Medical Terminology Final Exam

-e (Stetho/scop/e; Oto/scop/e) means:

Ergo- and Dynamo- (Erg/ometer; Dynam/ic) mean:

The medical term that means pertaining to below the rib is:

Sinistro- (Sinistro/cardia; Sinistr/ocular) means:

Strepto- (Strepto/coccus; Strepto/dermat/itis) means:

The diagnostic term for a condition characterized by brain damage and lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is:

The diagnostic term Myx/oma means a tumor or swelling of: oil lymph mucus sweat

Actino- (Actino/dermat/itis; Actino/therap/y) means: Itch Ray Dust Cold

The medical term Hemat/oma means: To hemorrhage Blood slowing Blood clot Blood swelling or tumor

A- (A/men/o/rrhea; A/fibrile) means: Without With Beside Between

Aqua- (Aqua/therap/y; Aqua/porins) means: Deep Beside Water Within

Meningo- and Meningio- (Mening/itis; Mening/ioma) mean: Fluid Illness Membrane Grain

A patient that has blood in the chest has: hemo/thorax hemato/cardia pyreto/thorax pyo/thorax

Rub-, Rubello- and Rubero- (Rub/or; Rub/ella; Rub/eola) mean: To massage Red Cow Measles

Xero- (Xero/derma; Xero/stomia) means: Mouth Lung Dry Copy

Lacrimo- and Dacryo- (Lacrim/orrhea; Dacry/aden/itis) mean: Cutting Tearing Relaxing Sweating

Onco- (Onc/ology; Onc/ologist) means: Disease Tumor Tiredness Bone

The diagnostic term that means skin or tissue bruise is: Eczema Laceration Contusion Furuncle

Myx/o- and Blenno- (Myx/oma; Blenn/oma) mean: Bone Blood Mucus Sweat

The diagnostic term Genu Varum ( knees are in the varus position) means: Knees are bent inward (knock-knee) Hammer toe Claw foot Knees are bent outward (bow-legged)

Irid-, Irid/o- and Iro- (Irid/itis; Irido/rrhexis) mean: Rainbow Eye Eyelash Cone

Anthraco- (Anthrac/ic; Anthr/ax) means: Marble Coal Diamond Brick

Phren/olog/y literally means: Mind/science/procedure of Rainbow/science/procedure of Again/bends/of/procedure of Like or same/as disease/refers

Pneumo- and Pulmono- (Pneumon/ia; Pulmon/ary) mean: Lung Brain Heart Liver

Embryo- (Embryon/ic; Embry/opathic) means: Fetus Cells Early Child

Pyelo- (Pyelo/nephritis; Pyelo/gram) means: Nerve ending Guts Pelvis Gate

Occulto- (Spina Bifida Occulta; Occult/olog/y) means: Bad Cult Spine Hidden

The 2nd portion (5' long) of small intestine that means to empty is the: cecum duodenum ileum jejunum

The diagnostic abbreviation for an infection of the nose, pharynx, larynx, and trachea is: Pulmonary edema "PE" Pleural effusion condition "PEC" Chronic obstructive lung disease "COLD" Upper respiratory infection "URI"

The jellylike liquid located in the posterior chamber of the eye is the: vitreous fluid conjunctiva fluid aqueous fluid lacrimal fluid

Kerato- (Kerat/itis; Kerat/oma) means: Fingernail Cornea Toe Nasal septum

The medical term which refers to a yellow or orange-yellow tinge to the skin that results from damaged liver cells is: keloid cicatrix erythema jaundice

Lacero- (Lacer/ation; Lacer/ate) means: To tear To cry To sew To remove

The oval or almond shaped male sex organs are the: testes semen sperm ovary

The hormone that plays an important role in the control of blood sugar levels and controls hyperglycemic and hypoglycemic body responses is: oxytocin adrenocorticotrophic hormone - ACTH insulin thyroxine

Meso- and Medi- (Meso/derm; Medi/al) mean: Side Edge Middle Top

Lieno- and Spleno- (Lien/oma; Spleno/megaly) mean: Pulse Vein Intestine Spleen

The suffix -uria means: gout urine urgent spondylosis

Dipso- (A/dips/ia; Poly/dipsia) means: Tire Obsess Hunger Thirst

-poiesis (Hemato/poiesis; Erythro/poiesis) means: To decrease To produce To restrict To alter

BS means: blood sugar bowel sounds before sleep all of the above

Naso- and Rhino- (Nas/al; Rhino/plasty) mean: Horn Nose Cheek Lip

The term that means spinal cord inflammation is: Myel/itis Neur/itis Gangl/itis Mening/itis

The medical term for the hearing of sounds within the body through a stethoscope is: Auscultation Percussion Manometer Peripheral vascular

A sexually transmitted infection characterized by gum-like lesions (gummas) appearing in the tertiary stage is called: pelvic inflammatory disorders "P.I.D." genital herpes syphilis gonorrhea

mphi- (Amphi/centric; Amphi/arthrosis) means: All, every None Both One

The blood vessel that carries blood containing oxygen and nutrients away from the heart to the body tissues (except the lungs) is the: venule duct vein aorta

A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________: eye colon heart lung

The diagnostic term for a congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis is: epispadias hypospadias poly/cystic kidney urinary retention