Ch. 3 TEST STUDY

Question 1

Which of the following is not a correct term?
A) Mammogram
B) Mammoplasty
C) Mamitis
D) Mammary

Answer 1

C) Mamitis

Question 2

What means pertaining to the kidney?

Answer 2

Renal

Question 3

What term means radiographic image of the kidney?

Answer 3

Nephrogram

Question 4

What does Mastectomy mean?

Answer 4

Removal of a breast

Question 5

Which of the following is an adjective suffix?
A) -osis
B) -eal
C) -um
D) -ia

Answer 5

-eal

Question 6

Which term contains word parts that mean pain and nerve?
A) Angioplasty
B) Phlebitis
C) Neuralgia
D) Sarcoma

Answer 6

C) Neuralgia

Question 7

-centesis

Answer 7

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 8

A patient with cardiomegaly has a/an______ heart.

Answer 8

Enlarged

Question 9

What does the combining form septic/o mean?

Answer 9

Pertaining to infection

Question 10

What does cellulitis mean?

Answer 10

Inflammation of the soft tissue under the skin

Question 11

What does Osteomyelitis mean?

Answer 11

Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

Question 12

Osteo-

Answer 12

Bone

Question 13

Ot/o means

Answer 13

Ear

Question 14

What does otitis mean

Answer 14

Inflammation of the ear

Question 15

Which tumors are benign and when located in the uterus are known as fibroids ?
A) Adenomas
B) Thymomas
C) Myomas
D) Myelomas

Answer 15

Myomas

Question 16

What does rhinoplasty mean?

Answer 16

Surgical repair of the nose

Question 17

Which term contains word parts that mean condition or blood and urine?
A) hemoptysis
B) Hematuria
C) Hemodialysis
D) Hematemesis

Answer 17

B) Hematuria

Question 18

What does axill/o mean?

Answer 18

armpit

Question 19

Which terms contains word parts that mean excessive bleeding and menstruation?
A) Meningitis
B) Menorrhagia
C) Menorrhea
D) Menses

Answer 19

B) Menorrhagia

Question 20

Which term contains word parts that mean disease and joint?
A) Arthritis
B) Arthropathy
C) Arteriolitis

Answer 20

Arthropathy

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a procedural suffix?
A) -lysis
B) -rrhea
C) -centesis
D) -ectomy

Answer 21

B) -rrhea

Question 22

-oma means;

Answer 22

tumor / mass

Question 23

What does the combining form “isch/o” mean?

Answer 23

To hold back

Question 24

What does the suffix “-rrhea” mean?

Answer 24

Flow, discharge

Question 25

necr/o means

Answer 25

Death

Question 26

Which combining form is used in the term that means inflammation of a vein?

Answer 26

phleb/o

Question 27

What term means the visual examination of the abdomen?

Answer 27

Laparoscopy

Question 28

What is a condition that last a long time called?

Answer 28

Chronic

Question 29

What is the removal of all breast tissue in either both breasts or only one?

Answer 29

mastectomy

Question 30

What is nerve pain?

Answer 30

neuralgia

Question 31

what is an infection in the blood?

Answer 31

Septicemia

Question 32

what is inflammation of the large intestine?

Answer 32

Colitis

Question 33

What is a tonsillectomy?

Answer 33

Removal of lymph nodes in throat

Question 34

What is a treatment using drugs called?

Answer 34

Chemo Therapy

Question 35

What is the windpipe called?

Answer 35

Trachea

Question 36

The suffix -osis means:

Answer 36

Abnormal condition

Question 37

Ear pain is called: A) Otitis B) Rhinalgia C) Myalgia D) Otalgia

Answer 37

D) Otalgia

Question 38

A condition in which blood is held back from an organ is:

Answer 38

ischemia

Question 39

A benign tumor of the muscle is a: A) Adenoma B) Myosarcoma C) Myoma

Answer 39

Myoma

Question 40

Renal failure leads to an abnormal blood condition called:

Answer 40

uremia

Question 41

Enlargement of the liver is called: A) Hepatomegaly B) Nephritis C) Cardiomegaly

Answer 41

Hepatomegaly

Question 42

A cancerous tumor of glandular cells is called a: A) leukemia B) adenopathy C) adenocarcinomas

Answer 42

Adenocarcinomas

Question 43

Normal discharge of blood during menstrual periods is called: A) Hemorrhage B) Menorrhea C) Anemia D) Hematuria

Answer 43

Menorrhea

Question 44

- sclerosis means:

Answer 44

hardening

Question 45

Abnormal condition of blood in the urine is called: A) Uremia B) Menorrhagia C) Hematuria D) Ischemia

Answer 45

hematuria

Question 46

hem/o & hemat/o

Answer 46

blood

Question 47

hyster/o

Answer 47

uterus

Question 48

suffix meaning “removal or resection” is:

Answer 48

-ectomy

Question 49

Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac surrounding the developing fetus is called:

Answer 49

amniocentesis

Question 50

salping/o

Answer 50

fallopian (uterine) tube

Question 51

removal of a fallopian tube is called: A) Hysterotomy B) Oophorectomy C) Salpingectomy

Answer 51

Salpingectomy

Question 52

Angi/o

Answer 52

blood vessel

Question 53

-megaly

Answer 53

enlargement

Question 54

-stomy

Answer 54

opening

Question 55

-uria

Answer 55

condition of urine

Question 56

-rrhagia

Answer 56

excessive discharge of blood

Question 57

-pathy

Answer 57

disease

Question 58

-lysis

Answer 58

separation, breakdown, destruction

Question 59

-therapy

Answer 59

treatment

Question 60

-plasty

Answer 60

surgical repair

Question 61

-tomy

Answer 61

incision, cutting into

Question 62

-ary

Answer 62

pertaining to

Question 63

-eal

Answer 63

pertaining to

Question 64

angi/o

Answer 64

blood vessel

Question 65

Aden/o

Answer 65

Gland

Question 66

ren/o

Answer 66

Kidney

Question 67

sarc/o

Answer 67

flesh

Question 68

my/o

Answer 68

muscle

Question 69

chron/o

Answer 69

time

Question 70

hyster/o

Answer 70

uterus

Question 71

oophor/o

Answer 71

ovary

Question 72

cholecyst/o

Answer 72

gallbladder