front 1 Image Labeling | back 1 no data |
front 2 What is the medical term for a wound or injury? | back 2 Trauma |
front 3 What is the medical term for the surgical repair of a nerve? | back 3 Neuroplasty is the surgical repair of a nerve (NEUR/O means nerve, and -PLASTY means surgical repair). |
front 4 What is the medical term for the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time? | back 4 Hemorrhage is the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time (HEM/O means blood and -RRHAGE means bleeding or abnormal excessive fluid discharge). |
front 5 Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance? | back 5 ATHER/O |
front 6 What is the medical term for a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease? | back 6 prognosis |
front 7 Which of the following terms means a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it? | back 7 eponym |
front 8 What does the term arterionecrosis mean? | back 8 The term arterionecrosis means the tissue death of an artery (ARTERI/O means artery, and -NECROSIS means tissue death). |
front 9 What does the suffix in the medical term gastrosis mean? | back 9 abnormal condition or disease |
front 10 What does the combining form POLI/O mean in the term poliomyelitis? | back 10 gray |
front 11 What does the combining form PYR/O in the term pyrosis mean? | back 11 fever or fire |
front 12 Which statement describes the term ilium? | back 12 the ilium is part of the hip bone. |
front 13 What does the suffix -GRAM mean in the medical term angiogram? | back 13 a picture or record |
front 14 What does the prefix HYPER- mean in the medical term hypertension? | back 14 excessive |
front 15 The medical term used to describe the time and events surrounding birth is ---. | back 15 perinatal Perinatal refers to the time and events surrounding birth (PERI- means surrounding, NAT means birth, and -AL means pertaining to). |
front 16 The medical screening of patients to determine their priority of need and the proper place for treatment is called ---. | back 16 triage Triage is the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place for treatment |
front 17 A surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid is known as ---. | back 17 abdominocentesis Abdominocentesis is the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid (ABDOMIN/O means abdomen, and -CENTESIS means a surgical puncture to remove fluid). |
front 18 The medical term for the frequent flow of loose or watery stools is diarrhea. | back 18 diarrhea Diarrhea is the frequent flow of loose or watery stools (DIA- means through, and -RRHEA means flow or discharge). |
front 19 The medical term that means pertaining to a virus is ---. | back 19 viral Viral means pertaining to a virus (VIR means virus or poison, and -AL means pertaining to). |
front 20 A localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissues is known as ---. | back 20 inflammation |
front 21 The medical term for inflammation of the appendix is ---. | back 21 appendicitis Appendicitis means an inflammation of the appendix (APPENDIC means appendix, and -ITIS means inflammation). |
front 22 The study of the ears, nose, and throat is known as ---. | back 22 otorhinolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology is the study of the ears, nose, and throat (OT/O means ear, RHIN/O means nose, LARYNG means larynx or throat, and -OLOGY means the study of). |
front 23 Greg Brewster is scheduled to have his tonsils removed. The medical term for this procedure is a ---. | back 23 tonsillectomy A tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils (TONSILL means tonsils, and -ECTOMY means surgical removal). |
front 24 The medical term --- describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus. | back 24 mycosis Mycosis describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus (MYC means fungus, and -OSIS means abnormal condition or disease). |
front 25 Select word parts from the selection menus below to construct the correct medical term for the definition. Clue: the study of disorders of the newborn | back 25 NEO-NAT-OLOGY Neonatology is the study of disorders of the newborn (NEO- means new, NAT means birth, and -OLOGY means study of). |
front 26 Select word parts from the selection menus below to construct the correct medical term for the definition. Clue: abnormal enlargement of the liver | back 26 HEPAT/O-MEGALY Hepatomegaly means abnormal enlargement of the liver. (HEPAT/O means liver and -MEGALY means abnormal enlargement). |