Lesson 1 Quiz Flashcards
What is the term for surgical excision of the kidney?
nephrectomy
What does myalgia mean?
pain in a muscle
What is the abnormal narrowing of an artery?
arteriostenosis
What is the plural of bronchus?
bronchi
What is the medical specialty that treats disorders and diseases of the eye?
opthamology
What does the term bilateral mean?
relating to or having two sides
What is the medical term for difficult breathing?
dyspnea
What is the study of the liver?
hepatology
What is an xray record of a joint?
arthrogram
What is the prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
prognosis
What is an eponym?
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place is named or thought to be named
What is a specialist who studies diseases of the nervous system?
neurologist
What is the plural of diagnosis
diagnoses
What membrane surrounds and protects the organs in the abdomen?
peritoneum
What is an exocrine gland?
a gland that produces and releases substances on the body’s surface through ducts
What suffix means “pertaining to”?
-ic
The surgical repair of a breast is known as what?
a mammoplasty
Cyanosis produces what type of discoloration to the skin and mucous membranes?
blue
What is another name for the lower back?
lumbar region
If a patien has hematuria, what is present in the urine?
blood
What tissue is also known as fat?
adipose tissue
Malaria is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. What is this type of disease transmission called?
vector-borne
