Medical Terminology
What does the medical prefix "hyper-" mean?
What is above, excessive, or high?
Which organ is primarily responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
What is the heart?
What is the common name for "varicella"?
What is the chickenpox?
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Medicine"?
What is Hippocrates?
Which country has a publicly funded healthcare system known as "Medicare"?
What is the United States?
What does the suffix "-ectomy" refer to in medical terminology?
What is Surgical removal?
Which bone is located in the upper arm?
What is the humerus.
Which disease is caused by the HIV virus?
What is AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)?
What year was the first successful organ transplant performed?
What is 1954 (kidney transplant)?
What does the acronym "WHO" stand for in the healthcare industry?
What is the World Health Organization?
The term "bradycardia" refers to a heart rate that is...
What is slower than normal?
The largest organ in the human body is...
What is the skin?
What condition is characterized by the chronic inflammation of the joints?
What is arthritis?
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
Who is Alexander Fleming?
The Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," was passed in which year?
What is 2010?
What does the term "hematology" study?
What is the study of blood and blood-forming tissues?
The central nervous system consists of the brain and what other part of the body?
What is the spinal cord?
"Type 1" and "Type 2" refer to two types of which disease?
What is diabetes?
In what year was the first human heart transplant performed?
What is 1967?
Which healthcare system is known for being universal and publicly funded in Canada?
What is Medicare?
What is the medical term for "inflammation of the liver"?
What is Hepatitis?
The fibula is located in which part of the body?
What is the lower leg?
Which bacterial infection is commonly known as "strep throat"?
What is streptococcal pharyngitis?
What medical advancement is Edward Jenner credited with?
What is the development of the smallpox vaccine?
Which healthcare system operates under the National Health Service (NHS)?
What is the United Kingdom?