Med Term 1

The rules for changing a noun to plural include all the following except

-the ending of all words that end in -y is changed to -ies.

-if a singular noun ends in -on, change the ending to -a.

Which of the following statements concerning prefixes is false?

All medical words must have prefixes.

Anesthesia is defined as __________.

a condition of not feeling

What is a defining part of the prefixes?

ends with a hyphen

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the medical word arthropathy?

thraw

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the medical word urination?

Nay

In what order should you put the meanings of the word parts to get the definition of the entire medical word?

suffix, prefix, combining form

Which is the plural form of apex?

apices

The combining form pneumon/o- means __________.

lung; air

The prefixes anti- and dys- belong to a category that describes __________.

degree or quality    

Bradycardia is a __________.

condition of a slow heart rate

The combining form cost/o- means __________.

rib

The study of word origins is __________.    

etymology

Which of the following is the skill that involves relaying the medical language?

writing

Which of the following is not one of the three parts of a long medical word?

definition

If a medical word has a suffix, the suffix is found __________ of the word.

at the end

Which of the following pairs of prefixes have opposite meanings?

brady-, tachy-

The prefix that means after or behind is __________.    

post-

Which is the plural form for the Latin word testis?

testes

Which word means inflammation of the lungs?

pneumonitis

The suffix _____ means the process of making an incision.

-tomy 

Five separate language skills are critical to communication. Which skill involves the processing of medical language?

thinking and analyzing

The suffix -gram means __________.

a record or picture

Medical words are derived from ancient or older versions of languages such as __________.

Greek, Latin, and English

Which basic rule is correct for building medical words?

Join the prefix to the beginning of the combining form.

The combining form ven/o- means __________.

vein

A gastroscopy is the process of __________.

examining the stomach with an instrument

Etymology is the study of __________.

word origin

This disease process suffix means mass; tumor.

-oma

Which suffix means the process of using an instrument to examine?

-scopy

In the medical word genital, the suffix means __________.

pertaining to 

An example of a symptom would be ________.

pain felt in the joints

The humerus is the bone of the upper arm. The proximal end of the humerus is located next to the __________.

Shoulder

The medical language definition of the word respiratory is __________.

pertaining to again and again breathing  

If medicine describes a disease as having an etiology that is unknown, the disease is said to be ________.

idiopathic

A physician who is on the medical staff of a hospital and admits a patient to the hospital is a/an __________.

attending physician

Which of the following is not an approach for studying the body as discussed in your textbook?

disease approach

Most cells and cellular structures are __________.

microscopic

Which body plane divides the body into right and left sections?

sagittal

A stethoscope would be used to perform which part of the physical examination?

auscultation

The suffix -ician means __________.

a skilled professional or expert

The combining form iatr/o- means __________.

physician; treatment

Nurses can do all of the following except __________.

prescribe medications

The combining form caud/o- means __________.

tailbone

The combining form abdomin/o- means __________.

abdomen 

Moving toward the head is moving in a ________ direction.

cephalad

The human body can be studied by dividing the anterior surface of the abdomen into __________.

four quadrants and nine regions

The predicted outcome of a disease is the __________.

prognosis

Which combining form means the lower back?

lumb/o-  

Ophthalmology studies the __________.

eyes

Which is the most frequently used healthcare setting?

doctor’s office

The midsagittal plane divides the body into __________.

right and left

The opposite of a disease that does respond to treatment is a disease that is __________.

refractory

The word dorsal means pertaining to the __________.

back

Which doctor’s practice is limited to treating diseases and conditions of the feet?

DPM

The cause or origin of any disease is __________.

the etiology

An infection that occurs in a surgical wound is an example of a/an ________ infection.

nosocomial

The region of the abdominopelvic area that is centered and inferior to the umbilical region is the __________ region

hypogastric

Endocrinology is the medical specialty that studies the __________.

testes, ovaries, adrenal glands, pancreas, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and pineal glands

For the patient’s history, the physician asks about all of the following things that relate to the patient’s symptoms except __________.

what the patient thinks the symptoms mean