Deck 3: Essential Prefixes and More

Question 1

The term for an instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain is:

A) electroencephalogram.
B) electroencephalograph.
C) electroencephalography.
D) electrocephology.

Answer 1

electroencephalograph.

Question 2

A term that means able to live without oxygen is:

A) aerobic.
B) aerosol.
C) Aerobic.
D) anaerobic.

Answer 2

anaerobic.

Question 3

The combining form in the term narcotic means :

A) drug or medicine.
B) illegal.
C) seizure.
D) stupor.

Answer 3

stupor.

Question 4

Unusual sensitivity of the eyes to light is:

A) ophthalmitis.
B) ophthalmopathy.
C) optometry.
D) photophobia.

Question 5

Cephalometry is:

A) a headache.
B) an instrument used to measure the head.
C) measurement of the head.
D) study of the head.

Question 6

Hypoparathyroidism is _____ the parathyroids.

A) a descriptive term for tissue around
B) above-normal secretion of
C) below-normal secretion of
D) normal secretion of

Question 7

A term for a cell that ingests particulate matter is:

A) erythrocyte.
B) megalocyte.
C) melanocyte.
D) phagocyte.

Question 8

Which of the following terms does not contain a prefix that indicates location?

A) Bradyphasia
B) Endotracheal
C) Mesonasal
D) Peritonsillar

Question 9

A fever-producing agent is called a:

A) pyoderma.
B) pyogen.
C) pyrogen.
D) pyrophobia.

Question 10

Inflammation of the tissue adjacent to or near the appendix is called:

A) appendicitis.
B) endoappendicitis.
C) para-appendicitis.
D) retroappendicitis.

Question 11

Which of the following terms does not contain a word part that means large or enlarged?

A) Cephalomegaly
B) Macrocyte
C) Microscope
D) Megalocytosis

Question 12

Abnormal preoccupation with fire is:

A) pyrogenesis.
B) pyromania.
C) pyromaniac.
D) pyrophobia.

Question 13

A type of drug that can be absorbed through the skin's surface is:

A) intercellular.
B) intradermal.
C) subcutaneous.
D) transdermal.

Question 14

A term that means originating in the mind is:

A) psychic.
B) psychogenic.
C) psychologic.
D) psychology.

Question 15

Painful or difficult movement is:

A) bradykinesia.
B) dyskinesia.
C) kinesiotherapy.
D) tachykinesia.

Question 16

A term for a white blood cell is:

A) chlorocyte.
B) erythrocyte.
C) leukocyte.
D) melanocyte.

Question 17

Anticonvulsive is a term that refers to:

A) an agent that causes convulsions.
B) an agent that is used to prevent convulsions.
C) epilepsy.
D) narcolepsy.

Question 18

Surgical crushing of a stone is:

A) calculus.
B) lithiasis.
C) lithogenesis.
D) lithotripsy.

Question 19

Abnormal slowness of speech is called:

A) bradyphasia.
B) dysphagia.
C) phagocytosis.
D) tachyphasia.

Question 20

Which of the following terms contains a word part that means yellow?

A) Chloropia
B) Cyanotic
C) Melancholy
D) Xanthosis

Question 21

Optical means :

A) any disease of the eye.
B) inflammation of the eye.
C) one who tests the eyes to measure visual acuity.
D) pertaining to the eyes.

Question 22

Macrocephaly means :

A) enlarged head.
B) large cell.
C) small cell.
D) small head.

Question 23

Tachycardia means :

A) increased blood pressure.
B) decreased blood pressure.
C) decreased pulse rate.
D) increased pulse rate.

Question 24

Dissolving or destruction of a calculus is called:

A) lithogenesis.
B) litholysis.
C) glycogenesis.
D) glycolysis.

Question 25

The study of fungi is:

A) microscopy.
B) mycology.
C) oncology.
D) pathology.

Question 26

Cytology is the:

A) study of cells.
B) study of fungi.
C) study of infections.
D) study of maps and charts.

