- Gastrectomy:
- Gastric resection
- Intestinal incision
- Tumor of the stomach
- Incision of the stomach
- Resection of the intestine
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
- Osteitis:
- Incision of a bone
- Removal of a bone
- Incision of a joint
- Inflammation of a joint
- Inflammation of a bone
ANS: E REF: p. 4, 11 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
- Cystoscopy:
- Study of cells
- Visual examination of cells
- Removal of a sac of fluid
- Removal of the urinary bladder
- Visual examination of the urinary bladder
ANS: E REF: p. 8 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
- Hepatoma:
- Incision of the kidney
- Tumor of the liver
- Blood mass
- Inflammation of the liver
- Red blood cell
ANS: B REF: p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
- Iatrogenic:
- Pertaining to produced by treatment
- Produced by the mind
- Cancer producing
- Pertaining to producing a tumor
- Cutting into a tumor
ANS: A REF: p. 10, 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
- Electroencephalogram:
- Record of electricity in the brain
- Record of electricity in the heart
- X-ray of the brain
- Record of sound waves in the brain
- X-ray of the heart and brain
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.
- Diagnosis:
- Made after the prognosis
- A guess as to the patient’s condition
- A prediction of the course of treatment
- Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient’s condition
- A treatment of the patient
ANS: D | REF: p. 10 | OBJ: Analyze medical terms. |
- Cancerous tumor:
- Hematoma
- Adenoma
| | |
- Carcinoma
- Carcinogenic
- Neurotomy
| | |
ANS: C | REF: p. 7 | OBJ: Analyze medical terms. |
- Microscopic examination of living tissue:
- Incision
- Pathology
- Biopsy
- Autopsy
- Resection
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:
- Cerebral
- Cephalic
- Renal
- Cardiac
- Neural
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Removal of a gland:
- Gastrotomy
- Gastric
- Hepatic resection
- Nephric section
- Adenectomy
ANS: E REF: p. 7, 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Decrease in numbers of red blood cells or hemoglobin within red blood cells:
- Anemia
- Erythrocytosis
- Thrombocytosis
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
ANS: A REF: p. 14 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Pathologist is one who:
- Examines x-rays
- Operates on the urinary tract
- Performs autopsies and examines biopsies
- Operates on the kidney
- Treats diseases with chemicals
| ANS: C | REF: p. 11 | OBJ: Analyze medical terms. |
14. | Pain in a joint:
- Ostealgia
- Arthritis
| | |
| - Osteoarthritis
- Arthroalgia
- Arthralgia
| | |
| ANS: E | REF: p. 7, 13 | OBJ: Use word parts to build terms. |
- Increase in number of malignant white blood cells:
- Leukocytosis
- Leukemia
- Erythremia
- Thrombocytosis
- Erythrocytosis
ANS: B REF: p. 13 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
- Instrument to view the eye:
- Ophthalmoscopy
- Opthalmoscope
| | |
- Opthalmology
- Ophthalmoscope
- Opthalmoscopy
| | |
ANS: D REF: p. 11 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
- A platelet:
- Hematoma
| | |
- Thrombosis
- Leukocyte
- Thrombocyte
| | |
e. Erythrocyte | | |
ANS: D REF: p. 12 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
- Abnormal condition of the mind:
- Physchosis
| | |
- Psychosis
- Psychogenic
- Encephalopathy
| | |
e. Adenoma | | |
ANS: B REF: p. 12, 14 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
- Inflammation of the nose:
- Arthrosis
- Hepatitis
| | |
- Nephritis
- Dermatosis
- Rhinitis
| | |
ANS: E REF: p. 12-13 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
- Study of cells:
- Pathology
| | |
- Cytology
- Cystology
- Dermatology
| | |
e. Hematology | | |
ANS: B REF: p. 9, 13 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
- Pertaining to through the liver:
- Subrenal
- Transdermal
| | |
- Transhepatic
- Subhepatic
- Hepatoma
| | |
ANS: C REF: p. 10, 15 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
- Abnormal condition of the kidney:
- Neurologic
| | |
- Neuralgia
- Nephrotomy
- Neural
| | |
e. Nephrosis | | |
ANS: E REF: p. 10, 14 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
- Incision of a bone:
- Sarcoma
- Pathogenic
| | |
- Osteotomy
- Ostectomy
- Endoscopy
| | |
ANS: C REF: p. 11, 14 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
- High level of sugar in the blood:
- Hematoma
- Hypodermic
- Hypoglycemia
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypogastric
ANS: D REF: p. 10 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
Select the term that is spelled correctly.
