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Med term exam 1

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  • A vessel that is open and without occlusion or plugging is
    latent
    lumen
    enucleated
    patent
  • The patient's brief report of what is wrong or why they are seeking medical help is identified as the
    Hx
    PHI
    Dx
    CC
  • The term that refers to something being closed or closing is
    patent
    arrest
    decompensation
    occulsion
  • The word part -tome is a
    combining vowel
    prefix
    word root
    suffix
  • The abbreviation for the armpit is
    ac
    mcg
    ax
    g
  • The term DOB is not pronounced "dob" but "d.o.b." This is an example of
    acronym
    initalism
    eponym
    abbrevation
  • The suffix -pepsia refers to
    spitting
    digestion
    disease
    swallowing
  • A condition that is caused by an agent external to the body is
    asymmetrical
    exogenous
    infection
    trauma
  • Smooth muscle is found in the
    muscles of the intestines
    cardiac muscles
    skeletal muscles
    ligaments holding bone to bone
  • When creating the plural for the word bursa, the proper spelling would be
    bursae
    bursai
    bursea
    bursas
  • Most of the medical terms that describe diseases of the body organs came from the
    German
    Greek
    French
    Latin
  • The wrist is ___ to the elbow, away from the point of attachment
    proximal
    distal
    cephalic
    lateral
  • The vowel most commonly used in the combing form of a word is
    o
    e
    u
    a
  • The medical term that means pertaining to organs is correctly spelled
    viseral
    viscaral
    visceral
    visseral
  • The suffix that refers to the person who studies or treats is
    -esis
    -iatry
    -osis
    -ist
  • The study of the cause of a disease is the
    oncology
    etiology
    prognosis
    diagnosis
  • The suffix -stasis means trickling or
    spasm
    dripping
    paralysis
    nourishment
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