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Provide the combining form for the following common name: dry or scaly
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Provide the combinine form for the following common name: black
melan/o
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a patient is rushed to the ER with steatitis, or:
inflammation of fatty tissues
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Trichontillomania most likely refers to
uncontrolled hair pulling
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Tfhe prefix "epi-" in epidermis means the ____ part of the skin.
upper
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Joseph suffer from sudoresis therefore he
excessively sweats
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The word part meaning dead or death is
necr-
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Provide the combininb form for the following common name fungus
myc/o
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-
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Jill is a heavy drinker, which caused liver necrosis and is melanotic. Therefore, her liver tissue:
had died and become black
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Pilomycosis is
a fungal infection of the hair
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Amelia underwent a adipectomy. Immediately after the surgery:
she was lighter
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Provide the combining for for the following common name: nail
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Bill underwent dermatoplasy in order to scure his dermatosis. This dermatoplasty was:
a surgical procedure
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Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: above
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A general term meaning an abnormal condition of the lungs would be:
pneumonosis
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Rhinorrhea is a common symptom of the common cold: T or F.
True
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If a child swallowed a coin that lodged in their throat, a physician may have to perform which of the following to remove it?
pharyngotomy
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Bill has a collection of fluid in the membrane surrounding his lungs. What procedure would best mitigate such a problem?
pleurocentisis
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-
-
-
-
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Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: around
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A term meaning pertaining to the branches of the respiratory tree:
bronchial
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Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name:air
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A synonym for "-algia" is
-dynia
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Normal breathing can also be referred to as:
eupnea
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The word part meaning fungus is
myc-
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: muscle
my/o
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The term sclerosis means
a condition of hardening
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the combining form of the term meaning vein is:
-
The combining form for heart is
cardi/o
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The combining form of the term emaning vessel is
-
the correct order of the conduction pathway of the heart is
- sinoatrial node,
- atrioventricular node,
- bundle of His,
- bundle fibers,
- Purkinje fibers
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Provide the combining form for the following common term: fatty plaque
ather/o
-
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lith-
a stone or calculus
-
-
-
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Myocardium refers to a fungal infection of the heart: T or F
False
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Manuel's cardiologist says his coronary artery could rupture. Medical professionals would call such an event:
arteriorrhexis
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aort-
the artery leaving the heart
-
-ectomy
excision or removal
-
-lysis
destroy or destruction
-
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The combining form of the term meaning blood clot is
thromb/o
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When excersing our heart rate increases. this elevated heart rate is called
tachycardia
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Hepatocytes are important in detoxifying food which we ingest. These are located in
the liver
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Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: straight
orth/o
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Carly's small intestine is causing her pain. Such pain could be termed by a medical professional as:
all of these
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Julie suffers from a stone or calculus within her pancreas. The medical term for this is:
pancreatolith
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Hematemesis is
the vomiting of blood
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: maxilla
maxill/o
-
-
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jejun/o
2nd part of the small intestine
-
ile/o
3rd part of the small intestine
-
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Gingivitis is an abnormal condition of the :
gums
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A doctor whishes to observe his patients gall bladder vessel. She would therefore:
perform a cholangiography
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It is suggested that non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), such as neproxyn, be taken after a meal. Therefore they should be taken:
postprandial
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Provide the medical term for the following common name:enlargement
megaly
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: anus
proct/o
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The removal of the gall bladder would be called
cholecystectomy
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Mary Anne is suffering from stomatitis Therefore her
Her oral structures are inflamed and swelling
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A carcinoma is
a cancerous tumor
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: stomach
gastr/o
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A kidney stone will cause dialtion of the ureter as passage of urineis blocked. The suffix referring to dilations is:
-ectasis
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Tonsilitis can be very painful. Which of the following terms would describe this pain
adenodynia
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-
-iasis
abnormal condition
-
-
-
-
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The combining form"leuk/o" means
white
-
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dysuria
painful urination
-
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hematuria
blood in the urine
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polyuria
excessive urination
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nocturia
night time urination
-
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Cystocele, urethrocele, enterocele are all diagnoses of an organ that has
herniated
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A thickening and hardening of the kidney would be
nephrosclerosis
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A synonymous word rood for neph- is
-ren
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Synonymous terms for bladder are cyst and
vesic
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Pat's doctor administers a hysterography in order to view the
uterus
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Dr. Garcia's patient must undergo a colpopexy. This patient:
is suffering from the prolapse of her vagina
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The term "hemorrhage" is composed of two word parts meaning:
blood and bursting forth
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Jeffery has balanitis which affects his:
tip of his penis
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A salpingectomy would most likely be the treatment for which of the following:
