The suffix -ary means
a. study of
b. quality of
c. pertaining to
d. to view
c. pertaining to
Hematology is the study of:
a. hormones
b. blood and blood forming tissues
c. the skin
d. the heart
b. blood and blood forming tissues
In the term asepsis, the suffix -sepsis means
a. study of
b. disease
c. without
d. decay
d. decay
The suffix -ectomy means
a. study of
b. surgical excision
c. inflammation
d. cutting of
The suffix -ectomy means
The term triage means:
a. system of prioritizing and classifying injuries to determine priority of need and treatment
b. an instrument used to measure degree of heat
c. an instrument used to measure a body part in relation to an anatomic region
d. an instrument used to view small objects
a. system of prioritizing and classifying injuries to determine priority of need and treatment
___________ is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the skin.
a. Dermatologist
b. Dermatology
c. Dermatosis
d. Dermalogy
b. Dermatology
The branch of medicine concerned with the aging process is:
a. geratic
b. geratrics
c. geriatrics
d. geriatrician
c. geriatrics
In the term maximal, the root maxim means:
a. big
b. small
c. greatest
d. large
c. greatest
The suffix -itis means
a. disease
b. stomach
c. illness
d. inflammation
d. inflammation
The term febrile means:
a. pertaining to fever
b. process of becoming ill
c. condition of heat
d. forming a disease
a. pertaining to fever
______________ is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the stomach and intestines.
a. Gastroenterologist
b. Gastroenterology
c. Entrogatstrology
d. Gastrenterlogy
b. Gastroenterology
____________ means sudden, sharp, and severe.
a. Chronic
b. Acute
c. Abate
d. Triage
b. Acute
In the term prognosis, the suffix pro- means
a. before
b. first
c. after
d. during
a. before
In the term necrosis, the root necr means:
a. tumor
b. disease
c. death
d. nerve
c. death
The study of the cause of disease is called:
a. prognosis
b. etiology
c. prognostication
d. diagnosis
b. etiology
The suffix -opsy means
a. study of
b. inflammation
c. pertaining to
d. to view
d. to view
The process of cutting out is called:
a. excision
b. incision
c. biopsy
d. incise
a. excision
A milliliter is:
a. one-thousandth of a liter
b. one-tenth of a liter
c. one-millionth of a liter
d. one-hundredth of a liter
a. one-thousandth of a liter
The Greek root hyster means
a. disease
b. woman
c. blood
d. womb
d. womb
In the term epidemic, the root dem means:
a. geography
b. location
c. upon
d. people
d. people
The combining form onc/o means:
a. shrinking
b. ulcer
c. tumor
d. cyst
c. tumor
The combining form eti/o means:
a. within
b. cause
c. after
d. between
b. cause
The process of cutting out is called:
a. incise
b. excision
c. incision
d. biopsy
b. excision
A relationship of understanding between two individuals, especially between the patient and the physician is called:
a. empathy
b. rapport
c. afferent
d. apathy
b. rapport
In the term antipyretic, the root pyret means:
a. fever
b. a state of fever
c. pertaining to against heat
d. against heat
a. fever
The term antitussive means:
a. an agent that works against coughing
b. an agent that works against inflammation
c. an agent that works against diseases
d. an agent that works against tumors
a. an agent that works against coughing
The study of the control and treatment of obesity is:
a. Bariatrics
b. Immunology
c. Epidemiology
d. Nephrology
a. Bariatrics
In the term maximal, the root maxim means:
a. small
b. large
c. greatest
d. big
c. greatest
_______________ is the branch of medicine that studies diseases of the eye.
a. Optometry
b. Ophthalmology
c. Opthalmologist
d. Optometrist
b. Ophthalmology