Alicia Jencks has infectious mononucleosis. Her physician palpated her abdomen to determine if she had enlargement of the spleen. The medical name for enlargement of the spleen is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 2In the medical word orthopedics, the combining form ped/o- means ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 3The medical term for abnormally high amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood is:
A. hypoxia
B. hypoventilation
C. hyperventilation
D. hypercapnia
QUESTION 4When you build a medical word that means condition of unequal cells, you would use all of the following word parts EXCEPT ________.
A) -osis
B) hem/o-
C) cyt/o-
D) anis/o-
QUESTION 5In the word oxygenated, the combining form ox/y- means ________.
A) air
B) breath
C) gases
D) oxygen; quick
QUESTION 6The medical term for abnormally low oxygen is:
A. hypoxia
B. hypoventilation
C. hyperventilation
D. hypercapnia
QUESTION 7In the medical word orthopedics, the combining form orth/o- means ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 8This procedure uses continuous x-rays to capture the motion of internal organs after the administration of a contrast dye. Select the CORRECT spelling of this word.
A) flooroscopy
B) flouroscopy
C) fluoroscopy
D) fluroscopy
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