Unit 1 test Medical terms

Question 1

ab-

Answer 1

Away from, negative, absent

Question 2

ad-

Answer 2

Toward, to, in the direction of

Question 3

dextr-

Answer 3

Right side

Question 4

dys-

Answer 4

Bad, difficult, painful

Question 5

eu-

Answer 5

Good, normal, well, easy

Question 6

ex-

Answer 6

Out of, outside, away from

Question 7

hyper-

Answer 7

excessive, increased

Question 8

hypo-

Answer 8

deficient, decreased

Question 9

in-

Answer 9

in, into, not, without

Question 10

inter-

Answer 10

between among

Question 11

intra-

Answer 11

within, inside

Question 12

macro-

Answer 12

large, abnormal size or length, long spot

Question 13

mega-

Answer 13

large, great

Question 14

micr-

Answer 14

small

Question 15

olig-

Answer 15

Scanty, few

Question 16

post-

Answer 16

after, behind

Question 17

pre-

Answer 17

before, in front of

Question 18

sinistr-

Answer 18

left, left side

Question 19

sub-

Answer 19

under, less, below

Question 20

super-

Answer 20

above, excessive, higher than

Question 21

acute

Answer 21

Rapid on set, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

Question 22

chronic

Answer 22

Long duration, although such diseases can be controlled, but it is rarely cured

Question 23

diagnosis

Answer 23

The identification of a disease

Question 24

differential diagnosis

Answer 24

an attempt to determine which disease can be causing the signs and symptoms that are present

Question 25

disease

Answer 25

A condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally

Question 26

eponym

Answer 26

A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

Question 27

prognosis

Answer 27

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of the disorder

Question 28

remission

Answer 28

The temporary, partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease withing having achieved a cure

Question 29

sign

Answer 29

Objective evidence of a disease such as a fever

Question 30

symptom

Answer 30

Subjective evidence of a disease such as pain or a headache

Question 31

syndrome

Answer 31

A set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process