Question 27

Cryptorchidism means :

A) tissue compatibility.
B) undescended testicle.
C) within a vein.
D) without water.

Question 28

A lipoma is:

A) the breakdown of lipids in digestion.
B) a benign tumor composed of fatty tissue.
C) surgical crushing of a stone.
D) an ectopic pregnancy.

Question 29

Death of areas of tissue or bone surrounded by healthy tissues is called:

A) necrophobia.
B) necrosis.
C) pyrogen.
D) pyoderma.

Question 30

A term that describes normal thyroid function is:

A) euthyroid.
B) hyperthyroid.
C) hypothyroid.
D) thyroidosis.

Question 31

Aphonia is:

A) absence of speech.
B) difficult speech.
C) rapid speech.
D) absence or loss of voice.

Question 32

Inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus is:

A) cutaneous.
B) dermatology.
C) dermatosis.
D) mycodermatitis.

Question 33

Endotracheal means _____ the trachea.

A) above
B) at the side of
C) behind
D) inside

Question 34

The term for any condition that renders some particular line of treatment improper is:

A) antipathology.
B) continence.
C) contraindication.
D) incontinence.

Question 35

Pyoderma is:

A) an inflammatory disease of the skin in which pus is produced.
B) any inflamed condition of the skin.
C) the structure, function, and composition of the skin.
D) an abnormal fear of touching dead tissue.

Question 36

A chronic ailment that consists of recurrent attacks of drowsiness and sleep is:

A) epilepsy.
B) narcolepsy.
C) photophobia.
D) polydipsia.

Question 37

A term that means pertaining to the skin is:

A) cryotherapy.
B) cyanosis.
C) dermal.
D) dysphagia.

Question 38

A term that means a malignant, pigmented tumor is:

A) carcinogen.
B) cyanosis.
C) melanoma.
D) mycology.

Question 39

A serious condition in which the body temperature is greatly elevated because of retention of body heat is called:

A) cryptorchidism.
B) hyperthermia.
C) hypothermia.
D) superficial.

Question 40

Destruction of tissue by application of extreme cold temperatures is:

A) cryosurgery.
B) hemolysis.
C) histocompatibility.
D) pharmacotherapy.

Question 41

A 42-year-old man has strength that is the same in both legs. The term that best describes this is:

A) bilateral.
B) contralateral.
C) ipsilateral.
D) unilateral.

Question 42

A record or tracing of the electrical impulses of the heart is called an:

A) clectrocardiograph.
B) electrocardiogram.
C) electrocardiography.
D) electrocardiopathy.

Question 43

A patient reports she took an amount of a pain reliever that far exceeds the recommended amount. This is referred to as:

A) euthanasia.
B) a megadose.
C) a minidose.
D) supervitaminosis.

Question 44

You ask your patient to bring his arms out to the side as if he is making a T. What term best describes this movement?

A) Abduction
B) Adduction
C) Extension
D) Flexion

Question 45

Which disease of the central nervous system occurs when there are many hardened plaques on the myelin sheaths?

A) Multiple sclerosis
B) Osteomalacia
C) Psychogenesis
D) Quadriplegia

Question 46

The term that means an individual with congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes is:

A) albino.
B) aphasia.
C) hemolytic.
D) nullipara.

Question 47

A patient who has a stroke usually displays deficits on the other side of the body. For instance, a patient with a right side stroke has left hemiparesis. Which term best describes the location of the weakness in relation to the area of the stroke?

A) Bilateral
B) Contralateral
C) Ipsilateral
D) Unilateral

Question 48

A term that means the production or origin of cancer is:

A) cancerous.
B) carcinogen.
C) carcinogenic.
D) carcinogenesis.

Question 49

A women who has just given birth is considered to be:

A) antepartum.
B) postpartum.
C) primigravida.
D) multigravida.

Question 50

Examination of cells is called:

A) cystoscope.
B) cytoscopy.
C) orthoscope.
D) orthoscopy.

Question 51

A 54-year-old women had an _____ to check for seizure activity in her brain.