fallopian tube with unresolved infection
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Provide the r combining form for the following common name: Menstruation
men/o
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Dystocia would be experienced by
a woman in labor
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: Birth
nat/o
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Often times those with extremely aggressive prostate cancer undergo orchiectomies which is
the removal of the testis
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: prostate
prostat/o
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-
-
-
-
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pain of the vagina can be referred to a
both a and c
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: Tube
salping/o
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: woman/female
gynec/o
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A woman who has breast enlargement has undergone
both a and c
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: poison
toxic/o
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Hypercalcemia means that:
there is too much calcium in the blood
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provide the combining form for the following common name: brain
encephal/o
-
a glial cell
adheres like glue to neurons
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Jeffery is in a sever car accident and wakes up experiencing dysphasia. Therefore Jeffery
is unable to speak
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Katy is parched (very thirsty) therefore she would be:
hyperdipsia
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provide the combining form for the following common name: sweet or sugar
-
-
-
-
penia
decrease, defficiency
-
peresis
partial paralysis
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provide the combining form for the following common name: spinal cord
myel/o
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Katy has a large lump in her neck and her eyes are bulging. The enlargement is likely:
Thyromegaly
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Glycogenesis
is the production of sugar
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provide the combining form for the following common name: Gland
aden/o
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provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: Thyroid Gland
thyr/o
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"Para-" in the term parathyroid indicates that
this structure is near, beside or beyond the thyroid gland
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Diabetic shock can often lead to diabetic encephalopathy. This means
the brain is diseased
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Joseph must undergo a thymectomy. This procedure:
removal of the thymus
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T or F. Debra suffers from ankylosis in her knee. Therefore her knee joint is too loose and therefore unstable
False
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Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: Bone
oste/o
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provide the combining form for the following coomon name: stiffness
ankyl/o
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sacrodynia is
a pain in the sacrum
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the note in a patient's chart of a myoplasty would indicate that:
they had had surgery on a muscle
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the inflammation of a muscle would be referred to as
myositis
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provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: joint
arthr/o
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myeloma is
a cancer of bone marrow
-
-
-
spondyl/o
vertabrae/backbone
-
-
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Arthocentisis is
a surgical puncture of a joint
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Provide the suffix for the following common name: growth
-physis
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provide the suffix for the following common name: formation or production
- genesis
- poiesis
- -poiesis
- -genesis
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provide the combining form for the following common name: femur or thigh bone
femor/o
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provide the combining form for the following common name: wrist bones
carp/o
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in a backyard wrestling match Mark breaks his breastbone. Therefore Mark broke his
sternum
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: head
cephal/o
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The word part "scler-" refers to the white portion of the eye, but also means:
hardening
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Julie's doctor tells her she has opthalmomalacia. She has:
a softening of the eye
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: retina
retin/o
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Susan has a twitching eyelid, which her doctor would refer to as:
blepharospasm
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High blood pressure can often cause pain in the eye. Such pain can be called:
all of these
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George's doctor tells him his condition is called diplopia. What does George have:
double vision
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The word part salping- refers to the fallopian tubes of a woman, but also
the eustachian tubes
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A hardening of the ear dru can be termed as
tympanosclerosis
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Provide the prefix for the folloiwng common name: excessive/ above normal
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provide th combining form for the following common name: cornea
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Jack suffers from anacusis. He therefore:
is deaf
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: double
dipl/o
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provide the combining form for the following common name: ear
ot/o
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provide the combining form for the following common name: Hearing
- acous/o
- audi/o
- audit/o
- -acusis
-
-
-
-
myring/o
tympanic membrane
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reading a very sad book, some people may find themselves using many tissues because they are experiencing dacryorrhea. T or F
True
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a specialist who studies the stomach
gastrologist
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the suffixes "ic, -al, or -ac" mean:
pertaining to
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Chondrolysis refers to:
dissolution or degeneration of articular cartilage
-
-
-
-
-
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Provide the combining form for the following common name: Groin
inguin/o
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a male patient comes into the ER with a cervical spine fracture, this fracture occured
superior to the abdominal cavity
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Choose the correct word to best complete the sentence. The elbow is more ____ (proximal/distal) than the hand to the shoulder
proximal
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provide the combining form for the following common name: Chest
thorac/o
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the root of a medical term usually indicates a
- part of the body
- body part
- part of the anatomy
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a note of encephalopathy in a patient's medical chart would indicate:
a disorder in the head
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Which suffix does NOT mean "condition"?
-oir (pertaning to)
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the umbilicus is inferior to the thorax and anterior to the spinal column (T or F)
True
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The transverse plance is also referred to as the
Horizontal Plane
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A word root links a suffix that begins with a:
vowel
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