HS Careers Week 8 Vocabulary

A patient is diagnosed with a condition that involves the removal of a tumor. Which of the following terms best describes the surgical procedure they will undergo?

• -centesis

• -ectomy

• -oma

• -tomy

A doctor needs to measure the blood pressure of a patient. Which of the following instruments would they most likely use?

• -gram

• -meter

• -ologist

• -scopy

A patient is experiencing swelling in their legs. Which of the following suffixes would a medical professional use to describe this condition?

• -edema

• -emia

• -ia

• -oma

A specialist in the study of blood disorders is called a hematologist. Which suffix indicates their area of expertise?

• -centesis

• -ologist

• -tomy

• -gram

A patient requires a procedure to remove excess fluid from their abdomen. Which of the following terms best describes this procedure?

• -ectomy

• -centesis

• -tomy

• -scopy

A radiographic image of the chest is needed to diagnose a lung condition. Which suffix is used to describe the resulting image?

• -gram

• -edema

• -oma

• -ia

A patient is diagnosed with a blood condition. Which suffix would be used to describe this condition?

• -emia

• -edema

• -oma

• -centesis

A surgeon needs to make an incision to access an internal organ. Which suffix describes this action?

• -ectomy

• -tomy

• -centesis

• -scopy

A patient is diagnosed with a tumor. Which suffix is used to describe this mass?

• -oma

• -ia

• -ologist

• -gram

A doctor uses a process to observe the inside of a patient's stomach. Which suffix describes this procedure?

• -scopy

• -centesis

• -ectomy

• -tomy