- Resection of a kidney
- nefrotomy
- nephrectomy
- nephritis
ANS: B REF: p. 10, 13 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Pertaining to produced by treatment:
- iatrogenic
- iatragenic
- itarogenic
ANS: A REF: p. 10, 13 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Pertaining to the cerebrum:
- cerebrol
- serebral
- cerebral
ANS: C REF: p. 8 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Cancerous tumor:
- carcinoma
- carsinoma
- karsinoma
ANS: A REF: p. 7 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Collection of blood:
- hepatoma
- hematoma
- hepitoma
ANS: B REF: p. 10 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- High blood sugar:
- hypoglycemia
- hyperglicemia
- hyperglycemia
ANS: C REF: p. 10 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Membrane surrounding the heart:
- perycardium
- pericardium
- pericardum
ANS: B REF: p. 15 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Instrument to examine within:
- endoscope
- endoskope
- endoscopy
ANS: A REF: p. 14-15 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Disease of the brain :
- encepholapathy
- incephalopathy
- encephalopathy
ANS: C REF: p. 9, 14 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Inflammation of the urinary bladder:
- cytitis
- cystitis
- sistitis
ANS: B REF: p. 8, 13 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
Select the correct meaning for the following combining forms.
- arthr/o:
- gland
- red
- joint
ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- cyst/o:
- urinary bladder
- cell
- to secrete
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- encephal/o:
- electricity
- brain
- cell
ANS: B REF: p. 9 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- aden/o:
- brain
- gland
- joint
ANS: B REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- cyt/o:
- cerebrum
- urinary bladder
- cell
ANS: C REF: p. 9 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- carcin/o:
- cancer
- to secrete
- heart
ANS: A REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- cephal/o:
- intestines
- head
- cell
ANS: B REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- cerebr/o:
- cerebrum, largest part of the brain
- head
- cancer
ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- enter/o:
- flesh
- stomach
- intestine, usually small intestine
ANS: C REF: p. 9 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- hepat/o:
- liver
- blood
- kidney
ANS: A REF: p. 10 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- ped/o:
- bone
- child
- disease
ANS: B REF: p. 11 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- ren/o:
- nose
- kidney
- liver
ANS: B REF: p. 12 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- ur/o:
- disease
- tumor
- urine or urinary tract
ANS: C REF: p. 12 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
Select the correct meaning for the following suffixes.
- -gram:
- protein
- blood condition
- record
| |
ANS: C REF: p. 13 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
49. -itis: | | |
- blood condition
- inflammation
- excision; removal
| | |
ANS: B REF: p. 13 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
- -opsy:
- instrument to visually examine
| | |
- process of viewing
- tumor; mass; swelling
| | |
ANS: B REF: p. 13 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
- -oma:
- tumor; mass; swelling
- condition
- process of viewing
ANS: A REF: p. 13 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- -scopy:
- excision; removal
- instrument to visually examine
- process of visual examination
ANS: C REF: p. 14 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- -logy:
- process of study; study of
- condition
- protein
ANS: A REF: p. 13 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
Select the correct meaning for the following prefixes.
- hyper-:
- deficient; below; under; less than normal
- surrounding; around
- excessive; above; more than normal
ANS: C REF: p. 15 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- peri-:
- before; forward
- surrounding; around
- across; through
ANS: B REF: p. 15 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- epi-:
- into; in
- outside of; outward
- above; upon
ANS: C REF: p. 15 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- trans-:
- across; through
- surrounding; around
- before; forward
ANS: A REF: p. 15 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- hypo-:
- surrounding; around
- deficient; below; under; less than normal
- excessive; above; more than normal
ANS: B REF: p. 15 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- dia-:
- through; complete
- self; own
- behind
ANS: A REF: p. 15 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
Select the correct combining form for the following terms.
60. | Heart:
- carcin/o
- cardi/o
- crin/o
| |
| ANS: B | REF: p. 7 | OBJ: Learn basic word parts. |
61. | Skin:
a. derm/o | | |
| - erythr/o
- sarc/o
| | |
| ANS: A | REF: p. 9 | OBJ: Learn basic word parts. |
62. | Sugar:
- gnos/o
- leuk/o
- glyc/o
| |
| ANS: C | REF: | p. 10 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
63. | X-rays:
a. radi/o | | | | |
| - path/o
- onc/o
| | | | |
| ANS: A | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
64. | Flesh:
- derm/o
- rhin/o
| | | | |
| c. sarc/o | | | | |
| ANS: C | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
Choose the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis = no, endocrine = en).
