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  • What does the suffix “-logy” indicate?
    ENLARGEMENT
    DEFICIENCY
    PAIN
    STUDY OF
  • What is the abbreviation for “human immunodeficiency virus”?
    HCV
    HPV
    HBV
    HIV
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the liver”?
    NEPHRITIS
    HEPATITIS
    DERMATITIS
    GASTRITIS
  • What part of the body is affected by otitis media?
    BRAIN
    EAR
    STOMACH
    EYE
  • What does the term “dyspnea” refer to?
    RAPID HEARTBEAT
    MUSCLE PAIN
    DIFFICULTY BREATHING
    EXCESSIVE SWEATING
  • What kind of surgery involves repairing damaged blood vessels?
    VASCULAR
    CYSTOCELE
    RENAL
    ANTENATAL
  • Which abbreviation stands for “electrocardiogram”?
    ECG
    EMG
    EKG
    EEG
  • What does the root word “derm” pertain to?
    HEART
    BONE
    MUSCLE
    SKIN
  • Which abbreviation stands for “as needed”?
    PRN
    PM
    QD
    TID
  • What does CPR stand for?
    CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
    CARDIOPRACTICAL REVIVAL
    CARDIOPERCUSSIVE RESURRECTION
    CARDIOPERSERVATIVE RESUSCITATION
  • Which term describes the surgical repair of a joint?
    ARTHROPLASTY
    OSTEOTOMY
    ARTHROSCOPY
    MYOPLASTY
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the kidney”?
    CYSTITIS
    NEPHRITIS
    PYELITIS
    URETHRITIS
  • Which abbreviation indicates “before meals”?
    BID
    QID
    AC
    AM
  • Which term describes the surgical removal of the uterus?
    OOPHORECTOMY
    HYSTERECTOMY
    MASTECTOMY
    NEPHRECTOMY
  • Which term describes inflammation of the joints?
    OSTEOPOROSIS
    MYOCARDITIS
    ARTHRITIS
    NEPHRITIS
  • What does the root word “arthro” refer to?
    SKIN
    MUSCLE
    BONE
    JOINT
  • What does the prefix “hemo-” refer to?
    BRAIN
    HEART
    LIVER
    BLOOD
  • What does the root word “ophthalm” refer to?
    EYE
    EAR
    NOSE
    BONE
  • What does the prefix “micro-” mean?
    INSIDE
    LARGE
    SMALL
    OUTSIDE
  • Which term refers to the outermost layer of the skin?
    EPIDERMIS
    DERMIS
    HYPODERMIS
    ENDODERMIS
  • What is tachycardia?
    A MORE TECHNICAL NAME FOR A HEART ATTACK
    AN IRREGULAR HEART RATE THAT’S TOO WEAK TO BE CONSIDERED HEA
    A HEART RATE OF 100 BEATS-PER-MINUTE OR MORE
    A STATE IN WHICH A PATIENT DOESN’T HAVE A DETECTABLE HEART R
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the brain”?
    NEURITIS
    MYELITIS
    MENINGITIS
    ENCEPHALITIS
  • Which suffix means “abnormal condition”?
    MALACIA
    PHOBIA
    LOGY
    -OSIS
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the bladder”?
    CYSTITIS
    URETHRITIS
    NEPHRITIS
    PYELITIS
  • What part of the body is commonly called the “windpipe?”
    ESOPHAGUS
    TRACHEA
    BRONCHIOLES
    EPITHELIAL TUBE
  • What does the suffix “-rrhea” indicate?
    BLOOD
    INFECTION
    PAIN
    DISCHARGE
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the stomach”?
    COLITIS
    HEPATITIS
    ENTERITIS
    GASTRITIS
  • Which of these organs can a person NOT live without?
    LIVER
    APPENDIX
    SPLEEN
    GALL BLADDER
  • What does the root word “cardio” refer to?
    KIDNEY
    BONE
    HEART
    BRAIN
  • What is the suffix for “surgical removal”?
    ITIS
    PLASTY
    SCOPY
    -ECTOMY
  • What is the medical term for “high blood pressure”?
    BRADYCARDIA
    HYPOGLYCEMIA
    HYPERTENSION
    TACHYCARDIA
  • What is the abbreviation for “computed tomography”?
    X-RAY
    CT
    PET
    MRI
  • What is the abbreviation for “gastroesophageal reflux disease”?
    UTI
    COPD
    IBS
    GERD
  • What does the prefix “brady-” indicate?
    SLOW
    SMALL
    LARGE
    RAPID
  • What term describes putting a camera inside a patient’s body?
    COLONOSCOPY
    CYSTOSCOPY
    ENDOSCOPY
    SIGMOIDOSCOPY
  • Which suffix means “inflammation”?
    EMIA
    -ITIS
    OSIS
    LOGY
  • What is the medical term for fainting
    KARYOTYPE
    HYPOTHALAMUS
    SYNCOPE
    ASYSTOLE
  • What form of adrenaline is also used to treat allergic reactions?
    ATROPINE
    EPINEPHRINE
    METOPROLOL
    DIGOXIN
  • What does the prefix “poly-” indicate?
    FEW
    SINGLE
    PAIN
    MANY
  • Which abbreviation stands for “nothing by mouth”?
    STAT
    CPR
    NPO
    PRN
  • What does MRI stand for?
    MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
    MAGNIFIED RECUPERATIVE IMAGING
    MEDICAL REFERENCE INTERFACING
    MARYLAND RECORDING INSTITUTE
  • Which term describes the surgical removal of a breast?
    HYSTERECTOMY
    APPENDECTOMY
    NEPHRECTOMY
    MASTECTOMY
  • What describes a fertilized egg implanting outside the womb?
    ECLAMPSIA
    ECTOPIC
    ELECTROCOAGULATION
    ENDOMETRIOSIS
  • What is the medical term for “inflammation of the appendix”?
    APPENDECTOMY
    APPENDOPLASTY
    APPENDICITIS
    APPENDALGIA
  • What does the prefix “neo-” mean?
    NEW
    FAST
    OLD
    SLOW
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