Medical English - Revision

a short word part added at the end of the word to modify its meaning is called a:

the correct adjective for "pharynx" is:

• pharyngic

• pharynxic

• pharynxeal

• pharyngeal

What is a neoplasm?

What is the difference between lymphangitis and lymphoma?

Which of these is a correct translation of "trojcípá chlopeň"?

• pulmonary valve

• tricuspid valve

• mitral valve

• aortic valve

The upper chambers of the heart are called atria.

• true

• false

Why is palliative therapy called palliative therapy? Which language does the term come from and what does the original term mean?

Name at least two ways a surgeon can close an incision.

The heart pumps blood through two circuits. What are they called?

• brachial and patellar

• pulmonary and systemic

• oxygenated and low in oxygen

• pulmonary and cranial

What is atherosclerosis?

• central opening of a vessel

• local deficiency of blood

• absence of a heartbeat

• accumulation of fatty deposits