- Arthrotomy:
- arth
- ro
- to
- my
ANS: B REF: p. 7, 14 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Cystoscopy:
- cys
- tos
- co
- py
ANS: B REF: p. 27 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Gastrectomy:
- gas
- trec
- to
- my
ANS: B REF: p. 28 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Endocrinology:
- endo
- cri
- nol
- o
- gy
ANS: C REF: p. 28 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Neuralgia:
- neur
- al
- gi
- a
ANS: B REF: p. 29 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Pericarditis:
- per
- i
- car
- di
- tis
ANS: D REF: p. 7, 13, 15 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Ophthalmoscope:
- oph
- thal
- mo
- scope
ANS: B REF: p. 29 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
72. | Hepatoma:
a. hep | | | | |
| - a
- to
- ma
| | | | |
| ANS: C | REF: | p. 28 | OBJ: | Spell and pronounce terms. |
73. | Retrogastric: | | | | |
| - re
- tro
- gas
| | | | |
| d. tric | | | | |
| ANS: C | REF: | p. 9, 13, 15 | OBJ: | Spell and pronounce terms. |
74. | Cytology: | | | | |
| - cy
- tol
- o
| | | | |
| d. gy | | | | |
| ANS: B | REF: | p. 27 | OBJ: | Spell and pronounce terms. |
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- luekocyte
- leukocyte
ANS: B REF: p. 29 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- neuralgia
- nueralgia
ANS: A REF: p. 29 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- erythrocyte
- erthyrocyte
ANS: A REF: p. 28 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- opthalmoscopy
- ophthalmoscopy
ANS: B REF: p. 11, 14 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- pathogenic
- pathojenic
ANS: A REF: p. 29 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- thrombocyte
- thrombocyt
ANS: A REF: p. 30 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- sacroma
- sarcoma
ANS: B REF: p. 30 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- psychology
- physcology
ANS: A REF: p. 30 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- biospy
- biopsy
ANS: B REF: p. 13 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
- Select the term that is spelled correctly:
- gynocology
- gynecology
ANS: B REF: p. 28 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms.
MATCHING
Match the terms with their correct combining forms.
- psych/o
- ophthalm/o
- path/o
- ren/o
- rhin/o
- radi/o
- onc/o
- sarc/o
- thromb/o
- ur/o
- oste/o
- sect/o
- Kidney
- Disease
- Eye
- Nose
- Flesh
- Bone
- Mind
- Tumor
- Clotting
- Urinary tract
- X-rays
- To cut
1. ANS: | D | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
2. ANS: | C | REF: | p. 11 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
3. ANS: | B | REF: | p. 11 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
4. ANS: | E | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
5. ANS: | H | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
6. ANS: | K | REF: | p. 11 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
7. ANS: | A | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
8. ANS: | G | REF: | p. 11 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
9. ANS: | I | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
10. ANS: | J | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
11. ANS: | F | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
12. ANS: | L | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
Match the terms with their correct definitions.
- adenopathy
- arthralgia
- biopsy
- carcinogenic
- cystoscopy
- erythrocyte
- gastrotomy
- hematoma
- hyperglycemia
- iatrogenic
- leukemia
- leukocytosis
- nephrectomy
- neuralgia
- oncologist
- ophthalmoscope
- osteitis
- pathologist
- prognosis
- thrombocyte
- Pain of nerves
- Inflammation of bone
- Prediction about the outcome of treatment
- Microscopic examination of living tissue
- Blood cell that carries oxygen
- Physician who specializes in drug treatment of cancerous tumors
- Disease of a gland, actually refers to disease of lymph nodes; lymphadenopathy
- Resection of a kidney
- A platelet
- Process of visual examination of the urinary bladder
- Pertaining to an abnormal condition produced by a treatment
- Incision of the stomach
- Pertaining to producing cancer
- An instrument to visually examine the eye
- High blood sugar: diabetes mellitus
- A physician who examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death
- Pain of a joint
- Mass or collection of blood
- Slight increase in numbers of white blood cells as response to infection
- Increase in abnormal, immature white blood cells; a malignant condition
13. | ANS: | N | REF: | p. 10, 13 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
14. | ANS: | Q | REF: | p. 11, 13 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
15. | ANS: | S | REF: | p. 10 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
16. | ANS: | C | REF: | p. 7 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
17. | ANS: | F | REF: | p. 9 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
18. | ANS: | O | REF: | p. 11 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
19. | ANS: | A | REF: | p. 7, 14 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
20. | ANS: | M | REF: | p. 10, 13 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
21. | ANS: | T | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
22. | ANS: | E | REF: | p. 8 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
23. | ANS: | J | REF: | p. 10 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
24. | ANS: | G | REF: | p. 9 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
25. | ANS: | D | REF: | p. 7, 13 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
26. | ANS: | P | REF: | p. 11 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
27. | ANS: | I | REF: | p. 10 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
28. | ANS: | R | REF: | p. 11 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
29. | ANS: | B | REF: | p. 7, 13 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
30. | ANS: | H | REF: | p. 10 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
31. | ANS: | L | REF: | p. 14 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
32. | ANS: | K | REF: | p. 13 | OBJ: | Analyze medical terms. |
Match the meanings with their correct terms.
