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