CH 1 Review

What does abdominocentesis mean?

• surgical removal of the appendix

• surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

• process of producing an x-ray study of blood vessels after the infection of a contrast medium to make the vessel visible

• pain in a joint or joints

What is an acronym?

• a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

• swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid

• disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.

• between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.

What term refers to a rapid onset, severe condition, and relatively short duration?

• Chronic

• Moderate

• Acute

• Remission

What term means pertaining to the lining of an artery?

• Angiography

• Colostomy

• Endarterial

• Hemorrhage

What term means abnormal enlargement of the liver?

• Appendectomy

• Arthralgia

• Colostomy

• Hepatomegaly

Which of these is spelled correctly?

• arteriosclerosis

• arteariosclerosis

• arteriosclerisis

• arteriosclarosis

What is the term for pain in a joint or joints?

• Arthralgia

• Arthosis

• Athritis

• Arthropathy

What is this a photo of?

• Colostomy

• Neurorraphy

• Fissure

• Eponym

What is this picture showing?

• erythrosis

• cyanosis

• poliosis

• melanosis

Which of these is spelled correctly?

• Dermatologist

• Dirmatologist

• Dermatologest

• Dirmitologist