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Medical Terminology Fill In The Blanks

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Question: and define the suffix in the term "costochondritis"Answer: itis-
Question: The -algia and -dynia both mean:Answer: pain
Question: When putting terms together, do NOT use a combining vowel:Answer: to join a root to a that begins with a vowel.
Question: Translate the -logy.Answer: study
Question: Which of these correctly represents a medical term built with the following root and : vas/o + spasm?Answer:
Question: Medical language is made up (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two ancient languages?Answer: Greek and
Question: What is the of the suffix -rrhexis?Answer: rupture
Question: Which is the proper breakdown of the word parts in the term ?Answer: hem/arthr/osis
Question: What is the meaning of the -oma?Answer: tumor
Question: What is the meaning of the -spasm?Answer: contraction
Question: Which term means "instrument for into a joint"? (arthr/o = joint)Answer:
Question: of the following prefixes are opposites?Answer: -, tachy-
Question: Identify and define the root in the term .Answer: /o– skin
Question: What is the of the root hydr/o?Answer:
Question: Which term means "surgical of a vessel"?Answer: angioplasty
Question: is the proper translation of gastritis?Answer: Inflammation of the
Question: Which is the proper translation of ?Answer: of the blood vessels
Question: Translate the -emia.Answer: condition
Question: Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined in cyanosisAnswer:
Question: and define the prefix in the term antigen.Answer: against
Question: What is the meaning of the -rrhaphy?Answer: suture
Question: of the following prefixes are opposites?Answer: -, hypo-
Question: Identify and define the in the term hypertrophicAnswer: - over
Question: the suffix -graph.Answer: Instrument used to a record
Question: What is the root in the term ?Answer: cardi
Question: Which of the pairs of abbreviations are opposites?Answer: PO,
Question: means:Answer: pupils are equal, round, and reactive to and accommodation.
Question: Emergency Department Course: : Transfer to PICU. According to this excerpt, Miss Sweet was transferred to the:Answer: intensive care unit
Question: A medication prescribed BID is :Answer: a day.
Question: Which part of SOAP describes the following excerpt : 99.0; HR: 60; RR: 20; BP: 112/70 Gen: Pleasant, responsive. No acute distress Resp: CTA. No wheezes, rales, rhonchi, or crackles. Good air exchange. No increased work of breathingAnswer:
Question: The O in SOAP forAnswer: objective
Question: A discharge summary will often have information regarding the recommended f/u, or ________________ for the patient.Answer: up
Question: If a patient’s infection is as malignant, it is:Answer: dangerous
Question: If a is prone, he is:Answer: down on his belly.
Question: refers to:Answer: treatment.
Question: The S in SOAP forAnswer: subjective
Question: A review of is:Answer: a description of individual body in order to discover any symptoms not directly related to the main problem.
Question: Interpret the following : "The Pt is 5y/o."Answer: The is 5 years old.
Question: A has unremarkable symptoms. Unremarkable is a medical term used to mean:Answer: normal
Question: When a medical professional gives a , he is indicating:Answer: the chances for getting better or worse.
Question: A skin Bx confirmed diagnosis of AK said cryotherapy for smll on arms and dermabrasion for scalp lesions I explained AK can lead to squamous cell carcinoma and told the risks of sun exposure even further AKs and melanoma. which isnt trueAnswer: The history of the patient’s skin condition confirmed the thinks the patient has skin cancer.
Question: the root xer/o.Answer:
Question: Which medical term means abnormal of the nail?Answer:
Question: of these is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term rhytidoplasty?Answer: rhytido (wrinkle) + plasty (reconstruction) = of wrinkled skin
Question: Which of the following roots means ?Answer: pachy/o
Question: Which of the roots means fat?Answer: all of (adip/o, lip/o, steat/o)
Question: Which of these is the correct breakdown and translation of the term ichthyosis?Answer: ichthy (scaly) + osis (condition) = a condition of the skin that is dry and
Question: Which of these is the correct breakdown and of the medical term hidradenitis?Answer: hidr(sweat) + aden (gland) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the glands
Question: Which of these is the correct breakdown and of the medical term percutaneous?Answer: per (through) + (skin) + ous (pertaining to) = pertaining to through the skin
Question: ID is an for:Answer: intradermal = (inside) + derm (skin) + itis (inflammation) = pertaining to inside the skin.
