Directions: Choose the best term to complete each of the sentences below
1.
The patient’s stomach
cancer was so advanced that most of his stomach had to be removed by performing
a ___.
a.
gastrectomy
b.
gastrotomy
c.
gastrostomy
d.
gastropathy
2.
A cancer affecting
the white cells of the blood is ___.
a.
leucocytopenia
b.
leukodermia
c.
leukemia
d.
leucocytosis
3.
as concerned about
an inflammation of the skin on his feet.
The doctor found he had ___.
a.
cyanosis
b.
cyanodermatosis
c.
acrodermatitis
d.
hyperdermatitis
4.
Mucus is a secretion
of the ___ membrane.
a.
mucous
b.
mucus
c.
mucosa
d.
mucoid
5.
In order to ease the
patient’s breathing permanently, the doctor inserted a cannula in his throat
following a ___.
a.
laryngitis
b.
laryngostomy
c.
laryngectomy
d.
laryngoma
6.
He suffers from
megalocardia, and his heart muscle has ___.
a.
hypertrophied
b.
hypotrophied
c.
megalized
d.
cardiomyelized
7.
An ordinary headache
is a mild form of ___.
a.
cephalgia
b.
encephalocele
c.
cephalodynia
d.
a and c
8.
Recently, Queen
Elizabeth of England had minor surgery to remove some damaged cartilage in her
ankle. She underwent a ___.
a.
chondrectomy
b.
myelostomy
c.
chondracostal
adjustment
d.
arthroplasty
9.
A man suffers from
heartburn because he eats too fast. The medical term for eating too fast is
___.
a.
tachyphagia
b.
bradyphagia
c.
tachycardia
d.
tachymeter
10.
She suffers from
severe and painful arthritis, and even small movements can cause her to
experience ___.
a.
tachykinesia
b.
kinesialgia
c.
bradyphagia
d.
osteoma
11.
His gallstones were
so severe that the surgeon decided to excise the gallbladder in a ___.
a.
cholecystomy
b.
cholelithomy
c.
cholecystectomy
d.
calculectomy
12.
The man complained
of ___, or discharge from the nose.
a.
rhinorrhea
b.
otodynia
c.
rhinitis
d.
lithogenesis
13.
Bacteria which
produce pus are ___.
a.
iatrogenic
b.
pyogenicstaphylitic
c.
pyogenic
d.
streptococcic
14.
The cocci are ___.
a.
a family of viruses
b.
a family of bacteria
c.
the lower vertebrae
of the spine
d.
none of the above
15.
Cocci growing in
clusters are ___.
a.
diplocci
b.
streptococci
c.
staphylococci
d.
none of the above
16.
The meninges cover
the ___.
a.
heart
b.
lungs and bronchi
c.
brain and spinal
cord
d.
liver
17.
Thinking, feeling,
and movement are controlled by the ___.
a.
cranium
b.
cephalos
c.
cerebrum
d.
hydrocephalus
18.
Pelvimetry may be
useful in determining ___.
19.
To remove an accumulation
of fluids in the patient’s chest, the doctor ordered ___.
a.
amniocentesis
b.
thoracocentesis
c.
abdominocentesis
d.
thoracoplasty
20.
An ___ occurs when
two normally separate tissues join together. This is less common after surgery
now than in the past because post-operative patients walk sooner after surgery
than they used to.
a.
addiction
b.
abduction
c.
adhesion
d.
adduction
21.
A region above the
lumbar is ___lumbar.
a.
supra
b.
super
c.
sub
d.
hyper
22.
The CT scan showed a
carcinoma. The patient has ___.
a.
heart problems
b.
an inflamed pancreas
c.
hepatic failure
d.
a cancerous tumor
23.
Calcium deficiencies,
perhaps caused by a parathyroid disorder, can cause softening of the bones,
i.e. ___.
a.
osteomalacia
b.
osteoarthropathy
c.
osteoarthritisosteomyelitis
d.
osteoma
24.
An encephalocele is
a/an ___.
a.
herniation
b.
aberration
c.
disorientation
d.
excision
25.
Hydrotherapy is a
curative process that uses ___.
a.
electricity
b.
water
c.
high protein diets
d.
low sodium diets