A) electrocardiography
B) electroencephalography
C) echoencephalography
D) computed tomography

Question 52

Following a total knee replacement, your patient was anemic, requiring a blood transfusion due to low red pigment in the cells. The pigment in the cells is:

A) erythrocytes.
B) hemoglobin.
C) hyperglycemia.
D) leukocytes.

Question 53

A term for any disease caused by defective nutrition or metabolism is:

A) dystrophy.
B) necrosis.
C) oncology.
D) rachischisis.

Question 54

You have a patient who brings her legs toward the middle of the body. Which term best describes this movement?

A) Abduction
B) Adduction
C) Extension
D) Flexion

Question 55

A child skins his knee while playing. This minor scraping of the skin is considered to be:

A) deep.
B) superficial.
C) supradermal.
D) transdermal.

Question 56

A term for a large cell, usually restricted to mean an extremely large red blood cell, is:

A) erythrocyte.
B) megalocyte.
C) microcyte.
D) phagocyte.

Question 57

A condition in which deficiency of oxygen results in a slightly bluish, slatelike color of the skin is:

A) cyanosis.
B) erythrocytosis.
C) melancholy.
D) xanthosis.

Question 58

A term for a muscle that draws a body part away from the midline of the body is an:

A) abductor.
B) adductor.
C) albino.
D) erythroblast.

Question 59

Which term means a red blood cell?

A) Erythrocyte
B) Leukocyte
C) Microcyte
D) Phagocyte

Question 60

Destruction of red blood cells that results in liberation of hemoglobin is:

A) hemolysis.
B) hemolysin.
C) hemolyze.
D) erythrocytosis.

Question 61

_______________ means double vision.

Question 62

A newborn has a condition that is causing his skin to appear yellow. This is referred to as:

A) cyanosis.
B) hemolysis.
C) jaundice.
D) melancholy.

Question 63

A patient complains he cannot gain weight. His physician determines that the patient has difficulty absorbing nutrients. Which term best describes this problem?

A) Antacid
B) Hyperthyroidism
C) Hypothyroidism
D) Malabsorption

Question 64

_____________ means pertaining to the head.

Question 65

Excessive thirst is a condition known as ______________.

Question 66

A term means without fever is _____________.

Question 67

Within the muscle is termed ________________.

Question 68

A 23-year-old woman is pregnant for the first time. She is referred to as:

A) multigravida.
B) primigravida.
C) tripara.
D) unipara.

Question 69

A cancer-causing substance is a(n) _____________.

Question 70

The mitral valve has two flaps. Which of the following is another term for the mitral valve?

A) Bicuspid
B) Pulmonic
C) Semilunar
D) Tricuspid

Question 71

Difficult speech is referred to as _____________.

Question 72

A patient has a chronic ailment that consists of recurrent seizures. This ailment is called:

A) encephalopathy.
B) epilepsy.
C) macrocephaly.
D) narcolepsy.

Question 73

Paralysis of one side of the body is called ____________.

Question 74

A patient requires an injection under the skin. Which of the terms best describes this?

A) Exodermal
B) Hypodermic
C) Mesodermal
D) Transdermal

Question 75

A record produced in electrocardiography is a(n) ___________________.

Question 76

The destruction of tissue by electrical current is called _____________.

Question 77

Severe weakness in the arms, trunk, and legs in a patient with a spinal cord injury is recorded as:

A) contraplegia.
B) diplegia.
C) hemiplegia.
D) quadriplegia.

Question 78

You are interested in purchasing a new pair of glasses. Which professional specializes in the filling and adapting of prescriptions and products for vision?

A) Histologist
B) Optician
C) Optometrist
D) Ophthalmologist

Question 79

Following a rotator cuff tear, your patient has weakness in one arm. His weakness is:

A) bilateral.
B) contralateral.
C) ipsilateral.
D) unilateral.

Question 80

You are working with a patient in the intensive care unit. Her heart rate is 40 beats/min. This is documented as:

A) bradycardia.
B) bradyphasia.
C) tachycardia.
D) tachyphasia.