Deck 1: Learning Terminology

Question 1

The plural of neurosis is neuroses.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Medical errors are a serious national problem.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Some medical records are stored in electronic formats.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Medical terms began to be labeled in the 1800s.

Question 5

The plural of virus is viruses.

Question 6

A SOAP medical record is always chronological.

Question 7

The plural of sarcoma is sarcomas.

Question 8

The plural of fungus is either fungi or funguses.

Question 9

Word roots always come at the end of words.

Question 10

A patient must accept all medical care,especially in life-threatening situations.

Question 11

The plural of macula is maculi.

Question 12

The plural of serum is either sera or serums.

Question 13

Etymology is the study of the origin of words.

Question 14

The plural of urethra is urethras or urethrae.

Question 15

Many medical terms have their origin in Greek and Latin terms.

Question 16

The plural of kidney is kidneys.

Question 17

The plural of medical terms always ends in s.

Question 18

Medical documentation includes evidence that may be used in court.

Question 19

HIPAA is the law that addresses privacy concerns in health care.

Question 20

The plural of reflex is reflexes.

Question 21

An atheroma is an artery.

Question 22

Cryogenesis involves the use of freezing.

Question 23

An electrocardiogram is an ultrasound recording of the heart.

Question 24

The plural of narcotic is narcotics.

Question 25

The plural of denture is dentures.

Question 26

The plural of lobotomy is lobotomies.

Question 27

Cyanotic means having a blush color.

Question 28

A carcinogen prevents cancer.

Question 29

The plural of glomulerus is glomuleri.

Question 30

The plural of femur is femurs.

Question 31

A gliobastoma is a growth of mature cells.

Question 32

The plural of abscess is abscesses.

Question 33

Actinotherapy uses ultraviolet light.

Question 34

Gerontology is the study of old age.

Question 35

Dorsalgia is back pain.

Question 36

The plural of tremor is tremors.

Question 37

A bacteriogenic infection is caused by a virus.

Question 38

The plural of ganglion is ganglias.

Question 39

A chondrocyte is a muscle cell.

Question 40

The plural of cuspid is cuspids.

Question 41

The combining form meaning masculine is:

A)tono
B)gyne
C)andro
D)athero

Question 42

The plural of radix is radixes.

Question 43

The combining form meaning small is:

A)morpho
B)pachy
C)ortho
D)micro

Question 44

The combining form meaning starch is:

A)ergo
B)geno
C)iatro
D)amylo

Question 45

bacilli means :

A)bacteria
B)virus
C)carcinogen
D)streptococcus

Question 46

The combining form meaning hardness is:

A)sidero
B)physo
C)phago
D)sclero

Question 47

The combining form meaning tumor is:

A)oncho
B)phago
C)salpingo
D)scoto

Question 48

The combining form meaning weight is:

A)blasto
B)baro
C)choreo
D)xeno

Question 49

The study of disease is pathology.

Question 50

The combining form meaning heat is:

A)squamo
B)thermo
C)blasto
D)meso

Question 51

The combining form meaning yellow is:

A)chromo
B)vivi
C)xantho
D)topo

Question 52

The combining form meaning nycto is:

A)nycto
B)oxy
C)sclero
D)xantho

Question 53

The combining form meaning air is:

A)aero
B)psycho
C)thrombo
D)micro

Question 54

The combining form meaning thorny is:

A)acantho
B)patho
C)chloro
D)amylo

Question 55

The combining form meaning pain is:

A)algo
B)bacilli
C)geronto
D)hypno

Question 56

Fungicides are used to destroy fungi.

Question 57

The combining form meaning base is:

A)baro
B)chondro
C)baso
D)ergo

Question 58

The combining form meaning thick is:

A)phago
B)pachy
C)macro
D)ortho

Question 59

The combining form meaning black or dark is:

A)melano
B)chromo
C)narco
D)tropo

Question 60

The combining form for sleep is:

A)narco
B)bio
C)nucleo
D)morpho

Question 61

The combining form meaning treatment is:

A)nocti
B)normo
C)hypno
D)iatro

Question 62

The combining form meaning disease is:

A)pachy
B)patho
C)phago
D)physo

Question 63

The combining form meaning poison is:

A)toxi
B)telo
C)acantho
D)steno

Question 64

The combining form meaning work is:

A)electro
B)telo
C)acantho
D)steno

Question 65

The combining form meaning time is:

A)chrono
B)telo
C)choreo
D)ergo

Question 66

The combining form meaning chemical is:

A)toxi
B)chemo
C)acantho
D)steno

Question 67

The combining form meaning cancer

A)carcino
B)blasto
C)patho
D)chemo

Question 68

The combining form meaning sleep is:

A)algo
B)bacilli
C)geronto
D)hypno

Question 69

The combining form meaning light is:

A)hydro
B)geronto
C)fluoro
D)iatro

Question 70

The combining form meaning back is:

A)dorso
B)fibro
C)geronto
D)etio

Question 71

The combining form meaning milk is:

A)galacto
B)gyne
C)andro
D)hydro

Question 72

The combining form meaning circle is:

A)telo
B)cyclo
C)dorsi
D)steno

Question 73

The combining form meaning bladder is:

A)acantho
B)dipso
C)xantho
D)cysto

Question 74

The combining form meaning angle is:

A)gluco
B)algo
C)gonio
D)geno

Question 75

The combining form meaning fiber is:

A)fungi
B)kypho
C)fibro
D)karyo

Question 76

The combining form meaning cell:

A)erythro
B)ethmo
C)kali
D)cyto

Question 77

The combining form meaning green is:

A)erythro
B)xantho
C)chloro
D)baro

Question 78

The combining form meaning potassium is:

A)kali
B)ergo
C)immuno
D)bio

Question 79

The combining form meaning sugars is:

A)glyco
B)galacto
C)xantho
D)ethmo

Question 80

The combining form meaning red is:

A)toxi
B)eosino
C)chromo
D)dextro