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WorksheetsHS Careers Wk 7 Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which combining form would you use to refer to a disease of the liver?
Neur/o
Hepat/o
Lith/o
Path/o
If a patient is diagnosed with "nephrolithiasis," which two vocabulary words are combined in this term?
Nephr/o and Lith/o
Neur/o and Lip/o
Lith/o and Path/o
Nephr/o and Path/o
Which term would best describe a medical condition involving the electrical activity of the brain?
Cephalopathy
Cerebroelectrography
Neuritis
Ophthalmopathy
A doctor specializing in diseases of the mind would most likely use which combining form in their specialty title?
Psych
Path/o
Pedia
Neur/o
Which combining form would you use to refer to a surgical procedure involving the intestines?
Enter/o
Esophag/o
Cyst/o
Lip/o
If a child is being treated for a disease of the eye, which two combining forms would be most relevant?
Pedia and Ophthalm/o
Neur/o and Path/o
Cephal/o and Lip/o
Hepat/o and Cyst/o
Which combining form would be most appropriate to use when discussing a fluid-filled sac in the body?
Cyst/o
Lith/o
Gluc/o
Esophag/o
A medical term that refers to a disease of the nerves would most likely include which combining forms?
Neur/o and Path/o
Nephr/o and Lip/o
Hepat/o and Lith/o
Ophthalm/o and Gluc/o
Which combining form would you use to refer to the esophagus in a medical term?
Esophag/o
Enter/o
Cephal/o
Cerebr/o
If a patient has a high level of sugar in their blood, which combining form would be used to describe this condition?
Gluc/o
Lip/o
Lith/o
Cyst/o
A doctor is planning to diagnose a child with a disease affecting the mind. Which combining forms should be included in the medical term?
Pedia, Psych, Path/o
Neur/o, Lip/o, Lith/o
Hepat/o, Cyst/o, Gluc/o
Esophag/o, Enter/o, Cephal/o
Given a patient with a "cerebrovascular" disorder, explain which body part and system are involved using the vocabulary provided.
Head and nerves
Cerebrum and blood vessels
Eye and liver
Intestines and bladder
A patient presents with a "nephrolith." Based on the vocabulary, what is the most likely diagnosis?
A stone in the kidney
A disease of the mind
Fat in the liver
Sugar in the bladder
If a medical report mentions "ophthalmopathy," what does this term indicate about the patient's condition?
Disease of the eye
Disease of the liver
Disease of the nerve
Disease of the bladder
A child is diagnosed with "pediatric nephropathy." Using the vocabulary, what does this diagnosis mean?
A child with a disease of the kidney
A child with a disease of the mind
A child with a disease of the liver
A child with a disease of the eye
A patient is scheduled for a "cystectomy." Based on the vocabulary, what procedure will the patient undergo?
Removal of a bladder or fluid-filled sac
Removal of a stone
Removal of fat
Removal of the liver
If a doctor orders an "electroencephalogram," which two combining forms are being used, and what is the purpose of the test?
Electr/o and Cephal/o; to record electrical activity of the head/brain
Neur/o and Path/o; to diagnose nerve disease
Lip/o and Lith/o; to detect fat stones
Gluc/o and Hepat/o; to measure sugar in the liver
A patient is diagnosed with "hepatopathy." What does this diagnosis indicate, and which combining form is used?
Disease of the liver; Hepat/o
Disease of the eye; Ophthalm/o
Disease of the nerve; Neur/o
Disease of the bladder; Cyst/o
A medical student is asked to construct a term for "disease of the esophagus." Which combining forms should they use?
Esophag/o and Path/o
Enter/o and Path/o
Neur/o and Path/o
Cephal/o and Path/o
A patient is found to have "lipoma." Using the vocabulary, what does this term mean?
A tumor composed of fat
A tumor composed of sugar
A tumor composed of stone
A tumor composed of nerve tissue
