Deck 1: Medical Terminology Basics

Question 1

The prefix anti- means

A) before.
B) after, behind.
C) near.
D) against.

Answer 1

against.

Question 2

An instrument used to cut bone is an

A) osteotome.
B) osteoscope.
C) osteotripter.
D) osteometer.

Answer 2

osteotome.

Question 3

A new opening of the small intestines is a(n)

A) colostomy.
B) colotomy.
C) enterostomy.
D) enterotomy.

Answer 3

enterostomy.

Question 4

A surgical repair of the external ear may be termed

A) otoplasty.
B) oculoplasty.
C) tympanoplasty.
D) trophoplasty.

Question 5

A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint

A) was incised.
B) was removed.
C) had a new opening made.
D) was visually examined.

Question 6

The study of disease is

A) pathology.
B) neonatology.
C) obstetrics.
D) biology.

Question 7

Alzheimer's disease is an example of a(n)

A) prefix.
B) word root.
C) eponym.
D) decodable term.

Question 8

A dermatosis would be a(n)

A) abnormal condition of the skin.
B) examination of the skin.
C) discharge or flow from the skin.
D) instrument for cutting the skin.

Question 9

A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practitioner

A) after the birth of her child.
B) before the birth of her child.
C) the time surrounding the birth of her child.
D) at the time of delivery.

Question 10

In the term hypodermic, the prefix is

A) hypo.
B) derm.
C) dermo.
D) ic.

Question 11

A notation is made about an instrument to be ordered for the hospital. It makes a record of the electrical activity of the heart. The instrument is called an

A) electrocardioscope.
B) electrocardiogram.
C) electrocardiograph.
D) electrocardiography.

Question 12

Neurology is a discipline that would most likely treat patients with disorders of the

A) nerves.
B) teeth.
C) stomach.
D) joints.

Question 13

A word root for "bone" is

A) osis.
B) oste.
C) ophthalm.
D) opsy.

Question 14

An enlargement of the heart is

A) cardialgia.
B) cardiopathy.
C) cardiorrhexis.
D) cardiomegaly.

Question 15

As part of the operative procedure, the surgeon performs an enteroplasty. You know that she has ____ part of the intestines.

A) enlarged
B) sutured
C) drained
D) repaired

Question 16

Arthr/o is an example of a

A) prefix.
B) word root.
C) suffix.
D) combining form.

Question 17

You are checking a report for errors and find that one of the procedures listed is misspelled. Which one is it?

A) Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
B) Colostomy
C) Tonsillectomy
D) Ostetomy

Question 18

If a patient is being treated for hypothermia, he/she has abnormally

A) high body temperature.
B) low body temperature.
C) high blood pressure.
D) low blood pressure.

Question 19

The word component that refers to the stomach is

A) gastr/o.
B) col/o.
C) enter/o.
D) path/o.

Question 20

In the term neonatology, the suffix is

A) neo.
B) nat.
C) nato.
D) logy.

Question 21

What is the plural of digitus?

A) Digites
B) Digities
C) Digitusi
D) Digiti

Question 22

If you are told that "cutane/o" is a combining form for the skin, then percutaneous would refer to a term that describes something that is ____ the skin.

A) under
B) through
C) surrounding
D) before

Question 23

What is the singular of septa?

A) Septus
B) Septi
C) Septae
D) Septum

Question 24

Most medical terms are from which two languages?

A) Spanish, English
B) English, Latin
C) English, Greek
D) Greek, Latin

Question 25

What is the singular of prognoses?

A) Prognosum
B) Prognosis
C) Prognosa
D) Prognose

Question 26

Examining the term epidermis, you would expect that the word part epi- refers to a structure ____ the dermis.

A) below
B) around
C) within
D) above

Question 27

Which is spelled correctly?

A) Gastrotomy
B) Gastroectomy
C) Gastroscopy
D) Gastroistis

Question 28

In the term "periosteum," you know that the suffix refers to

A) a structure.
B) surrounding.
C) bone.
D) through.

Question 29

You are sure that you heard an "f" sound at the beginning of the term meaning a bone of the fingers or toes. After exhausting your possibilities in the F section of the dictionary, you realize that you could also try which letter combination?

A) sh
B) ph
C) th
D) pt

Question 30

Which of the following is a "sign"?

A) Fever
B) Pain
C) Dizziness
D) Itching

Question 31

Patients with food caught in their interdental spaces have pieces of food

A) within their teeth.
B) between their teeth.
C) under their teeth.
D) above their teeth.

Question 32

You have just heard a word that begins with an "n" sound, but you cannot find it in the dictionary under the letter "N." What other letter combinations could you try?

A) sn
B) tn
C) pn
D) an

Question 33

One of your professors is using a term that sounds like it starts with a "z," but you have read every Z term in your dictionary, and it's not there. You should try looking under the letter

A) Y.
B) X.
C) W.
D) S.

Question 34

The plural of diagnosis is

A) diagnoses.
B) diagnosi.
C) diagnosises.
D) diagnosae.

