What's the word?
Which of the following is the term for abnormally low white blood cell count?
A. Anemia
B. Leukemia
C. Leukocytosis
D. Leukopenia
E. Leukoplakia
What is (D) Leukopenia?
The general meaning of "corpus" is best described by which of the following?
A. Abdomen
B. Body
C. Chest
D. Head
E. Trunk
What is (B) body?
The prefix "brady-" means which of the following:
A. Away from
B. Downward
C. Irregular
D. Slow
E. Without
What is (D) slow?
Which of the following words is misspelled?
A. Adenopathy
B. Basaphil
C. Edematous
D. Hemopoieses
E. Myeloid
What is (B) basaphil?
Which of the following is the correct spelling for the plural of bronchus?
A. Bronchuses
B. Bronchii
C. Bronchi
D. Bronchae
E. Broncha
What is (C) Bronchi?
Menarche refers to which of the following?
A. Beginning of menstruation
B. Development of female characteristics
C. End of childhood
D. End of pregnancy
E. Stretching of tissue
What is (A) beginning of menstruation?
Which of the following terms refers to the ability to breathe comfortably only when in an upright position?
A. Apnea
B. Dyspnea
C. Eupnea
D. Hypercapnia
E. Orthopnea
What is (E) Orthopnea
The prefix meaning outside or outer is which of the following
A. Ana-
B. Dia=-
C. Epi-
D. Exo-
E. Peri-
What is (D) Exo-?
Which of the following medical terms is spelled correctly?
A. Albumine
B. Hemorrhoid
C. Larinx
D. Opthamology
E. Amenorrhia
What is (B) hemorrhoid?
Which of the following is the plural form of the medical term that means chest?
A. Alveoli
B. Apices
C. Calyces
D. Pleurae
E. Thoraces
What is (E) Thoraces?
Which of the following terms describes drainage from the nose?
A. Rhinolalia
B. Rhinomycosis
C. Rhinophyma
D. Rhinorrhea
What is (D) Rhinorrhea?
Which of the following is the chemical symbol for iron?
A. F
B. Fe
C. Fr
D. I
E. Ir
What is (B) Fe?
Which of the following suffixes refers to eating?
A. "phagia"
B. "phasia"
C. "phonia"
D. "plegia"
E. "praxia"
What is (A) "phagia"?
Which of the following is the correct spelling for the focusing ability of the eye?
A. Accomedation
B. Accommodation
C. Acomodation
D. Acommodation
E. Acommedation
What is (B) accommodation?
Polydipsia, polyuria, good appetite with weight loss, and blurred vision are signs and symptoms of which condition?
A. Diabetes mellitus
B. Gout
C. Hypothyroidism
D. Marasmus
What is (A) Diabetes mellitus?
Which of the following terms is used to describe a lateral curvature of the spine?
A. Kyphosis
B. Scoliosis
C. Osteoporosis
D. Lordosis
E. Stenosis
What is (B) scoliosis?
Which of the following is the definition of aphagia?
A. Extreme thirst
B. Inability to hear
C. Inability to swallow
D. Loss of hair
E. Pain free
What is (C) inability to swallow?
Which of the following suffixes means "cutting operation"?
A. -ectomy
B. -plasty
C. -scopy
D. -stomy
E. -tomy
What is (E) -tomy?
Which of the following medical terms is spelled correctly?
A. Abecess
B. Abces
C. Abscess
D. Abscus
E. Absess
What is (C) Abscess?
A patient with encephalitis is most likely to be treated by which of the following specialists?
A. Endocrinologist
B. Hematologist
C. Neurologist
D. Oncologist
E. Radiologist
What is (C) Neurologist?
Which of the following terms refers to pain?
A. Arthralgia
B. Diplopia
C. Dysplasia
D. Hemiplegia
E. Urticaria
What is (A) Arthralgia?
Inflammation of the sweat gland is known as which of the following terms?
A. Colitis
B. Fasciitis
C. Hidradenitis
D. Pimelitis
E. Rhinitis
What is (C) hidradenitis?
The prefix pertaining to fingernail is which of the following?
A. Odont-
B. Olfact-
C. Omphal-
D. Onco-
E. Onych-
What is (E) Onych-?
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?
A. Cirosis
B. Cirhhosis
C. Cirrhosis
D. Cirrhossis
E. Cirhosiss
What is (C) Cirrhosis?
Which of the following branches of medicine specializes in the study of the musculoskeletal system?
A. Gynecology
B. Nephrology
C. Orthopedics
D. Pediatrics
E. Urology
What is (C) orthopedics?