Deck 3: Essential Prefixes and More

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

transdermal

Question 2

Painful or difficult movement is:

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

Answer 2

dyskinesia

Question 3

A term for a cell that ingests particulate matter is:

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

Answer 3

phagocyte

Question 4

A term for a white blood cell is:

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

Question 5

A term that means originating in the mind is:

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

Question 6

Surgical crushing of a stone is:

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

Question 7

Abnormal slowness of speech is called:

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

Question 8

Abnormal preoccupation with fire is:

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

Question 9

Unusual sensitivity of the eyes to light is:

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

Question 10

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 11

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

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

Question 12

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

A) chloropia
B) cyanotic
C) melancholy
D) xanthosis

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

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

A) bradyphasia
B) endotracheal
C) mesonasal
D) peritonsillar

Question 15

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 16

A fever-producing agent is called a:

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

Question 17

The combining form in the term narcotic means :

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

Question 18

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 19

Cephalometry is:

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

Question 20

A term that means able to live without oxygen is :

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

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

A term that means pertaining to the skin is:

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

Inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus is:

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

Question 25

A term that means a malignant, pigmented tumor is:

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

Question 26

A term that describes normal thyroid function is:

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

Question 27

Endotracheal means _____ the trachea.

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

Question 28

The study of fungi is:

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

Question 29

Ophthalmopathy 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 30

Aphonia is:

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

Question 31

Cryptorchidism means :

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

Question 32

Tachycardia means :

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

Question 33

Macrocephaly means :

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

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

Carcinoma means the same as:

A) cancer
B) fungus
C) stupor
D) syndrome

Question 36

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 37

Destruction of tissue by application of extreme cold temperatures is:

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

Question 38

Dissolving or destruction of a calculus is called:

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

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

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 41

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 42

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 43

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 44

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 45

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 46

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 47

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

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

Question 48

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 49

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

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

Question 50

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 51

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 52

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 53

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 54

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

A) electrocardiograph
B) electrocardiogram
C) electrocardiography
D) electrocardiopathy

Question 55

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

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

Question 56

Which term means a red blood cell?

A) erythrocyte
B) leukocyte
C) microcyte
D) phagocyte

Question 57

Examination of cells is called:

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

Question 58

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

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

Question 59

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 60

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 61

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

Question 62

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 63

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 64

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

A) exodermal
B) hypodermic
C) mesodermal
D) transdermal

Question 65

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 66

The destruction of tissue by electrical current is called _____.

Question 67

A patient has a chronic ailment that consists of recurrent attacks of drowsiness and sleep. This ailment is called:

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

Question 68

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 69

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

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

Question 70

Excessive thirst is a condition known as _____.

Question 71

_____ means pertaining to the head.

Question 72

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 73

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

Question 74

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 75

Within the muscle is termed _____.

Question 76

Paralysis of one side of the body is called _____.

Question 77

Difficult speech is referred to as _____.

Question 78

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

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

Question 79

_____ means double vision.

Question 80

A term means without fever is _____.