Medical Terminology and Combining Forms Quiz

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#1

Which term refers to the surgical removal of the appendix?

Appendectomy
Appendicitis
Appendectomytomy
Appendectomyectomy
#2

What is the medical term for inflammation of the liver?

Gastritis
Hepatitis
Cystitis
Appendicitis
#3

What is the medical term for difficulty in swallowing?

Dysphagia
Dysphasia
Dyspnea
Dysuria
#4

Which combining form refers to the nose?

Rhino/o
Laryng/o
Ophthalm/o
Oste/o
#5

What is the medical term for the surgical repair of a joint?

Arthroplasty
Arthrogram
Arthrotomy
Arthritis
#6

Which combining form refers to the urinary bladder?

Nephr/o
Cyst/o
Pyel/o
Urethr/o
#7

What is the medical term for the surgical removal of the uterus?

Hysterectomy
Hysterotomy
Hysteroplasty
Hysteropexy
#8

Which combining form refers to the stomach?

Gastr/o
Enter/o
Hepat/o
Col/o
#9

What is the medical term for inflammation of the tonsils?

Tonsillitis
Pharyngitis
Adenitis
Laryngitis
#10

Which combining form refers to the chest?

Cervic/o
Thorac/o
Dors/o
Lumb/o
#11

Which combining form refers to the study of cells?

Hist/o
Cyt/o
Onc/o
Hemat/o
#12

What does the combining form 'dermat/o' refer to?

Skin
Blood
Bones
Brain
#13

What does the term 'encephalitis' mean?

Inflammation of the brain
Tumor in the brain
Bleeding in the brain
Degeneration of the brain
#14

What is the medical term for the surgical removal of a breast?

Mammogram
Mastectomy
Mastitis
Mastoidectomy
#15

What does the term 'bronchitis' mean?

Inflammation of the lungs
Inflammation of the bronchi
Inflammation of the bronchioles
Inflammation of the pleura
#16

What is the medical term for excessive thirst?

Polydipsia
Polyphagia
Polyuria
Polyphasia
#17

What does the term 'osteoporosis' mean?

Inflammation of the bone
Softening of the bone
Abnormal curvature of the spine
Bone cancer
#18

What is the medical term for the abnormal accumulation of fluid within the brain?

Hydrocele
Hydrocephalus
Hydronephrosis
Hydroureter
#19

What does the term 'myocardial infarction' mean?

Inflammation of the heart muscle
Death of heart tissue due to lack of blood supply
Abnormal heart rhythm
Blockage of the coronary arteries
#20

What is the medical term for the surgical repair of a nerve?

Neurorrhaphy
Neuroplasty
Neurotomy
Neurectomy
#21

What does the term 'arthroscopy' mean?

Incision into a joint
Visualization of the interior of a joint
Inflammation of a joint
Excision of a joint
#22

Which combining form refers to the voice box?

Trache/o
Laryng/o
Bronch/o
Pharyng/o
#23

Which combining form refers to the study of cancer?

Onc/o
Carcin/o
Leuk/o
Neoplasm/o
#24

Which combining form refers to the kidney?

Nephr/o
Cyst/o
Pyel/o
Urethr/o
#25

Which combining form refers to the blood vessel?

Angi/o
Ather/o
Cardi/o
Thromb/o

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