSWER: c
6. Dr. Gutierrez orders an abdominocentesis for Alexi Petrov. What does abdominocentesis
mean?
a. the surgical repair of a muscle
b. the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
c. the surgical removal of the tonsils
d. the surgical suturing of a tendon
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ANSWER: b
7. What does the medical term fistula mean?
a. a groove or crack-like sore
b. a torn or jagged wound
c. a fatty arterial deposit
d. an abnormal passage
ANSWER: d
8. Mack Sanders arrives at the medical office with a fever. Mack's fever is an example of a
_______.
a. symptom
b. sign
c. prognosis
d. syndrome
ANSWER: b
9. Which is the correct term that means a stomachache?
a. gastralgia
b. gastritis
c. gastromegaly
d. gastropathy
ANSWER: a
10. What is the correct spelling of a term that means the loss of a large amount of blood?
a. hemorage
b. hemorhage
c. hemmorrhage
d. hemorrhage
ANSWER: d
11. What does supracostal mean?
a. above or outside the ribs
b. below the sternum
c. between the parts of a tissue
d. within the muscle
ANSWER: a
12. Which term means pain in a joint or joints?
a. gastrodynia
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b. poliomyelitis
c. appendicitis
d. arthralgia
ANSWER: d
13. The phalanges are the _______.
a. longest portion of the small intestine
b. bones of the fingers and toes
c. part of the skull that encloses the brain
d. interior or lining of an artery
ANSWER: b
14. Edema is one of the key indicators of inflammation. What does edema mean?
a. swelling
b. redness
c. heat
d. pain
ANSWER: a
15. What does the combining form py/o mean in the term pyoderma?
a. fever
b. pus
c. fungus
d. gray
ANSWER: b
16. Which is the medical term for heartburn?
a. pyrosis
b. cyanosis
c. mycosis
d. gastritis
ANSWER: a
17. What does the suffix -sclerosis mean in the term arteriosclerosis?
a. abnormal softening
b. tissue death
c. abnormal narrowing
d. abnormal hardening
ANSWER: d
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18. Joan Anderson receives a diagnosis of hepatomegaly. What does hepatomegaly mean?
a. abnormal enlargement of the liver
b. inflammation of the stomach
c. tissue death of an artery
d. inflammation of the tonsils
ANSWER: a
19. What is a syndrome?
a. a condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally
b. a set of signs and symptoms occurring together as part of a specific disease process
c. a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
d. a prediction about the probable course and outcome of a disease
ANSWER: b
20. Which is an example of an eponym?
a. laser
b. -itis
c. Parkinson's disease
d. D/DX
ANSWER: c
21. Which of these is an example of a symptom?
a. rash
b. runny nose
c. fatigue
d. fever
ANSWER: c
22. Which term means the temporary or complete disappearance of a disease's symptoms?
a. remission
b. prognosis
c. differential diagnosis
d. acronym
ANSWER: a
23. Which is the meaning of the term diagnosis?
a. the process of identifying a disease
b. the prediction about a disease's course
c. the identification of a disease
d. the attempt to rule out several possible diseases
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ANSWER: c
24. Gloria Quilles arrives at the ER with severe chest pains. The on-call nurse uses which process
to determine how quickly Gloria will be seen by a doctor?
a. triage
b. remission
c. diagnosis
d. malaise
ANSWER: a
25. What is the term for an invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism?
a. exudate
b. infection
c. malaise
d. inflammation
ANSWER: b
26. What does the term palpation mean?
a. a sensation of a pounding or racing heart
b. a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness
c. the study of all aspects of diseases
d. an examination technique that uses the examiner's hands
ANSWER: d
27. What does the suffix in the term myelopathy mean?
a. abnormal condition or disease
b. pertaining to
c. surgical repair
d. picture or record
ANSWER: a
28. What is Alzheimer's disease an example of?
a. an acronym
b. an abbreviation
c. a sign
d. an eponym
ANSWER: d
29. A physician would order an angiography for a patient to produce a radiographic study of the
_______.
a. joints
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b. liver
c. blood vessels
d. heart
ANSWER: c
30. Which is the correct spelling for a term that means having the nature, properties, or qualities
of an adult male?
a. viril
b. virile
c. viral
d. virale
ANSWER: b
31. What does suppuration mean?
a. the formation of pus
b. the medical screening of patients
c. the use of hands for examination
d. the swelling of tissue
ANSWER: a
32. What does a dermatologist treat?
a. disorders of the newborn
b. disorders of the stomach
c. disorders of the skin
d. disorders of the heart
ANSWER: c
33. What does the suffix -rrhea in the term diarrhea mean?
a. flow or discharge
b. abnormal softening
c. inflammation
d. abnormal condition
ANSWER: a
34. What color is the skin of a patient diagnosed with cyanosis?
a. red
b. blue
c. black
d. white
ANSWER: b
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35. What does the term fissure mean?
a. a groove or crack-like sore
b. a torn or jagged wound
c. a fatty arterial deposit
d. an abnormal passage
ANSWER: a
36. When analyzing a medical term, where do you find the term's basic meaning?
a. word root
b. prefix
c. suffix
d. combining vowel
ANSWER: a
37. What does the term melanoma mean?
a. a type of skin cancer
b. a blue discoloration of skin
c. a mature red blood cell
d. a feeling of general discomfort
ANSWER: a
38. Pat Brooks is scheduled for an arthroscopy. Which body structure does an arthroscopy
examine?
a. joint
b. liver
c. heart
d. skull
ANSWER: a
39. What does the prefix ab- mean in the term abnormal?
a. deficient or decreased
b. bad, difficult, painful
c. under, less or below
d. away from, negative
ANSWER: d
40. What does eupnea mean?
a. a feeling of general discomfort
b. easy or normal breathing
c. swelling caused by fluid accumulation
d. a mature red blood cell
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ANSWER: b
41. What is the correct spelling for the term that means part of the hip bone?
a. ilium
b. ileum
c. illeum
d. illium
ANSWER: a
42. Which is the plural form of the term meningitis?
a. meningitis
b. meningites
c. meningitides
d. meningitices
ANSWER: c
43. Which is true about a chronic condition?
a. It has a rapid onset.
b. It has a short duration.
c. It has a severe course.
d. It is rarely cured.
ANSWER: d
44. What does pyelitis mean?
a. inflammation of the renal pelvis
b. inflammation of the joints
c. inflammation of the tonsils
d. inflammation of the stomach
ANSWER: a
45. What does viral mean?
a. having higher-than-normal blood pressure
b. having the qualities of an adult male
c. being dependent on a substance or drug
d. pertaining to a virus
ANSWER: d
46. What does the prefix in the term dysfunctional mean?
a. away from, negative, absent
b. out of, outside, away from
c. bad, difficult, painful
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