Medical Terminology - Midterm Exam -Ch. 1-10, 20(Answered)2022
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The patient thinks that he has an elevated temperature. What instrument will he use to measure this potential abnormal temperature?
Thermometer
The process of being stuck together is
A. Scar
B. Adherent
C. Abhesive
D. Adhesion
D. Adhesion
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Medical Terminology - Midterm Exam -
Ch. 1-10, 20
The patient thinks that he has an elevated temperature. What instrument will he use to
measure this potential abnormal temperature? - Answer Thermometer
The process of being stuck together is
A. Scar
B. Adherent
C. Abhesive
D. Adhesion - Answer D. Adhesion
What is the medical specialist who treats aspects related to aging?
A. Gerontologist
B. Geriatrics
C. Pediatrician
D. Elder-care specialist - Answer A. Gerontologist
The branch of medicine that studies diseases of the skin - Answer Dermatology
An antipyretic medication treats ____________
A. fever
B. pain
C. excessive sweating
D. infection - Answer A. fever
When a physician identifies the cause a disease, the medical term to describe this is a
______________. - Answer Diagnosis (Dx)
Where would you find the anesthesiologist in the hospital?
A. Surgery
B. Skin doctor's office
C. X-ray department
D. Laboratory - Answer A. Surgery
The suffix ______ means the study of:
A. -logist
B. -logy
C. -itis
D. -gram - Answer B. -logy
__________ is the branch of medicine that studies diseases of the eye.
A. Otology
B. Ophthalmology
,C. Opthalmology
D. Optometry - Answer B. Ophthalmology
The suffix -pathy means
A. disease
B. death
C. condition
D. tissue - Answer A. disease
________ is the branch of medicine concerned with aspects of aging.
A. Elder care specialist
B. Endocrinologist
C. Geratrician
D. Geriatrics - Answer D. Geriatrics
The foundation of a word is the:
A. Combining vowel
B. Combining form
C. Word root
D. Prefix - Answer C. Word root
What medical specialist treats broken bones?
A. Neurologist
B. Internist
C. Rheumatologist
D. Orthopedic surgeon - Answer D. Orthopedic surgeon
________________ is the medical specialist who is concerned with diseases of the
skin. - Answer Dermatologist
The oncologist is the medical specialist who studies and treats tumors.
A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
The study of the urinary system is called _________.
A. Urology
B. Nephrology
C. Urinology
D. Gynecology - Answer A. Urology
When the physician is a specialist in nephrology, what organ is studied? - Answer
kidney/kidneys
kidney and urinary system/kidneys and urinary system
When Dr.Jones identified the Streptococcus organism as the cause of Jane's sore
throat, she would write that on the medical record as the etiology.
, A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
The suffix -graphy means:
A. To record
B. Instrument
C. To view
D. Recording - Answer D. Recording
The physician who cares for patients regardless of age and/or sex is called a
__________.
A. Epidemiology
B. Family Practitioner
C. Internist
D. Pediatrician - Answer B. Family Practitioner
The medical specialist who treats heart conditions is called a ______. - Answer
Cardiologist
The suffix "-ectomy" means
A. Surgical incision into
B. Surgical removal of
C. Inflammation
D. Creation of a new opening - Answer B. Surgical removal of
Medical term for profuse sweating - Answer Diaphoresis
The pulmonologist is the medical specialist who treats lung diseases.
A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
Who is the medical specialist that treats women during pregnancy and childbirth? -
Answer Obstetrician (OB)
What is the medical specialist who would treat diseases caused by the growth of
pathogenic microorganisms?
A. Oncologist
B. Pulmonologist
C. Pathologist
D. Infectious Disease specialist - Answer D. Infectious Disease specialist
Use of chemical agents to treat disease - Answer Chemotherapy
Which organs of the body would be treated by an endocrinologist?
A. Blood, lymphatics, bone marrow
B. Bladder, kidneys, prostate
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