Directions: For each of the following terms, select the best definition from the options provided.

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1 CC306M: Medical Terminology Quiz 1 June 4, 2012 Section 1: Defining Terms Directions: For each of the following terms, select the best definition from the options provided. 1. carcinophobia a. cancer-eating b. tumor-eating c. fear of cancer d. fear of tumors 2. necrophilia a. kidney death b. lack of kidney function c. love of death d. love of kidneys 3. atrophy a. the condition of joint pain b. lack of nourishment c. joint nourishing d. lack of joint pain 4. rhinostenosis a. the condition of the narrowing of the nose b. the condition of the narrowing of the kidneys c. the condition of a stopped-up nose d. the condition of a stopped-up kidney

2 5. angiectasis a. an enlargement of the vessel b. an incision into a vessel c. a removal of a vessel d. the state of being without vessels 6. pericardium a. the area under the heart b. the area around the heart c. the area above the heart d. the area behind the heart 7. paracentesis a. beside a puncture b. beside the intestines c. beside the heart d. beside the head 8. hydrocephaly a. a condition underneath the head b. a condition underneath the heart c. the condition of having water in the head d. the condition of having water in the heart 9. adenitis a. inflammation of a gland b. inflammation of a joint c. inflammation of a tooth d. inflammation towards the intestines

3 10. pancytopenia a. the abnormal reduction of the pancreas b. the abnormal reduction of all cells c. the abnormal increase of the pancreas d. the abnormal increase of all cells 11. hemiplegia a. the condition of plaque build-up in half of one's limbs b. the condition of plaque build-up in all of one's limbs c. paralysis in half of one's limbs d. paralysis in all of one's limbs 12. dysphonia a. difficulty hearing b. difficulty speaking c. difficulty eating d. difficulty fearing 13. transdermal a. across the skin b. under the skin c. above the skin d. next to the skin 14. hypoesthesia a. the condition of excessive sensation b. the condition of a lack of sensation c. the condition of under-oxygenated cells d. the condition of over-oxygenated cells

4 15. pyogenesis a. formation of plaque b. formation of pus c. formation of fire d. formation of genes Section 2: Creating Terms Directions: For each definition, select the best medical term from the terms provided. 16. "A falling or downward displacement of the stomach" a. gastroptosis b. gastrotomy c. delaporosis d. abolaporia 17. "a condition of difficult speech" a. dysphagia b. dysphonia c.dysphobia d. dysphasia 18. "one half of the head" a. hemicytosis b. hemicephaly c. semicyania d. semicrinous 19. "a redness of the skin" a. erythroderma b. melanoderma c. leukoderma d. cyanoderma

5 20. "presence or formation of kidney stones" a. nephrolithiasis b. nephrosarcoma c. renaliosis d. renalirocogenesis 21. "a surgical repair of the nose" a. nasalectomy b. nasaloplasty c. rhinectomy d. rhinoplasty 22. "a rupture of the heart" a. cardiorrhapy b. cardiorrhexis c. pericardiorrhexis d. pericardiorrhapy 23. "the study of blood" a. hematology b. hemologics c. hematologist d. hemologistics 24. "a specialist in the study of disease" a. carcinologist b. pathologist c. nephralogist d. pyogenetologist

6 25."the excision of the lung" a. pneumonectomy b. pneumoectasis c. lobectomy d. lobectasis 26. "a cancerous tumor" a. carcinoma b. carcinogen c. sarcoma d. melanoma 27. "a discharge of pus" a. pyogenesis b. pyectasis c. pyorrhea d. pyorrhapy 28. "a rupture of a vessel" a. arteriorrhexis b. arthrorrhexis c. angiorrhexis d. vasorrhea 29. "bone pain" a. ostedynia b. ostealgia c. osteoalgia d. osteoarthritis

7 30. "large-headed" a. grandicephalous b. grandiocaptic c. macrocaptic d. macrocephalous Section 3: Using the terms Directions: Fill in each blank with the prefix or suffix that best completes the statement. 31. osis is the condition of hardness. a. Dyn- b. Lith- c. Sten- d. Scler- 32. phagia is the condition of eating air a. Aer- b. Aero- c. Aerio- d. Airo- 33. Acro is pain in the extremities a. -algia b. -basis c. -dynia d. -penia

8 34. Abdomino is a puncture in the abdomen. a. -cele b. -centesis c. -ectomy d. -rrhaphy 35. rrhaphy is the suture of a vessel. a. Arteri- b. Vascul- c. Vaso- d. Vasu- 36. Carcino is the formation of cancer/ a. -ma b. -sis c. -iasis d. -genesis 37. Osteo is the softening of the bones. a. -malosis b. -malacia c. -megaly d. -megaloid 38. Microlith is the formation of small stones. a. -al b. -genesis c. -iasis d. -y

9 39. vascular describes an object around a blood vessel. a. Ab- b. Ad- c. Circum- d. Hypo- 40. cardia describes a heart beating slowly. a. Tachy- b. Lenti- c. Hemi- d. Brady-