MED100 Week 1 Assignment Medical Terminology Latest 2020 March

MED100 Medical Terminology, Law and Ethics

Week 1 Assignment  

Medical Terminology

Question 1Match the term with the meaning.

lip-

fat

lith-

stone

my-

muscle

opthalm, opt-

eye

proct-

anus

Question 2Match the term with the meaning.

strept-

twist

-desis

binding

mani-

madness, mental disturbance

glosso-

tongue

-tropy

development, growth

Question 3Match the term with the meaning

 

dermat-

skin

-osis

any condition

nephr-

kidney

hepat-

liver

-ology

the study of

Question 4Match the term with the meaning.

supra-

above

-ptosis

falling

-dyn-

pain

mast-

breast

-rrhaphy

suture

Question 5Match the term with the meaning.

cost-

rib

-gram

record

acro-

extremities

rhexis

break, burst

 

carcin-

cancer

Question 6______ectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus.

 

hyster

Hysterectomy

hysterectomy

Hyster

hyster

Question 7_____cardia is a slower than normal heartbeat.

 

brady

brady

Brady

Bradycardia

bradycardia

 Question 8_____cephalus is excess fluid in the cavities within the brain. The term is made from the term for water and “cephalus”.

 

hydro

Hydro

hydro

hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus

Question 9A ________ is a specialist of the skin.

dermatologist

dermatologist

Dermatologist

Question 10______ous cell carcinoma is a type of cancer that develops in the scale-shaped cells of your dermal and epidermal layers of skin.

squam

Squam

squam

Squamous

squamous

Question 11Spinal ______ is the constriction of the passageways within your spine.

stenosis

Stenosis

stenosis

Question 12Auto_____ is the self-destruction of cells.

 

lysis

lysis

Lysis

autolysis

Autolysis

Question 13_____ocytes are a melanin-forming cell (black pigment), typically in the skin.

melan

melan

Melan

Melanocytes

melanocytes

Question 14A carcinogen is an agent that causes _________.

cancer

cancer

Cancer

Question 15_____emia is cancer of the bodies blood-forming cells, usually involving the white blood cells.

leuk

Leuk

leuk

Leukemia

leukemia

Question 16Arthritis is an inflammation of a _________.

joints

joint(s)

joints

joint

Question 17____tension is the term for increased or above normal blood pressure.

hyper

Hyper

hyper

hypertension

Hypertension

Question 18A ________ would be a specialist of the liver.

hepatologist

hepatologist

Hepatologist

Question 19If a tumor is mild or not cancerous, the medical term _____ is used.

benign

benign

Benign

Question 20Myring___ is inflammation of the eardrum.

itis

Itis

itis

myringitis

Myringitis

Question 21The term rhinovirus indicates that the _____ is the commonly affected part of the body.

nose

nose

Nose

Question 22To create an opening in the colon is termed col______. This procedure involves creating an opening for the colon to be attached to the abdominal wall.

ostomy

ostomy

Ostomy

Colostomy

colostomy

Question 23A nephrologist would specialize in diseases involving the ___________.

kidneys

kidneys

Kidneys

kidney

Question 24An Onc_____ specializes in cancerous tumors.

ologist

ologist

Ologist

Oncologists

Oncologist

Question 25Hyper_______ Gravidarum is severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

emesis

emesis

Emesis

Hyperemesis

hyperemesis

Question 26_____megaly means enlargement of the extremities.

acro

Acro

acro

Acromegaly

acromegaly

Question 27____thyroidism would mean the patients’ thyroid level is below or under the normal level.

hypo

Hypo

hypo

hypothyroidism

Question 28A _____ologist is a specialist of the anus and rectum.

proctol

Proct

proct

proctologist

Proctologist

Question 29Blepharoplasty denotes the surgical repair of

an _________.

eyelid

eyelid

eyelids

Eyelid

Question 30____ology the study of the structure and diseases of teeth.

odon

Odontology

odontology

Odont

odont