NURS1000 MEDICAL TERMS CHAPTERS 1-9 Exam Study Guide
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NURS1000 MEDICAL TERMS CHAPTERS
1-9 Exam Study Guide.
Vowel - answerWhen connecting a word root and a suffix, a combining vowel is used if the
suffix does not begin with a
eponym - answerA medical terms derived from the names of a person or place are called
pallative - answerproviding relief b...
Acronyms - answer✔terms formed from the first letters of words in a phrase
Analyzing - answer✔dividing medical terms into word parts
hepat/itis - answer✔inflammation of the liver
terms built from word parts - answer✔can be translated literally to find their meaning
arthr/itis - answer✔inflammation of a joint
Ganglia - answer✔What is the plural form for a cluster of ganglion?
erythr/o/cyt/osis - answer✔The correct way to analyze the term erythrocytosis is(must include
slashes to receive credit)
hypoplasia - answer✔The incomplete development of a body organ for example a Kidney can be
described by the medical term
TRUE - answer✔A patient with Cardiomegaly has an enlarged heart
Distal - answer✔In relationship to the hip, the foot is pertaining to away from the point of
attachment of a body part or
high fowler - answer✔What position is a patient in on a stretcher in which the head of the
stretcher is in a 90 degree angle?
The lateral side of the wrist - answer✔Where would the nurse palpate a radial pulse?
Transverse - answer✔The provider needs a CT scan of a patient brain that will be in cross
section views from superior to inferior. What type of image is required for this CT scan?
Medial - answer✔pertaining to the middle
bi - answer✔two
lat - answer✔lateral
PA - answer✔posteroanterior
sagittal plane - answer✔Vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the
body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane)
ventral - answer✔Pertaining to the belly
proximal - answer✔Pertaining to near
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