(MT) Ch.1 Quiz and Test Practice

____ is a pounding or racing heart

Palpitation

What does the suffix -OTOMY in the term pyelotomy mean?

Surgical incision

A word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term is known as a(n)

Acronym

Any disease of the stomach is known as

Gastrosis

The term meaning above or outside the ribs is

Supracostal

____ is the study of disorders of the newborn

Neonatology

A/An ____ diagnosis is also known as a rule out

Differential

Lower-than-normal blood pressure is called

Hypotension

The formation of pus is called

Suppuration

What describes a laceration?

A torn or jagged wound to an accidental cut

What is the medical term for the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism?

Infection

A fever is considered to be a

Sign (objective evidence of disease)

The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is called

Arteriosclerosis (arteri/o means artery and -sclerosis means abnormal hardening)

The medical term ____ describes an inflammation of the stomach

Gastritis

What is a fissure

A groove or crack-like sore of the skin

What does ERTHR/O mean in the erm erythrocyte

Red

The term ____ means pertaining to a virus

Viral (VIR means virus or poison and -AL means pertaining to)

The term meaning a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness is

Malaise

The term meaning wound or injury is

Trauma

A/An ____ is an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

fistula

What does the combining form PYR/O in the term pyrosis mean

Fever or fire

The study of the ears, nose, and throat is known as

Otorhinolaryngology

The medical term ___ describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

Mycosis

What describes the term ilium

The ilium is part of the hip bone

What does the prefix HYPER- mean in the medical term hypertension

Excessive

What does the suffix in the medical term gastrosis mean

Abnormal condition or disease

What does the suffix -GRAM mean in the medical term angiogram

A picture or record

Greg B is scheduled to have his tonsils removed. The medical term for this procedure is a

Tonsillectomy

A localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissue is known as

Inflammation

Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance

ATHER/O

The medical term for inflammation of the appendix is

Appendicitis

The medical term for the frequent flow of loose or watery stool is

Diarrhea (Día means through and -RRHEA means flow or discharge)

What does the term arterionecrosis mean

Tissue death of an artery

The medical screening of patients to determine their priority of need and the proper place for treatment is called

Triage

What does the combining form POLI/O mean in the term poliomyelitis

Gray

A surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid is known as

Abdominocentesis (ABDOMIN/O means abdomen and -CENTESIS means surgical puncture to remove fluid)

The medical term used to describe the time and events surrounding birth is

Perinatal (PERI- means surrounding, NAT means birth and -AL means pertaining to)

Abnormal enlargement of the liver

Hepatomegaly (HEPAT/O means liver and -MEGALY means abnormal enlargement)

What is the medical term for the surgical repair of a nerve

Neuroplasty (NEUR/O means nerve and -PLASTY means surgical repair)

What is the medical term for the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

Hemorrhage

What is the medical term for a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

Prognosis

What is the term meaning a disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it

Eponym