What is osteoporosis?

Loss of hearing
The pores in your skin
Bone loss

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Which is the medical term for headache?

Cephalgia
Concussion
Migraine

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What do the suffixes -dynia and -algia mean?

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Deficiency
Fixation
Pain

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What is a contusion?

A muscle contraction
A bruise
A head injury

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

Contusion
Abrasion
Carbuncle

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

Arthritis Rheumatism knee patella kneecap inflammation

Hepatitis
Hemarthrosis
Hematuria

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

Cartilage
Lungs
Heart

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Which medical term describes the protrusion of the eyeballs?

Exophthalmos
Ophthalmus
Opacification

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Which medical term describes blood in the urine?

Hematuria
Uremia
Hematocrit

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Which medical term describes an agent that causes disease?

Pathogen
Protease
Prophylaxis

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

Primigravida
Nulligravida
Primipara

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Which medical terms describes the bluish discoloration of the skin?

Edema
Cilium
Cyanosis

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The word emesis means...

Eating
Heartburn
Vomiting

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Which medical terms describes the infection of the fungus Candida?

Titer
Thrush
Macrophage

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Which medical terms describes the red blood cell?

Leukocyte
Lymphocyte
Erythrocyte

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To aspirate means...

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

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Which medical terms describes the surgical transplant of the cornea?

Keratoplasty
Corneoplasty
Keratoscopy

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What do the prefixes hemo- and hema- mean?

Blood
Bone
Liver

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To be ambulatory is to be...

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

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What does syncope mean?

An instrument to look in your ears
Fainting
A sinus infection

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What does febrile mean?

A foot condition
Fever
Female child

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What does sepsis mean?

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

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Which medical terms describes the abnormal widening of the bronchi?

Bronchiolitis
Bronchiectasis
Asthma

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Which of the following suffixes means to look or observe?

Ergonomische Sitzposition für Chirurgen mit Invertertube®The Invertertube® enables an ergonomically correct seated position for surgeons

-tomy
-scopy / -scopic
-gram

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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?

-ectomy
-staxis
-malacia

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What does arrhythmia mean?

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

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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?

Ulcer
Skin rash
Swelling

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Which medical terms describes the disease of the heart muscle?

Cardiomyopathy
Cardioplexy
Myopathy

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Which medical terms describes the removal of the gallbladder?

Cholangiography
Cystectomy
Cholecystectomy

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Which medical terms describes 'painful menstruation'?

Dysmenorrhea
Amenorrhea
Dyspareunia

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

Transperineal
Perineum
Suprapubic

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

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What is aphasia?

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

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Which medical terms describes the disease of a lymph node?

Adenitis
Lymphadenopathy
Adenectomy

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What does APNEA mean?

Not breathing
Good appetite
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?

Wrist
Blood
Neck

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Which of these prefixes is related to the kidneys?

Recto/o-
Hepato-
Nephr/o-

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

Digestion
Sleep Disorder
Inflammation

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

Meninges
Cerebrospinal fluid
Myasthenia

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

False
True

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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:

Diagnosis
Prescription
Prognosis

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What is 'hemorrhage'?

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

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

High blood pressure
Fluid in the lungs
Low 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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