What is osteoporosis?

The pores in your skin
Bone loss
Loss of hearing

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Which is the medical term for headache?

Concussion
Cephalgia
Migraine

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What do the suffixes -dynia and -algia mean?

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Deficiency
Pain
Fixation

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What is a contusion?

A bruise
A muscle contraction
A head injury

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Which medical term describes the scraping away of the skin or mucous membrane by friction?

Carbuncle
Abrasion
Contusion

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Which medical term describes 'accumulation of blood in a joint'?

Arthritis Rheumatism knee patella kneecap inflammation

Hepatitis
Hematuria
Hemarthrosis

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What do the prefixes cardi- and cardio- refer to?

Heart
Cartilage
Lungs

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Which medical term describes the protrusion of the eyeballs?

Opacification
Exophthalmos
Ophthalmus

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Which medical term describes blood in the urine?

Uremia
Hematuria
Hematocrit

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Which medical term describes an agent that causes disease?

Protease
Pathogen
Prophylaxis

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Which medical terms describes a woman who has never been pregnant?

Primigravida
Primipara
Nulligravida

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Which medical terms describes the bluish discoloration of the skin?

Cyanosis
Edema
Cilium

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The word emesis means...

Eating
Vomiting
Heartburn

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Which medical terms describes the infection of the fungus Candida?

Thrush
Titer
Macrophage

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Which medical terms describes the red blood cell?

Lymphocyte
Erythrocyte
Leukocyte

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To aspirate means...

To inhale food or objects into the lung
To have a painful feeling in the chest region
Heart rhythm

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Which medical terms describes the surgical transplant of the cornea?

Corneoplasty
Keratoscopy
Keratoplasty

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What do the prefixes hemo- and hema- mean?

Blood
Liver
Bone

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To be ambulatory is to be...

Able to walk; a patient not confined to bed
Ambiguous
To be able to understand and verbalize

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What does syncope mean?

A sinus infection
An instrument to look in your ears
Fainting

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What does febrile mean?

Female child
A foot condition
Fever

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What does sepsis mean?

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A medical term for sibling
An infection caused by bacteria in the blood
Sleep disorder

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Which medical terms describes the abnormal widening of the bronchi?

Bronchiolitis
Asthma
Bronchiectasis

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Which of the following suffixes means to look or observe?

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-gram
-tomy
-scopy / -scopic

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What is ecchymosis?

A virus
A black and blue bruise
A contagious skin disease

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Which of the following suffixes best describes a surgical operation or removal of a body part?

-malacia
-ectomy
-staxis

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What does arrhythmia mean?

To have rhythm
It is a latin word meaning "to arrive"
To have an irregular heartbeat

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Which medical terms describes the inflammation of the tympanic membrane?

Labyrinthitis
Anotia
Myringitis

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What does EDEMA mean?

Swelling
Skin rash
Ulcer

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Which medical terms describes the disease of the heart muscle?

Cardioplexy
Cardiomyopathy
Myopathy

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Which medical terms describes the removal of the gallbladder?

Cholecystectomy
Cystectomy
Cholangiography

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Which medical terms describes 'painful menstruation'?

Amenorrhea
Dyspareunia
Dysmenorrhea

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Which medical terms describes the region 'above the pubic bones'?

Transperineal
Suprapubic
Perineum

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Which medical terms describes the enlargement of a finger or toe?

Diaphysis
Dactylomegaly
Kyphosis

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Which of the following terms mean upon or on top?

Sub-
Epi-
Intra-

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What is anaphylaxis?

It is a life threatening allergic reaction
It is a hemorrhoid
It means to faint

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What is aphasia?

Means going through a phase
Being unable to speak or understand when spoken to or to speak clearly
Swelling of the face

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Which medical terms describes the disease of a lymph node?

Adenectomy
Adenitis
Lymphadenopathy

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What does APNEA mean?

Good appetite
Not breathing
Pimple

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What does the suffix –iatric mean?

Gender
Spasm or contraction
Of or relating to a physician

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What does the prefix carp/o- mean?

Blood
Neck
Wrist

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Which of these prefixes is related to the kidneys?

Recto/o-
Nephr/o-
Hepato-

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What does the suffix ''-itis'' mean?

Sleep Disorder
Digestion
Inflammation

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Which medical terms describes the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord?

Cerebrospinal fluid
Meninges
Myasthenia

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True or false? Hyper and hypo have the same meanings.

True
False

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Which of the following prefixes best describes numb or sleep?

Narc/o-
Lapar/o-
Karyo-

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"Rx" is an abbreviation for:

Prognosis
Prescription
Diagnosis

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What is 'hemorrhage'?

A tear of the ligament
Bleeding or blood loss
Trauma to the head

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When a person is diagnosed with hypertension, what does he/she have?

Fluid in the lungs
Low blood pressure
High blood pressure

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What is osteoporosis?

Which is the medical term for headache?

What do the suffixes -dynia and -algia mean?

What is a contusion?

Which medical term describes the scraping away of the skin or mucous membrane by friction?

Which medical term describes 'accumulation of blood in a joint'?

What do the prefixes cardi- and cardio- refer to?

Which medical term describes the protrusion of the eyeballs?

Which medical term describes blood in the urine?

Which medical term describes an agent that causes disease?

Which medical terms describes a woman who has never been pregnant?

Which medical terms describes the bluish discoloration of the skin?

The word emesis means...

Which medical terms describes the infection of the fungus Candida?

Which medical terms describes the red blood cell?

To aspirate means...

Which medical terms describes the surgical transplant of the cornea?

What do the prefixes hemo- and hema- mean?

To be ambulatory is to be...

What does syncope mean?

What does febrile mean?

What does sepsis mean?

Which medical terms describes the abnormal widening of the bronchi?

Which of the following suffixes means to look or observe?

What is ecchymosis?

Which of the following suffixes best describes a surgical operation or removal of a body part?

What does arrhythmia mean?

Which medical terms describes the inflammation of the tympanic membrane?

What does EDEMA mean?

Which medical terms describes the disease of the heart muscle?

Which medical terms describes the removal of the gallbladder?

Which medical terms describes 'painful menstruation'?

Which medical terms describes the region 'above the pubic bones'?

Which medical terms describes the enlargement of a finger or toe?

Which of the following terms mean upon or on top?

What is anaphylaxis?

What is aphasia?

Which medical terms describes the disease of a lymph node?

What does APNEA mean?

What does the suffix –iatric mean?

What does the prefix carp/o- mean?

Which of these prefixes is related to the kidneys?

What does the suffix ''-itis'' mean?

Which medical terms describes the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord?

True or false? Hyper and hypo have the same meanings.

Which of the following prefixes best describes numb or sleep?

"Rx" is an abbreviation for:

What is 'hemorrhage'?

When a person is diagnosed with hypertension, what does he/she have?

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