Medical Terminology Quiz
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If some has liver disease it is called
A. hepatomegaly
B. hepatoplasty
C. hepatopathy
D. hepatology
Movement of a body part toward the midline.
A. abduction
B. inversion
C. adduction
D. pronation
Intracellular fluid is found where:
A. Between two cells
B. Around the outside of the cell
C. Within the cell
D. There is no fluid
Prefix referring to the side
A. Latero
B. Peri
C. Hyper
D. Ab
sub
A. backward
B. sugar
C. forward
D. below, under
What does the medical term remission mean?
A. An illness that lasts a short time
B. An illness that lasts a long time
C. Having an illness that cannot be cured
D. When the symptoms of a disease get better (but not cured)
What does the term hyperglycaemia refer to?
A. Low blood sugar
B. Fast heart rate
C. High blood sugar
D. Slow heart rate
If you take a medicine PO qid for 7 days how many doses is that?
A. 21
B. 14
C. 28
D. 32
A word part is
A. not a complete word
B. is a complete word
C. needs to have another part to be a complete word
D. Is a complete word, but only if it has a meaning
What does “-rrhea” mean?
A. Blood
B. Flow
C. Occlusion
D. Liquid
gastro
A. gum
B. old age
C. stomach
D. sugar
Which medical term means to the front?
A. Supine
B. Anterior
C. Lateral
D. Inferior
what suffix denotes the presence of inflammation?
A. Ectomy
B. Plasty
C. Itis
D. Lateri
Which term refers to the middle or midline?
A. Ventral
B. Anterior
C. Lateral
D. Medial
Your patient has arrived for their patellectomy today. What is this procedure?
A. Full or partial surgical removal of the breastbone
B. Full or partial surgical removal of the knee cap
C. A simple incision into the knee cap
D. Creating a permanent opening to the knee cap