HLTH125 MIDTERM PRACT ch1 ch2 ch3

Which of the following word parts contains the central meaning of a word?

Prefix

Word root

Combining vowel

Suffix

A prefix:

Connects a suffix to a word root.

Is the ending part of a term.

Comes after the word root.

Comes at the beginning of a term.

The word part -tome is a:

Prefix

Word root.

Suffix

Combining vowel.

Which of the following is the proper plural spelling of the term crisis?

Crises.

Crisa.

Crisises.

Crisices.

Which of the following is the most commonly used combiningvowel?

Which of the following prefixes means "within"?

�para-

�peri-

�inter-

�intra-

In which of the following circumstances would the combining vowel be dropped when adding a suffix to a combining form to build a medical term?

When the word root begins with a vowel

When the suffix begins with a vowel

When two word roots are joined together

When the suffix begins with a consonant

What is the definition of abscess?

A localized collection of pus

Large amount of bloody drainage

A symptom that has disappeared

A symptom that is hidden

The term antipyretic means:

A chemical substance that kills bacteria.

�sterile, free from organisms.

An agent to lower body temperature.

An agent that works against a cough.

The term empathy means:

�literally, disease inside.

To feel sorry for a person.

Widespread disease.

To sense the feelings of another.

What is the definition of excision?

Process of cutting into

Surgical removal

The cause of a disease

A surgical puncture

A term meaning harmful and cancerous is:

Malformation

Malignant.

Multiform

Malaise

The term prognosis means:

Prediction of recovery from disease.

Production of heat.

Protecting from disease.

Relationship between two people.

Which of the following terms refers to prioritizing patient injuries to determine need for treatment?

Triage

Epidemic

Prophylactic

Rapport

A report of physical therapy treatments is included in which part of a patient's chart?

Laboratory tests

Ancillary reports

Consultation reports

�Nurse's notes

The "O" of SOAP chart notes stands for:

Opinions - statements of medical personnel regarding progress.

Operatives - a list of therapies that are ordered.

Objective - signs that can be measured and observed.

Object - a statement of the goals of treatment.

In a patient's chart, the abbreviation CC stands for:

Centigrade and Celsius.

Chief complaint.

Chief consultant.

Cardiac concerns.

The abbreviation Hx is used to indicate:

Current health.

Height.

Physician notes.

History.

Which suffix means "urination"?

�-uria

�-us

�-um

�-ula

What does the suffix -cyte mean?

�bladder, cyst

Point

Cell

�hernia, tumor

The suffix -logy is defined as:

Study of.

A unit of volume.

Destruction.

�word, phrase.

The -ar ending on the term muscular means:

Belonging to.

Organ.

Part of.

Pertaining to.

The suffix -scope means:

Condition.

Instrument for examining.

Process of viewing.

Specialist.

Which suffix means "formation"?

�-trophy

�-plasm

�-ectasis

�-genesis

A weight, mark, or record is indicated by using the suffix:

�-scopy.

�-y.

�-ion.

�-gram.

If leuko- means "white," what does leukorrhea mean?

White bursting forth

White discharge

A white thing formed

Resembling white

If oste/o means "bone," how is osteoma defined?

Bone tumor

Bone disease

Bone softening

Bone fracture

What does the suffix -emesis mean?

Seizure

Motion

Vomiting

Distention

The suffix -oid is defined as:

To go.

Process.

Resemble.

Sight.

The suffix in the term myringotomy means:

Surgical removal.

Infection.

Flow.

Incision.

Which suffix is defined as "to view, examine"?

�-scopy

�-tripsy

�-metry

�-centesis

If rhin/o means "nose," what is rhinoplasty?

A runny discharge from the nose

A very painful nose

A break in the nose

A surgical repair of the nose

If the doctor palpates the abdomen, what does he or she do?

Examine it by touch

Tap it in places

Visually examine it

Listen to it

What is an abrasion?

A state of alertness

A scraping away by friction

A resiliency of the skin

An inflammation or infection

The term hypertrophy can best be defined as:

Overgrowth of an organ or structure.

Without contraction.

Pertaining to a state of deep sleep.

Destruction of tissue.

If something is asymmetrical, you can say it

Is unequal in size or shape.

Is a feeling of greatness.

Is a loss of feeling or sensation.

Pertains to consciousness.

Both of the prefixes sym- and syn- mean:

�below, under, beneath.

Scanty.

�together, with.

�like, same.

Which of the following means "no, not, without, lack of"?

�ex-, exo-

�ante-

�ana-

�a-, an-

If the suffix -uria means "urine condition," then dysuria means:

Good or normal urination.

Scanty or little urination.

Urination through.

Difficult or painful urination.

Which of the following means "upon, over, or above"?

�hyper-

�end-, endo-

�ante-

�ep-, epi-

The prefix di- means:

�two, double.

Ten

�divide, separate.

�through, between.

The term subgastric means:

Around the stomach.

Below the stomach.

Beside the stomach.

Above the stomach.

Which prefix means "within, into"?

�inter-

�uni-

�eu-

�intra-

The prefix ab- in the term abnormal means:

Backward.

Beside.

Away from.

�up, apart.

Which prefix means "above, beyond, excessive"?

�circum-

�meso-

�extra-

�hyper-

The term hemiplegia means:

Paralysis of two legs.

A formation of blood.

Paralysis of half of the body.

Bloody parts.

Which of the following prefixes mean "one thousandth"?

�poly-

�milli-

�centi-

�nulli-

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