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Quiz about What Does All of this Medical Terminology Mean
Quiz about What Does All of this Medical Terminology Mean

What Does All of this 'Medical Terminology' Mean? Quiz


This quiz is all about medical words, their meanings, and their different parts. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by allisonbreca. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
allisonbreca
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
179,149
Updated
Aug 30 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. If someone has gastritis, what organ is affected? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. If someone has an electroencephalogram (or EEG), what part of the body is being recorded? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. If someone had a breast adenocarcinoma, what kind of doctor would they see for treatment? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The suffix -coccus is plural for -cocci.


Question 5 of 10
5. The suffix meaning "surgical puncture to remove fluid" is... Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Where would you feel pain if you had myalgia? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is happening to your bones if you have osteomalacia? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which one of the following means "the study of the eye"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What part of the body would you have a hemiglossectomy on? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. If you have sialadenitis, what part of your body is inflamed? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. If someone has gastritis, what organ is affected?

Answer: the stomach

Gastritis means inflammation of the stomach. Gastr- is the root word for stomach, and the suffix -itis means inflammation.
2. If someone has an electroencephalogram (or EEG), what part of the body is being recorded?

Answer: the brain

The combining form cephal/o does mean head, but encephal/o means brain. This is a record of the electricity in the brain.
3. If someone had a breast adenocarcinoma, what kind of doctor would they see for treatment?

Answer: oncologist

A breast adenocarcinoma is a cancerous tumor of a gland in the breast. An oncologist is a specialist in the study of tumors (of cancer). A nephrologist is a kidney specialist, and a gynecologist is, literally, a specialist in the study of women (and their 'women' parts!).
4. The suffix -coccus is plural for -cocci.

Answer: False

It's the other way around. The suffix -coccus is the singular form, and -cocci is the plural form. It means berry-shaped bacterium or bacteria (plural). Examples of this are staphylococcus (berry-shaped bacterium in clusters) and streptococci (berry-shaped bacteria in twisted chains).
5. The suffix meaning "surgical puncture to remove fluid" is...

Answer: -centesis

An -ectomy is an excicion, removal, or resection; -ostomy is an opening to form a mouth (or stoma); and -otomy means incision, to cut into.
6. Where would you feel pain if you had myalgia?

Answer: a muscle

Nerve pain is neuralgia, joint pain is arthralgia, and fiber pain is fibralgia.
7. What is happening to your bones if you have osteomalacia?

Answer: they are softening

The suffix -malacia means a condition of softening, and the combining form for bone is oste/o. Make sure you get enough calcium to help prevent osteomalacia!
8. Which one of the following means "the study of the eye"?

Answer: ophthalmology

The combining form for the word "eye" is most likely the most misspelled medical word. The correct combining form spelling is ophthalm/o, as I found out when I took a medical terminology class. An eye specialist is an ophthalmologist.
9. What part of the body would you have a hemiglossectomy on?

Answer: the tongue

To break it all down, the prefix hemi- means half, the combining form gloss/o means tongue, and an -ectomy is an excision, removal, or resection. A hemiglossectomy is a surgery to remove half of the tongue.
10. If you have sialadenitis, what part of your body is inflamed?

Answer: the salivary glands

The combining form sialaden/o means salivary glands. Gloss/o means tongue, and gingiv/o means gums.
Source: Author allisonbreca

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