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1. Match the word part with its definition.
dys- — Bad, difficult, painful
-algia — Pain, suffering
-plasty — Surgical repair
-osis — Abnormal condition or disease
-rrhaphy — Surgical suturing
-megaly — Enlargement
-otomy — Surgical incision
hyper- — Excessive, increased
-ac — Pertaining to
-itis — Inflammation
-ectomy — Surgical removal
-sclerosis — Abnormal hardening
-rrhage — Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-scopy — Visual examination
-rrhea — Flow or discharge
-stenosis — Abnormal narrowing
-malacia — Abnormal softening
hypo- — Deficient, decreased
-necrosis — Tissue death
-ostomy — Surgical creation of an artificial opening
2. General medical terminology questions
Myelopathy — A pathologic change or disease of the spinal cord.
Higher-than-normal blood pressure — Hypertension
Natal — Pertaining to birth
Pain is classified as a — Symptom
In myopathy, -pathy means — Disease
3. The prediction of the probable course of a disorder
Prognosis
4. Swelling caused by abnormal fluid accumulation
Edema
5. Match the term with its definition
Laceration — Torn or jagged wound
Lesion — Pathologic tissue change
Supination — Turning the palm upward
Acute — Rapid onset
Palpitation — Pounding heart
Leukocyte — White blood cell
Palpation — Examination by touch
Exudate — Fluid such as pus from an infected wound
6. Medical terms
Gastritis — Inflammation of the stomach
Formation of pus — Suppuration
Wound or injury — Trauma
Pertaining to a virus — Viral
Removal of appendix — Appendectomy
Tendon inflammation — Tendonitis
Set of signs & symptoms — Syndrome
Suturing of a tendon — Tenorrhaphy
Stomach pain — Gastralgia
Pus-forming skin infection — Pyoderma
7. Medical terms continued
Hardening of artery walls — Arteriosclerosis
A fever is a — Sign
Inflammation of stomach + small intestine — Gastroenteritis
Joint pain — Arthralgia
Skin doctor — Dermatologist
8. Additional medical terms
Low blood pressure — Hypotension
X-ray imaging of vessels — Angiography
Above/outside the ribs — Supracostal
Rule-out diagnosis — Differential diagnosis
Abnormal passage — Fistula
9. True/False
An erythrocyte is a red blood cell — True
10.
Arteriomalacia = hardening of artery walls — False
11.
A colostomy creates an artificial opening — True
12.
Malaise is the first symptom of inflammation — False
13.
Infection = invasion by disease-producing organism — False
14. Match the word part with its definition
cyt/o — Cell
-ologist — Specialist
aden/o — Gland
exo- — Out of
cephal/o — Head
-stasis — Control
anter/o — Front
-plasia — Formation
endo- — Within
path/o — Disease
caud/o — Lower part of body
hist/o — Tissue
-ology — Study of
adip/o — Fat
poster/o — Back
15. Various medical terms
Hospital-acquired infection — Nosocomial infection
Inherited from one parent & expressed — Dominant gene
Organs of digestion cavity — Abdominal cavity
Toward the midline — Medial
Repair cells — Adult stem cells
Missing digestive enzyme disorder — Phenylketonuria
Inflammation of a gland — Adenitis
Outer peritoneum layer — Parietal peritoneum
Basic unit of heredity — Gene
Hospital-based doctor — Hospitalist
16. Match the region with its description
Umbilical — Belly button
Iliac — Hip bone area
Hypochondriac — Below the ribs
Epigastric — Above stomach
Hypogastric — Below stomach
17. Additional questions
Lower abdominal region — Inguinal
Study of gene transfer — Genetics
Disease outbreak specialist — Epidemiologist
Glands that secrete into ducts — Exocrine glands
Stomach is inferior to the — Diaphragm
18. Match the abbreviation
ICU — Intensive Care Unit
GP — General Practitioner
LUQ — Left upper quadrant
HD — Huntington’s disease
CMA — Certified Medical Assistant
19. More terms
Nearest midline — Proximal
Back — Posterior
Anterior/posterior divider — Frontal plane
Equal left/right halves — Midsagittal plane
Elbow formed by distal humerus — Distal
Genetic variation w/ facial features — Down Syndrome
Body function study — Physiology
Heart & lungs cavity — Thoracic cavity
Bad reaction to treatment — Iatrogenic illness
Genetic structures — Chromosomes
20–22 Short Answers
Difference between root & combining form — Root + vowel = combining form
Importance of spelling — Prevents errors
Singular vs plural — diagnosis → diagnoses
23 Match terms with abbreviations
IV — Intravenous
FBS — Fasting blood sugar
URI — Upper respiratory infection
VF — Ventricular fibrillation
BP — Blood pressure
COPD — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
UA — Urinalysis
CAD — Coronary artery disease
GYN — Gynecology
24 Anatomy
Opposite patient’s right = your left
Toward midline — Medial, away — Lateral
Arms/legs — Extremities
Front — Anterior
Back — Posterior
Upper anterior cavity — Thoracic
Lower anterior cavity — Abdominopelvic
Posterior cavities — Cranial & spinal
25–27 Directional terms
Proximal — Proximal
Distal — Distal
Inferior — Inferior
28–30 Planes
Coronal — Coronal plane
Transverse — Transverse plane
Sagittal — Sagittal plane
31–33 Regions
Top middle region — Epigastric
Hypochondriac — Hypochondriac
Hypogastric — Hypogastric
34 Physical exam terms
Pitch/quality/duration — Percussion
Visual exam — Inspection
Heel-to-shin — Coordination
Rectal exam — Digital rectal exam
Percussion checks — Visceral organs
Skin pinch test — Turgor
Dictation assistant — Scribe
Stool blood test — Guaiac test paper
Bimanual — Two-handed; with both hands
2. Occult — Obscure; hidden
3. Peripheral — Pertains to a portion of the nervous system
4. Hernias — Projection of a part from its normal location
5. Symmetry — One part exactly corresponds to another in size, shape, and position
6. Bruits — An adventitious sound of venous or arterial origin heard on auscultation
7. Physical — Pertaining to the body; used for the examination of the body
8. Spirometer — Measures the volume of inhaled and exhaled air