Notes

Socrative Questions and Answers
1. specialist in the study of the eyes: ophthalmologist
NOTES: ophthalm: eyes, ologist: specialist who studies
2. inability to speak: aphasia
3. condition of a hidden teste: cryptorchidism
NOTES: crypt: hidden, orchid: teste, ism: condition
4. medical term for separation of blood: hematocrit
NOTES: hemat/o: blood, crit: separation
5. crushing of kidney stone: nephrolithotripsy
NOTES: nephr/o: kidney, lith/o: stone, tripsy: crushing
6. inflammation of the throat: pharyngitis
7. suture of a bone: osteorrhaphy
NOTES: oste/o: bone, -rrhaphy: suture
8. decrease in white blood cells: leukocytopenia
9. twitching of an eyelid: blepharospasm
NOTES: blephar/o: eyelid, -spasm: twitching
10. abnormal condition of hardening of the spinal cord: myelosclerosis
NOTES: spinal cord: myel/o
11. removal of the uterus: hysterectomy, metrectomy, uterectomy
NOTES: uterus: hyster/o-, metr/o-, uter/o-
12. rupture of an artery: arteriorrhexis
NOTES: arteri/o-: artery, -rrhexis: rupture
13. herniation of the bladder: vesicocele, cystocele
14. abnormal condition of fungus in the mouth: stomatomycosis, oromycosis
15. measurement of air/breath: spirometer, aerometer
16. medical term for pertaining to between the ribs: intercostal
17. hypokalemia: low potassium in the blood
18. Which term does NOT mean removal of the uterus? c. colpectomy
a. hysterectomy b. metrectomy c. colpectomy d. uterectomy
19. An ectopic pregnancy is when implantation occurs . . . anywhere outside the uterus.


20. In nephroptosis, there is . . . a prolapse of the kidney.
21. The study of x-rays is: radiology.
22. A person with trichopathy has what condition? a hair disease
23. Which is the medical term for rupture of an artery? arteriorrhexis
24. When a weakness in a vessel causes ballooning out of the wall of the vessel, the condition is called a/an: aneurysm.
25. The term for the external sac around the heart is the: pericardium.
26. A condition in which there is an abnormal flow of saliva is known as: sialorrhea.
27. Which term means indigestion? dyspepsia
28. High cholesterol levels may cause small yellow tumors called: xanthomas.
29. Inflammation of the cartilage and the ribs is: costochondritis.


30. Over functioning of the sudoriferous glands will produce excessive amounts of: sweat.
31. Which of the following words is in its plural form? bursae
32. Which of the following conditions would be detected on an electrocardiogram? tachycardia
33. A lack of sensation is called: anesthesia.
34. Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is referred to as: poliomyelitis.
35. When the membrane that covers the brain protrudes or herniates through the skull, the condition is called: meningocele.


36. An individual with a progressive condition of losing partial or complete ability to see color has: achromatopsia.
37. Abnormal or poor development of tissue is called: dysplasia.
38. Expansion or dilation of the bronchi is called: bronchiectasis.
39. A cholelith is a: gallstone.
40. What is cheilitis? inflammation of the lip.
41. The term myotomy means incision into the: muscle.
42. A woman with colpodynia is suffering from: pain in the vagina.
43. The medical term myringoplasty means: surgical repair of the eardrum.
44. A person who experiences pyuria has? pus in the urine
45. Hidradenoma is a tumor . . . of the sweat gland.
46. Metropathy is a term for disease of the . . . uterus.
47. An individual with quadriplegia would have paralysis of: all 4 extremities.