Deck 12: Medical Terminology

Question 1

Medicalese has its roots in Greek and Latin words.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The abbreviation ____ means twice per day.

A) BAC
B) Bid
C) BVM
D) Bx

Answer 2

Bid

Question 3

The sagittal plane divides the body from left to right.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The abbreviation ____ means sublingual.

A) SA
B) SVT
C) SQ
D) SE

Question 5

The abbreviation ____ means delirium temens.

A) DOE
B) DPT
C) DTs
D) Dx

Question 6

The root word ____ means the bladder.

A) aden/o-
B) cyst/o-
C) erythr/o-
D) path/o-

Question 7

The root word ____ means a clot.

A) enter/o-
B) nephr/o-
C) thromb/o-
D) trach/o-

Question 8

The abbreviation ____ means nothing by mouth.

A) NPO
B) NC
C) PEA
D) PND

Question 9

The term pronation means turned upward.

Question 10

To serve as a reference, the body is divided into five planes.

Question 11

The term "____" means an infection of the cardiac muscle.

A) cardioalgia
B) pericardium
C) cardiomyopathy
D) myocarditis

Question 12

The ____ plane divides the body into upper and lower.

A) sagittal
B) transverse
C) frontal
D) rear

Question 13

The basis for abbreviations is brevity, meaning short and concise.

Question 14

The term ____ describes the patient laying on the back.

A) fowlers
B) prone
C) supine
D) sims

Question 15

Clinicians, including Paramedics, should spell out MSO₄ as magnesium in order to decrease confusion and prevent errors.

Question 16

Medical terminology includes a number of positional and directional terms.

Question 17

A _____ word relates to the main idea and often describes the organ involved or the key symptom.

A) derivative
B) base
C) root
D) foundation

Question 18

When both a suffix and a prefix are used in a word, then the suffix is read first, then the root, and then the prefix.

Question 19

Most medical terms consist of five parts.

Question 20

By understanding a few rules of medical terminology, the Paramedic can quickly learn a term's meaning.

Question 21

When two or more roots are placed together, they must be separated by a(n) ____________________.

Question 22

The ____________________ plane divides the body in half, front from back.

Question 23

When a(n) ____________________ complements a root, it is placed after the root and changes the meaning of the term.

Question 24

The language of medicine is called ____________________.

Question 25

When a(n) ____________________ complements a root, it is placed at the beginning of the root.