Lesson 1
What does blephar- mean?
a. vessel
b. brain
c. eyelid
c. eyelid
What is the prefix for cartilage?
a. chole-
b. chondr-
c. cervic-
b. chondr-
What does the prefix acro- mean?
a. extremities
b. rib
c. development
a. extremities
What does the prefix lobo- mean?
a. section
b. stomach
c. tooth
a. section
What is the medical term for a surgical removal?
a. -ology
b. -ectomy
c. -otomy
b. -ectomy
What is the medical term for observe?
a. para-
b. -scop
c. -ost
b. -scop
What is the medical term for twist?
a. strept-
b. mani-
c. gen-
a. strept-
What is the medical term for mild; not cancerous?
a. canthal
b. celiac
c. benign
c. benign
Which of these is the word for a condition of the skin?
a. gastrosis
b. adenosis
c. dermatosis
c. dermatosis
Which of these is the word for a surgical removal of a muscle tumor?
a. adenoid
b. osteoma
c. myomatectomy
c. myomatectomy
Which of these is the word for a cyst filled with water?
a. hydremia
b. cytopenia
c. hydrocyst
c. hydrocyst
Which of these is the word for a white blood cell?
a. lingual
b. leukocyte
c. myringa
b. leukocyte
Which of these endings completes the word for inflammation of the kidney? nephr-
a. -itis
b. -oma
c. -ic
a. -itis
Which of these endings completes the word for the excision of a cyst?
a. -ectomy
b. -osis
c. -lysis
a. -ectomy
Which of these endings completes the word for an entire set of natural or artificial teeth? dent-
a. -ure
b. -ist
c. -al
a. -ure
Which of these endings completes the word for a small vessel? vascul-
a. -ar
b. -ectomy
c. -um
c. -um
What does the medical term blepharospasm mean?
a. muscle spasm caused by the contraction of the eyelid
b. the study of the nose
c. an example of a body spasm
a. muscle spasm caused by the contraction of the eyelid
What does the medical term stethoscope mean?
a. An instrument for observing small things
b. An instrument for observing the chest
c. An instrument for observing distant things
b. An instrument for observing the chest
What does the medical term retrocardiac mean?
a. the act of drawing back
b. behind the heart
c. one who is affected with mania
b. behind the heart
What does the medical term celitis mean?
a. any inflammation of the abdomen
b. pertaining to the abdomen
c. surgical incision into the abdominal cavity
a. any inflammation of the abdomen