Medical terminology – Midterm 2024/NUR-
634 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT FINAL 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS|AGRADE
abductor - -----ANSWER---->moves bone away from midline
biopsy - -----ANSWER---->the removal of living tissue from
the body for diagnostic examination
cytology - -----ANSWER---->study of cells
dermatitis - -----ANSWER---->inflammation of the skin
diagnosis - -----ANSWER---->identification of a disease
(singular)
diagnoses - -----ANSWER---->medical conditions determined
by a doctor (plural)
gestation - -----ANSWER---->period from fertilization of the
ovum to birth
, metabolism - -----ANSWER---->the combination of chemical
reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks
down materials
myoneural - -----ANSWER---->pertaining to muscle and nerve
relapse - -----ANSWER---->A falling back into an old illness or
bad habit
retroperitoneal - -----ANSWER---->pertaining to behind the
peritoneum
stimuli - -----ANSWER---->Changes, occurring within or
outside the body, that affect nervous system functioning.
(plural)
stimulus - -----ANSWER---->A change in an organism's
surroundings that causes the organism to react
cec/o - -----ANSWER---->cecum (first part of colon)
necr/o - -----ANSWER---->death
pyel/o - -----ANSWER---->renal pelvis
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