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Medical Terminology 50 Short Answer Questions

The document consists of 50 short answer questions related to medical terminology, covering definitions and meanings of various medical terms and prefixes. Topics include conditions such as hypertension, tachycardia, and anemia, as well as fields of study like cardiology and nephrology. It serves as a study guide for understanding essential medical vocabulary.

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Medical Terminology 50 Short Answer Questions

The document consists of 50 short answer questions related to medical terminology, covering definitions and meanings of various medical terms and prefixes. Topics include conditions such as hypertension, tachycardia, and anemia, as well as fields of study like cardiology and nephrology. It serves as a study guide for understanding essential medical vocabulary.

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Medical Terminology - 50 Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term hypertension mean?

2. Define tachycardia.

3. What is the meaning of gastritis?

4. What does the prefix "hypo-" mean?

5. Define nephrology.

6. What is the meaning of hepatomegaly?

7. What does the suffix "-itis" indicate?

8. Define cardiology.

9. What is anemia?

10. What does the prefix "brady-" mean?

11. Define the term osteoporosis.

12. What does dermatology refer to?

13. What is the root word in neurology?

14. Define cyanosis.

15. What is hematuria?

16. What does the prefix "endo-" mean?

17. Define intramuscular.

18. What is leukocytosis?

19. What does arthralgia mean?

20. Define bronchitis.

21. What is hyperglycemia?

22. Define dyspnea.

23. What is the meaning of appendectomy?

24. What does the term gastralgia mean?


25. Define encephalitis.

26. What does renal refer to?

27. What is the meaning of hypoglycemia?

28. Define ophthalmology.

29. What does cephalgia mean?

30. Define osteomyelitis.

31. What is the meaning of subcutaneous?

32. What is a myocardial infarction?

33. Define mammography.

34. What does the prefix "peri-" mean?

35. What is the meaning of audiology?

36. Define biopsy.

37. What does hematology refer to?

38. Define tonsillectomy.

39. What does neuropathy mean?

40. Define dysphagia.

41. What is the meaning of pyrexia?

42. What is a tracheostomy?

43. Define hepatitis.

44. What does oncology study?

45. Define pathology.

46. What is scoliosis?

47. What does anuria mean?

48. Define menorrhagia.

49. What is the meaning of tachypnea?

50. What is the plural of alveolus?

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