Question: The onych/o and ungu/o both mean:Answer:
Question: the root rhytid/o.Answer: wrinkle
Question: Identify the correct breakdown and of the term hyperkeratosis.Answer: hyper (over) + kerat (horny) + osis (condition) = excessive of horny skin
Question: Identify which of the pairs are synonyms.Answer: , homograft
Question: Which of these is the correct breakdown and translation of the term paronychia?Answer: par (around) + (nail) + ia (condition) = condition of the tissue around the nail
Question: Identify and the roots in the term pachyderma.Answer: (thick) + derma(skin)
Question: ABCDE is a mnemonic device for remembering steps in analysis and :Answer: asymmetry, border, color, , evolving.
Question: An is a skin transplant taken from:Answer: a different on the patient’s body.
Question: What is the medical term that means excessive of hair?Answer: Hypertrichosis
Question: Which medical term means histamine?Answer: Antihistamine
Question: What is the pronunciation for the term alopecia?Answer: a-loh-PEE-sha
Question: The medical term for a is:Answer: , macula.
Question: medical term means skin inflammation?Answer:
Question: Indicate which syllable receives the emphasis when the term lipectomy.Answer: : pek
Question: Which of these is the correct breakdown and translation of the term steatoma?Answer: steat (fat) + oma (tumor) = tumor
Question: Which syllable receives the in the medical term arthrogram?Answer: Syllable 1:
Question: Which is the breakdown and translation of the medical term chondroplasty?Answer: chondro (cartilage) + (reconstruction) = reconstruction of cartilage
Question: the correct translation for the root lumb/o.Answer: Loin, back
Question: the medical term hyperkinesia as literally as possible.Answer: Over
Question: A drug that relieves pain is a(n):Answer: analgesic.
Question: Which is the breakdown and translation of the medical term osteoporosis?Answer: osteo (bone) + por (pore) + osis (condition) = bone pore (loss of bone density)
Question: Which of the following roots describes the small -filled sac found near the body’s joints?Answer: burs/o
Question: the correct translation for the root tars/o.Answer: ankle
Question: Which of the following refers to arrangement, order, coordination?Answer: tax/o
Question: Choose the correct for the root ankyl/o.Answer: Stiff,
Question: is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polydactyly?Answer: poly (many) + dactyl (finger) + y (condition) = having more than the normal number of
Question: Build a term that means "tendon inflammation."Answer: Tendonitis
Question: is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polymyositis?Answer: poly (many) + myos (muscle) + itis (inflammation) = of many muscles
Question: Which is the correct breakdown and of the medical term tarsectomy?Answer: tars (ankle) + ectomy (removal) = removal of all or part of an
Question: Build a medical term that means of a joint."Answer: Arthrocentesis
Question: is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term osteosclerosis?Answer: (bone) + scler (hardening) + osis (condition) = abnormal hardening of bone
Question: Which is the correct breakdown and of the medical term cervicodynia?Answer: cervico (neck) + dynia (pain) = neck
Question: is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myasthenia?Answer: my (muscle) + (weakness) = muscle weakness
Question: Build a term that means "incision into fascia."Answer:
Question: Choose the correct translation for the root /o.Answer:
Question: Which of the roots describes the fibrous connective tissue that binds muscles together?Answer: /o
Question: What is the correct for a fracture?Answer:
Question: medical term means rib pain?Answer:
Question: Which is the correct translation of sclerosis”?Answer: sub (beneath) + chondr (cartilage) + al (pertaining to) + sclerosis (hardening condition) = hardening beneath the cartilage
Question: Identify the correct pronunciation for the term .Answer: KAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI-tis
Question: Which is the correct breakdown and of the medical term apathy?Answer: a (not) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling or
Question: the medical term cerebral thrombosis as literally as possible.Answer: "Pertaining to - clot condition": blockage of a blood vessel in the brain caused by a blood clot
Question: Build a medical term that "nerve tumor."Answer:
Question: Identify and the root in the term hypnotic.Answer: hypno -
Question: is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term anesthetic?Answer: an (not) + esthestic (feeling, sensation) = a drug that loss of sensation
Question: Translate the medical term subdural hematoma as literally as .Answer: Blood tumor located the dura
Question: Which is the breakdown and translation of the medical term dysphasia?Answer: dys (bad) + phas (speech) + ia (condition) = bad condition (difficulty speaking)
Question: syllable receives the emphasis in the term neurasthenia?Answer: 3: then
Question: The widening or abnormal dilation of a blood vessel in the is known as a:Answer: cerebral .
