Medical Terminology MIDTERM review

Define the prefix in the term antibiotic

• pertaining to

• life

• against

• no, not

Define the suffix in the term blepharconjunctivitis

• eyelid

• conjunctiva

• eyebrow

• inflammation

A combining vowel is not used when

• joining a root word to a suffix beginning with a consonant

• joing any two root words together

• to join a root word to a suffix beginning with a vowel

• joining a prefix to a root word beginning with a vowel

The abbreviation meaning twice a day is

(a)  

An instrument to look inside the knee is called a(n)

• arthroscopy

• jointscope

• osteoscope

• arthroscope

A patient in the prone position is

• lying on his back

• lying on his stomach

• lying on his side

• standing up facing forward

Myasthenia can be defined as

• muscle paralysis

• muscle weakness

• over development of muscle tissue

• muscle pain

Results of an EEG would fall under which section of a SOAP note?

• Subjective

• Objective

• Assessment

• Plan

Which terms mean fat?

• Adipo

• hidro

• lipo

• steato

Overproduction or under reabsorption of aqueous humor can increase pressure and cause

• cataract

• glaucoma

• blindness

• macular degeneration