MED100 2020 March Week 2 Assignment Additional Medical Terms Latest

MED100 Medical Terminology, Law and Ethics

Week 2 Assignment

Additional Medical Terms

Question 1Match the term with the correct meaning.

iso-

equal

astr-

star-shape

fascia

sheet

tarso-

ankle region

pod-

foot

Question 2Match the term with the correct meaning.

ovar-

egg

bili-

bile

-centesis

puncture

squam-

scale

oto-

ear

Question 3Match the term with the correct meaning.

hypno-

sleep

somato-

body

sinus-

hallow space

sept-

wall, fence

antr-

cavity, chamber

Question 4Match the term with the correct meaning.

pariet

wrapping

  wall

ependym-

wall

wrapping

gravid-

pregnant

aer-

air

glyco-

sweet

Question 5Match the term with the correct meaning.

bucco-

cheek

palpebr-

eyelid

-plasia

development, growth

rug-

wrinkle, fold

aur-

ear

Question 6Myasthenia gravis is a condition that causes ______ of the muscles.

weakness

Weakness

Question 7Encephalitis means inflammation of the _______.

brain

Brain

Question 8If a medication is given orally, then it is given by _______ .

mouth

Mouth

Question 9The medical term auricle means the visible portion of the external _____.

Ear

ear

Question 10Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a type of severe nausea and vomiting that affects ______ women.

pregnant

Pregnant

Question 11If a patient is in renal failure, then the patient is losing function of the _______.

kidneys

kidney

Kidneys

Kidney

Question 12______ous cell carcinoma is a type of cancer found in the scale-shaped epithelial cells of the dermal and epidermal layers.

Squam

squam

squamous

Squamous 

Question 13An otoscope would be used to look inside patients ______.

ear

Ear

ears

Ears

Question 14Medications that are in aerosol form use ____ to deliver the medication via inhalation.

Air

air

Question 15A specialist who focuses on tumors or a mass would be termed an _______.

Oncologist

oncologist

Question 16The parietal bones on the sides of your skull act as a _____.

wall

Wall

 

Question 17A podiatrist is a specialist who treats conditions of the _____.

foot

feet

Foot

Feet

pod means foot

Question 18An ocular migraine is a temporary visual disturbance that affects one or both ____.

eyes

Eyes

eye

Eye

Question 19Pitting ________ is the term that is used to describe swelling caused by excess fluid where the skin remains indented or pitted after being pressed.

edema

Edema

Question 20A fistulogram is a special procedure that is used to examine the ____ involved with the blood flow to check for problems with dialysis.

pipe, narrow passage

pipe

narrow passage

Pipe, narrow passage

Pipe

Narrow passage

Fistula

fistula

Question 21Vesicare® is a medication that is used to treat an overactive _____.

bladder

Bladder

 

Question 22Visceromegaly means enlargement of the ______.

organs

Organs

internal organs

internal organ

Question 23An Amnio_______ is a procedure where a puncture is made and amniotic fluid is removed from the uterus for testing or treatment.

amniocentesis

Amniocentesis

centesis

Centesis

Question 24A _____ologist is a specialist who examines tissues.

hist

Hist

histologist

Histologist

Question 25Buccal (using Bucc/o) drug administration is when a medication is placed on the inside of the ______.

cheek

Cheek

Question 26Pulmonary hypertension is a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries of the _______.

lungs

Lungs

lung

Lung

Question 27________itis means inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Mening

mening

Meningitis

meningitis

Question 28A hypnotic agent is used to induce ________.

Question 29Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a disease of the artery that supplies blood to the ______.

Question 30Dacryocystitis means inflammation of the _____ duct (sac containing fluid).

nasolacrimal

tear