Question 35

The plural of vertebra is

A) vertebri.
B) vertebras.
C) vertebrus.
D) vertebrae.

Question 36

What is the singular of thrombi?

A) Thromba
B) Thrombus
C) Thrombis
D) ThrOmba

Question 37

A patient is treated for kidney stones with a machine called a lithotripter. Its function is to ____ stones.

A) crush
B) incise
C) view
D) record

Question 38

What is the singular of larynges?

A) Larynx
B) Larynge
C) Larynis
D) Laryna

Question 39

The study and treatment of the eye are

A) ophthalmology.
B) oncology.
C) otology.
D) odontology.

Question 40

The plural of phalanx is

A) phalangi.
B) phalanxae.
C) phalanges.
D) phalangus.

Question 41

The patient reports that her breathing difficulties of the last few years have been getting progressively worse. After testing, her disease is diagnosed as one that she will most likely have for the next several years. Her disease is considered to be

A) acute.
B) chronic.
C) therapeutic.
D) CABG.

Question 42

Which of the following suffixes indicates a therapeutic intervention?

A) -megaly
B) -rrhea
C) -tripsy
D) -itis

Question 43

An esophagogastroduodenoscopy is a procedure to _____ organs.

A) remove
B) view
C) join
D) incise

Question 44

Which of the following is an eponym?

A) ng
B) Achilles tendon
C) Cataract
D) +

Question 45

Which of the following means below or under?

A) Dys-
B) Hypo-
C) Trans-
D) Post-

Question 46

"Intra-" has a similar meaning to

A) infra-.
B) inter-.
C) peri-.
D) endo-.

Question 47

Which of the following is an acronym?

A) IM
B) C2
C) ng
D) TURP

Question 48

The plural of pleura is

A) pleurae.
B) pleuri.
C) pleurus.
D) pleures.

Question 49

An antibacterial agent

A) produces bacteria.
B) is against bacteria.
C) surrounds bacteria.
D) is without bacteria.

Question 50

The o in the term thermometer is a

A) prefix.
B) word root.
C) combining form.
D) combining vowel.

Question 51

One of the terms used to describe a patient's healthy condition starts with a "u" sound. You can't find it in the U listings, so you check under which spelling?

A) ou
B) au
C) eu
D) yu

Question 52

A patient scheduled for a gastrectomy was having a(n) ____ of his stomach.

A) visual examination
B) incision
C) excision
D) enlargement

Question 53

The opposite of "hyper-" is

A) anti-.
B) hypo-.
C) epi-.
D) pre-.

Question 54

Which of the following is misspelled?

A) Hematology
B) Opthalmology
C) Otorhinolaryngology
D) Neurology

Question 55

Which of the following disorders is an inflammation?

A) Cardiomegaly
B) Enteritis
C) Ophthalmology
D) Arteriostenosis

Question 56

A patient with rhinitis has an inflammation of his

A) nose.
B) ear.
C) throat.
D) voice box.

Question 57

A patient with an enteropathy has a(n) ____ of the intestines.

A) disease
B) surgical repair
C) suture
D) enlargement

Question 58

A patient scheduled for a procedure to visualize the interior of a body cavity is having a(n)

A) endoscopy.
B) biopsy.
C) pathology.
D) CABG.

Question 59

The basketball player was back for yet another visual examination of his knee joint. He was there for an

A) arthrotomy.
B) arthroscopy.
C) arthrotome.
D) arthroscope.

Question 60

A patient reports, "I can't sleep, my throat is sore, my muscles ache, and my fever is 102.4 $\degree$ F." Which is considered a sign?

A) "Can't sleep"
B) Sore throat
C) Muscle aches
D) 102.4 $\degree$ F fever

Question 61

Epi-, endo-, and pre- are examples of

A) prefixes.
B) word roots.
C) combining forms.
D) suffixes.

Question 62

The study of a newborn baby is

A) obstetrics.
B) neonatology.
C) fetology.
D) gynecology.

Question 63

The branch of medicine that deals with treatment of the mind is

A) geriatrics.
B) psychiatry.
C) immunology.
D) anesthesiology.

Question 64

The plural of psychotherapy is

A) pyschotherapies.
B) psychotherapys.
C) psychotherapyes.
D) psychotherapies.

Question 65

The singular of bacteria is

A) bacterius.
B) bacterus.
C) bacterium.
D) bacteri.

Question 66

The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the heart is

A) oncology.
B) hematology.
C) cardiology.
D) pathology.

Question 67

A child has otorrhea. Knowing that -rrhea means a discharge, you know that he has a

A) discharge from his eye.
B) discharge from his nose.
C) discharge from his ear.
D) tumor of his eye.

Question 68

A patient with a heart disorder would most likely be treated by a(n)

A) hematologist.
B) geriatrician.
C) anesthesiologist.
D) cardiologist.

Question 69

An intraaortic balloon pump is placed ____ the aorta.

A) within
B) outside
C) surrounding
D) below

Question 70

An incision into the stomach is called a

A) gastroscopy.
B) gastrotomy.
C) gastrectomy.
D) gastrotome.