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The medical term for the large intestine is the colon.The large intestine gets many things wrong with it,but one of the most serious is colon cancer.A procedure of viewing the colon with an endoscope can be done to see if a person has colon cancer.What is the name of this procedure?

A) colitis
B) colectomy
C) colonoscopy
D) colostomy

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The brain and spinal cord are surrounded by special membranes.If these membranes become inflamed or infected,this is a serious condition.Build the medical term for this condition:

A) root mening + suffix -itis = meningitis
B) root cerebr + suffix -itis = cerebritis
C) combining form mening/i + suffix -oma = meningioma
D) prefix poly- + root neur + suffix -itis = polyneuritis

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Ms.G has chosen a military career.A few months ago,she served as part of a supply line for a combat zone.Her unit came under enemy fire on two occasions.The second time,one of her close friends was killed and two were injured.Ms.G is having difficulty sleeping,and at times she feels anxious and afraid.She has always been a strong,courageous person,and she is very troubled by these feelings.She wonders if she is going crazy.What is the most likely diagnosis?

Janine has not seen her Aunt Esther for several years.When they meet at a family reunion,Janine notices that Aunt Esther is very thin and has bulging,protruding eyes.Janine asks Aunt Esther if she has seen a doctor recently."I surely did," replies Aunt Esther."He told me some long word about why I'm looking 'bug-eyed.' My heart's beating real fast,too,and it's all got to do with my thyroid gland." Janine thinks for a minute about her Medical Terminology class,and she figures out what the doctor said.What is the name of the eye condition,and what is the name of the endocrine gland condition?

Dr.Martin is writing a chart note on her patient,Ms.Patrick,who is not doing well.Ms.Patrick has smoked for 30 years and has a chronic cough,a barrel-shaped chest,dyspnea,and hypoxemia.What is the correct spelling for the diagnosis that Dr.Martin will write?

Jannetta is a medical transcriptionist.She is typing up a dictated report on a patient who was admitted to the Internal Medicine Service with a liver problem.The diagnosis sounds like "ser ROH siss." What is the correct spelling for this diagnosis?

What does PID stand for?

Darius has just started his new job as a medical assistant.He is interviewing a patient about her breathing problems.The patient states that she cannot breathe lying down,and she must prop up on three pillows to breathe.Darius remembers that there is a medical term for this,but he is not sure how to spell it.What is the correct spelling?

A patient sat down on a log in the woods and received a snake bite to the buttocks.The location of the wound can be described as:

A couple consults an infertility clinic because they are having difficulty getting pregnant.The husband is diagnosed with oligospermia.What does this mean?

Men have a gland surrounding the urethra,and this gland often develops problems in later life.Some abbreviations that relate to this gland are BPH,PSA,and TURP.The name of this gland appears frequently in medical charts,and it is frequently misspelled.What is the correct spelling?

You have learned that most medical terms are put together from word parts.For example,the suffix -scope means "instrument for viewing";the combining form arthr/o means "joint." How would you use this combining form and this suffix correctly to form a medical term meaning "instrument for viewing a joint"?

Diabetes mellitus results if there is not enough insulin in the body,or if the cells are resistant to insulin.Which endocrine gland produces insulin?

Build a medical term that means "high blood pressure."

If a patient had a GTT,what did they have?

Mrs.L seems embarrassed to explain why she came to the clinic today.Finally,she says,"Nurse,I just can't hold my water.For no reason at all,or especially if I cough,sometimes I just pee on myself." What medical term will the nurse write as Mrs.L's symptom?

Most people have heard of an OB-GYN doctor,and most people know that this is a doctor who specializes in women's health.But what does this abbreviation mean exactly? Choose the answer that has both words spelled correctly and both definitions correct.

What is the correct abbreviation for a stroke,and what do the letters stand for?

What is GERD?

Build the medical term for low blood sugar.