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Medical Terminology Chp 1 Fundamental Word Structure

front 1

The suffix -ary means

a. study of

b. quality of

c. pertaining to

d. to view

back 1

c. pertaining to

front 2

Hematology is the study of:

a. hormones

b. blood and blood forming tissues

c. the skin

d. the heart

back 2

b. blood and blood forming tissues

front 3

In the term asepsis, the suffix -sepsis means

a. study of

b. disease

c. without

d. decay

back 3

d. decay

front 4

The suffix -ectomy means

a. study of

b. surgical excision

c. inflammation

d. cutting of

back 4

The suffix -ectomy means

front 5

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

back 5

a. system of prioritizing and classifying injuries to determine priority of need and treatment

front 6

___________ is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the skin.

a. Dermatologist

b. Dermatology

c. Dermatosis

d. Dermalogy

back 6

b. Dermatology

front 7

The branch of medicine concerned with the aging process is:

a. geratic

b. geratrics

c. geriatrics

d. geriatrician

back 7

c. geriatrics

front 8

In the term maximal, the root maxim means:

a. big

b. small

c. greatest

d. large

back 8

c. greatest

front 9

The suffix -itis means

a. disease

b. stomach

c. illness

d. inflammation

back 9

d. inflammation

front 10

The term febrile means:

a. pertaining to fever

b. process of becoming ill

c. condition of heat

d. forming a disease

back 10

a. pertaining to fever

front 11

______________ is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the stomach and intestines.

a. Gastroenterologist

b. Gastroenterology

c. Entrogatstrology

d. Gastrenterlogy

back 11

b. Gastroenterology

front 12

____________ means sudden, sharp, and severe.

a. Chronic

b. Acute

c. Abate

d. Triage

back 12

b. Acute

front 13

In the term prognosis, the suffix pro- means

a. before

b. first

c. after

d. during

back 13

a. before

front 14

In the term necrosis, the root necr means:

a. tumor

b. disease

c. death

d. nerve

back 14

c. death

front 15

The study of the cause of disease is called:

a. prognosis

b. etiology

c. prognostication

d. diagnosis

back 15

b. etiology

front 16

The suffix -opsy means

a. study of

b. inflammation

c. pertaining to

d. to view

back 16

d. to view

front 17

The process of cutting out is called:

a. excision

b. incision

c. biopsy

d. incise

back 17

a. excision

front 18

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

back 18

a. one-thousandth of a liter

front 19

The Greek root hyster means

a. disease

b. woman

c. blood

d. womb

back 19

d. womb

front 20

In the term epidemic, the root dem means:

a. geography

b. location

c. upon

d. people

back 20

d. people

front 21

The combining form onc/o means:

a. shrinking

b. ulcer

c. tumor

d. cyst

back 21

c. tumor

front 22

The combining form eti/o means:

a. within

b. cause

c. after

d. between

back 22

b. cause

front 23

The process of cutting out is called:

a. incise

b. excision

c. incision

d. biopsy

back 23

b. excision

front 24

A relationship of understanding between two individuals, especially between the patient and the physician is called:

a. empathy

b. rapport

c. afferent

d. apathy

back 24

b. rapport

front 25

In the term antipyretic, the root pyret means:

a. fever

b. a state of fever

c. pertaining to against heat

d. against heat

back 25

a. fever

front 26

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

back 26

a. an agent that works against coughing

front 27

The study of the control and treatment of obesity is:

a. Bariatrics

b. Immunology

c. Epidemiology

d. Nephrology

back 27

a. Bariatrics

front 28

In the term maximal, the root maxim means:

a. small

b. large

c. greatest

d. big

back 28

c. greatest

front 29

_______________ is the branch of medicine that studies diseases of the eye.

a. Optometry

b. Ophthalmology

c. Opthalmologist

d. Optometrist

back 29

b. Ophthalmology