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amca study 1
Question | Answer |
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The general meaning of "corpus" is | Body |
Which of the following is the term for an abnormally low white blood cell count | leukopenia |
An area of dead myocardial tissue is called | an infarct |
The term "lithiasis" means | abnormal condition of stones |
Menarche refers to which of the following | Beginning of menstruation |
Adipose tissue is made of which of the following | Fat cells |
Which of the following term refers to the ability to breathe comfortably only when in an upright position | Orthopnea |
Which of the following is the term for abnormally large breasts in men | Gynecomastia |
Which of the following terms means drainage from the nose | Rhinorrhea |
The combining form "cephal/o" refers to the | head |
The prefix pertaining to fingernail is | onych- |
Inflammation of a sweat gland is known as | hidradenitis |
The prefix meaning outside or outer is | exo- |
The prefix "brady" means | slow |
The patients complaint of painful mendtrual periods will be documented in the medical record as | dysmenorrhea |
Which of the following suffix refers to eating | phagia |
Which of the following terms refers to pain | arthralgia |
Which of the following is the definition for aphagia | inability to swallow |
Which of the following suffixes means "incision into" | -tomy |
Which of the following is the correct spelling for the plural of bronchus | bronchi |
Which of the following is the plural form of the medical term that means chest | thoraces |
The notation "subq" indicates an area between | dermis and muscle |
OS is a standard abbreviation for | left eye |
Instructions to take a medicine "pc" means | after meals |
"K" is the symbol for | potassium |
Which of the following is the chemical symbol for iron | Fe |
Which of the following is the term for reconstruction of the eardrum | Tympanoplasty |
Colporrhaphy is the repair of the | vagina |
Which of the following terms describes surgical fixation of the uterus in a suspended position | hysteropexy |
A pyloromyotomy is performed in which of the following body systems | gastrointestinal |
Which of the following is a surgical procedure in which a pendulous breast is lifted and fixed to the chest wall | mastopexy |
Which of the following is an incision made to enlarge the opening of the external urethra | meatotomy |
Korotkoff sounds are evaluated when | determining blood pressure |
Which of the following is a non sterile procedure | Proctosigmoidoscopy |
Which of the following is a procedure in which synovial fluid is removed for analysis | arthrocenrwsis |
Which of the following procedures is indicated when an abnormal growth is identified on barium enema x-ray study | Colonoscopy |
A patient scheduled for echoencephalography will undergo a study of which of the following | brain |
Which of the following physicians specializes in treating patients with diseases of the liver | hepatologist |
Which of the following branches of medicine specializes in the study of the musculoskeletal systems | orthopedics |
A patient with encephalitis is most likely to be treated by the following specialist | neurologist |
A cystoscope is an instrument used most commonly by a specialist in | urology |
A patient who has hypergonadism, prolactinoma, and hirsutism will most likely be referred to which of the following specialist | endocrinologist |
Polydipsia, polyuria, good appetite with weigh tloss, and blurred vision are signs and symptoms of | diabetes mellitus |
Dysphonia is a common symptom of which of the following conditions | laryngitis |
Which of the following is a malignant tumor of the eye that is known to be hereditary | retinoblastoma |
Which of the following are round bacteria that grow in pairs | diplococci |