Medical Terminology - CH 1 quiz

The word part that has the main meaning is the​

word root

The word part that may be attached to the beginning of a word and modifies the meaning of the word is the​

prefix

In a medical term that that contains two word​ roots, the roots are joined with a​

combining vowel

The word part that describes a word root and comes at the end of the word is the

suffix

In medical​ terminology, building complex medical terms is similar to​

piecing together a puzzle

Combining vowels are important because they

make it easier to pronounce long medical terms

The term gastroenteritis is comprised of

2 combining forms, 1 suffix

In the medical term​ otorhinolaryngology, the word root​ laryng/o means

voice box

The term nephritis means​ "inflammation of the_____”

kidney

A patient with an enteropathy has​ a(n)

disease of the small intestine 

Ophthalmology is the study of the

eye

The root word pulmon/o means

referring to the lung

A patient with an arthropathy has a disease of the

joints

In the word osteoarthritis​, the combining vowel is​

o

Another term for a word root is

combining form

The term that describes a surgical repair or reshaping of the nose is

rhinoplasty

A patient who has bradycardia has​ a(n) ________ heart rate

slow

The prefix ​extra- means

outside the body

The prefix ​tetra- has the same meaning as the prefix​

quadri-

The prefix that means​ "normal" is

eu-

The suffix that means​ "to suture" is

-rrhaphy

The suffix that means​ "abnormal softening" is​

-malacia

The suffix ​-rrhexis means​ "to

rupture

The suffix that means​ "to surgically creating an​ opening" is​

-ostomy

When interpreting a medical​ term, the first step is to​

divide the word into its word parts

By dividing the medical term otorhinolaryngologist​, we learn that it means

a specialist in the ear, nose + voice box

You are building a medical adjective that describes something located above the stomach. You would use the term

epigastric

In dividing terms for​ translation, it is important to remember that every medical term must have a

suffix

You are building a medical term that means​ "the study of small living​ things." You would use the term​

microbiology

In building the medical term for drooping or sagging of a kidney out of​ position, you would use the term

nephroptosis

The most important reason for proper spelling and pronunciation of medical terms is

many terms sound and are spelled similarly but have completely different meaning

Some words sound similar but have a very different meaning. A patient in need of a gastroscopy who is scheduled for a gastrostomy would have a problem because gastroscopy involves visually examining the stomach and gastrostomy involves​

creating a surgical opening in the stomach

Due to a bowel​ obstruction, your patient had a section of the small bowel removed and had a procedure to create an opening from the small bowel to the outside. The proper spelling for this procedure is

ileostomy

The plural form of ovum is

ova

The plural form of testis is

testes

When a patient is admitted to the​ hospital, the admitting or attending physician must complete a

history and physical examination

The report of analysis of specimens and tissues is called the​ ________ report.

pathology

Services designed specifically for terminally ill patients would be provided through a

hospice

HIPAA regulations are designed primarily to​

give patients better control of how their health information is used

HIPAA is a set of​ ________ regulations

federal