Directions: Choose the best term to complete each of the sentences below.
1.
The
patient complained of having difficulty swallowing and was diagnosed with ___.
a.
dysphasia
b.
dysphagia
c.
dysphoria
d.
dysphrasia
2.
Mr.
Smith, whose arteries were hardening, had to eat foods low in saturated fats,
to avoid stress, and to begin a rigorous exercise program because he had ___.
a.
arteriofibrosis
b.
arteriostrepsis
c.
arteriosclerosis
d.
arteriospasm
3.
The
motorcyclist who fell off his motorcycle was not wearing a kidney belt to
protect his kidney and developed ___, prolapse of the
kidney.
a.
nephromalacia
b.
nephritis
c.
nephromegaly
d.
nephroptosis
4.
The
determatologist’s patient had a mole that turned
black, so he knew that his patient could have ___.
a.
melanocarcinoma
b.
melanoblastoma
c.
melaniferous
d.
melanin
5.
The
patient injured his mouth and had to have ___ to repair the damage.
a.
stomatoscopy
b.
stomatoplasty
c.
stomatomycosis
d.
stomatorrhagia
6.
After
his car accident, the patient’s mouth and lips were severely disfigured, so he underwent
___ to make his lips look normal again.
a.
cheilostomatoplasty
b.
cheilotomy
c.
cheilitis
d.
cheilosis
7.
One
result of the patient’s cerebral hemorrhage was ___, paralysis of the tongue.
a.
glossoptosis
b. glossolalia
d. glossospasm
8. When the doctor checked his patient’s small
intestine, he used an ___ for the examination.
a.
endosome
b.
endophascope
c.
enterostomy
d.
enteroscope
9. The
doctor suspected that his patient had liver cancer so he performed a ___ to
check for the disease.
a. hepatolith
b. hepatorrhaphy
c. hepatoportogram
d. hepatoscopy
10. The physician looked at the ___ to determine the pattern of the muscular contractions of the patient’s heart.
a. myograph
b.
myography
c.
myogram
d.
myoglobin
11.When
the person looked out the window he saw two trees when, in fact, there was only
one tree. He was suffering from ___.
a. diplogenisis
b. diplopia
c. diplophonia
d. diplopagus
12. The
person was very farsighted because he had a condition called ___.
a. hyperopia
13. The psychologist’s patient knew the real from
the unreal; nevertheless, he exaggerated the reality. He was suffering from ___.
a.
psychrophobia
b.
psychosis
c.
psychoneurosis
d.
psychopathy
14. The child, who had a very small head, was
mentally retarded because he had ___.
a. microcrystalline
b. microcheilia
c. microcephalus
d. microcardia
15. The baby, born with six toes on each foot and
six fingers on each hand, had ___.
a. polydipsia
b. polydactylism
c. polydysplasia
d. polydystrophy
16. The doctor observed that his patient had inflamed, swollen joints all over his body; as a result, he
diagnosed ___.
a. polygalactica
b. polymelia
c. polyesthesia
d. polyarthritis
17. ___ muscles work together.
a. Synergetic
b. Syngeneic
c. Synergistic
d. Syntactic
18. After surgery, the patient’s knee joint was
absolutely immovable. The patient was suffering
from ___.
a.
synchronism
b. synchilia
c. syncinesis
d. synarthrosis
19. A ___ is more
commonly known as an alcoholic.
a.
dipsomaniac
b. dipsophobic
c. dipsotherapist
d. dipsologist
20. Every time someone opened the door to his
house, the man became terrified of the draft that came through because he had ___.
a. aerocele
b. acrophobia
c. aerophobia
d. aerodontia
21. Bacteria that cause lockjaw to develop in
wounds where no air penetrates are ___.
a. aerobic
b.
anaerobic
c. aerophilic
d. aerated
22. The scientist used a ______________
to determine the amount of color in the cells.
a. chromometer
b. chromatometer
c. chromatogram
d. chromatography
23. If a patient has normal digestion, he would
not be diagnosed with dyspepsia but would be considered ___.
a. eupnea
b. eupepsis
c. eupeptic
d.
euplastic
24. The woman underwent ___, difficult labor.
a. dysesthesia
b. dystocia
c. dysphoria
d. dyskinesia
25. Symptoms that indicate an approaching disease
are its ___.
a. posterior
b. polydipsia
c. polyuria
d. prodrome