- low levels of blood sugar
- treatment of the mind
- study of tumors
- excision of the stomach
- pertaining to producing cancer
- abnormal condition (slight increase) of white blood cells
- brain disease
- abnormal condition of the skin
- cancerous condition of white blood cells
- pertaining to produced by treatment
- Encephalopathy
- Carcinogenic
- Oncology
- Dermatosis
- Psychiatry
- Leukemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Iatrogenic
- Gastric resection
- Leukocytosis
33. | ANS: | G | REF: | p. 9, 14 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
34. | ANS: | E | REF: | p. 7, 13 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
35. | ANS: | C | REF: | p. 11, 13 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
36. | ANS: | H | REF: | p. 9, 14 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
37. | ANS: | B | REF: | p. 10, 12, 14 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
38. | ANS: | I | REF: | p. 13 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
39. | ANS: | A | REF: | p. 10, 15 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
40. | ANS: | J | REF: | p. 10 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
41. | ANS: | D | REF: | p. 12 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
42. | ANS: | F | REF: | p. 14 | OBJ: | Use word parts to build terms. |
COMPLETION
1. Write the meaning of the combining forms below arthr/o:
ANS: joint
REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- Write the meaning of the combining forms below encephal/o:
ANS: brain
REF: p. 9 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
3. Write the meaning of the combining forms below aden/o:
ANS: gland
REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- cyt/o:
ANS: cell
REF: p. 9 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- Write the meaning of the combining forms below carcin/o:
ANS: cancer
REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- Write the meaning of the combining forms below cephal/o:
ANS: head
REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
7. Write the meaning of the combining forms below hepat/o:
ANS: liver
REF: p. 10 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
8. Write the meaning of the combining forms below ped/o:
ANS: child
REF: p. 11 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
9. Write the meaning of the combining forms below ren/o:
ANS: kidney
REF: p. 12 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
10. Give meanings for the following suffixes –gram
ANS: record
REF: p. 13 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
11. Give meanings for the following suffixes -itis
ANS: inflammation
REF: p. 13 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
Complete the following medical terms from their meanings:
- Mass of blood: oma
ANS: hemat
REF: p. 10 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- White blood cell: cyte
ANS: leuko
REF: p. 10 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Pain of nerves: neur
ANS: algia
REF: p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Red blood cell: cyte
ANS: erythro
REF: p. 9 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
Give the meanings of the following medical terms:
- peri-:
ANS: surrounding
REF: p. 9 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- epi-:
ANS: above
REF: p. 15 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
Complete the following medical terms from their meanings:
- Prediction about the outcome of a disease; “before knowledge”: pro
ANS: gnosis
REF: p. 10 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Inflammation of the kidney: itis
ANS: nephr
REF: p. 10 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Pertaining to producing disease: patho
ANS: genic
REF: p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Study of women and female reproductive diseases: ology
ANS: gynec
REF: p. 10 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Record of electricity in the brain: electro
ANS: encephalogram
REF: p. 9, 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Abnormal condition of clotting cells: thrombocyt
ANS: osis
REF: p. 12 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Examination of living tissue under a microscope: bi
ANS: opsy
REF: p. 14 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Pertaining to the largest part of the brain: al
ANS: cerebr
REF: p. 8 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Tumor of a gland (benign): oma
ANS: aden
REF: p. 7 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
- Inflammation of bone and joint: arthritis
ANS: osteo
REF: p. 11 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.
Give the combining forms from the meanings below:
- Heart:
ANS: cardi/o
REF: p. 7 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
29. | Sugar:
ANS: glyc/o | |
| REF: p. 10 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
30. | X-rays: | | |
| ANS: radi/o | | |
| REF: p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
31. | Mind: | | |
| ANS: psych/o | | |
| REF: p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
32. | Nose: | | |
| ANS: rhin/o | | |
| REF: p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
33. | Flesh: | | |
| ANS: sarc/o | | |
| REF: p. 12 | OBJ: | Learn basic word parts. |
Give the meanings from the prefixes or suffixes below:
- -gram:
ANS: record
REF: p. 13 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- -globin:
ANS: protein
REF: p. 13 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.
- retro-:
ANS: behind
REF: p. 15 OBJ: Learn basic word parts.