Question: Which root refers to the bundle?Answer: /o
Question: Which root refers to the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?Answer: /o, meningi/o
Question: A loss or decline in mental function is :Answer: dementia.
Question: Translate the medical term craniotomy as as possible.Answer: incision
Question: Identify the pronunciation for the term meningocele.Answer: meh-NIN-goh-seel
Question: Build a medical term that means "large head ."Answer: Macrocephaly
Question: Translate the medical term lobectomy as literally as .Answer: Lobe
Question: A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing:Answer: paresthesia.
Question: Build a term that means "removal of a piece of the skull."Answer:
Question: Build a medical term that means hernia."Answer: Encephalocele
Question: Translate the medical term cephalalgia as literally as .Answer: Head
Question: Which is the correct breakdown and of the medical term polyneuritis?Answer: poly (many) + neur (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = of multiple nerves
Question: the root esthesi/o.Answer: Feeling,
Question: Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term ?Answer: gangli (nerve bundle) + oma (tumor) = of the ganglion (nerve bundles)
Question: root refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow?Answer: myel/o
Question: Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term neuroarthropathy into its parts?Answer: /arthro/pathy
Question: Which is the correct and translation of the medical term presbyopia?Answer: presby (old age) + opia (vision condition) = decreased vision caused by old
Question: Translate the root /o.Answer: Eardrum
Question: Translate the term myringomycosis as literally as possible.Answer: Fungal condition of the ear
Question: Which is the correct of the medical term otorhinolaryngologist into its component parts?Answer: oto/rhino/laryngo/logist
Question: root refers to the part of the skull behind the ear?Answer: /o
Question: Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the term retinopathy?Answer: retino (retina) + pathy (disease) = disease of the
Question: Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the term dacryocystitis?Answer: dacryo (tear) + cyst (sac) + itis (inflammation) = of the tear sac
Question: of the following terms refers to ear pain?Answer:
Question: a medical term that means "reconstruction of the eardrum."Answer:
Question: Translate the root /o.Answer: Tear
Question: Translate the medical term as literally as possible.Answer: Eye
Question: Translate the term as literally as possible.Answer: record
Question: Translate the term iridectomy as as possible.Answer: Removal of the
Question: Build a medical term that "discharge from the ear."Answer:
Question: Identify the pronunciation of the medical term otoscope.Answer: OH-toh-skohp
Question: Which would be used to refer to both ears?Answer: AU
Question: Identify and define the roots in the medical term .Answer: - eyelid; conjunctiv - conjunctiva
Question: the correct definition for the term otosclerosis.Answer: Hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones in the ear
Question: Read Johnny’s assessment: ASSESSMENT: Johnny has chronic OM failing three courses of oral antibiotics. Which of the following is TRUE given this ?Answer: Otitis media, an of the middle ear
Question: Build a medical term that "inflammation of the conjunctiva."Answer: Conjunctivitis
Question: Which of the abbreviations pertains to the eye?Answer: VA
Question: the root cycl/o.Answer: Ciliary body, the of tissue surrounding the lens
Question: What is the root used in the OD, OS, and OU?Answer: oculus -
Question: a medical term that means "eye paralysis."Answer:
Question: , or the formation of tears, is known as:Answer: .
 
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