The combining form polyp/o- means ________.
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QUESTION 2The medical term for any disease of the ear is:
A. otalgia
B. otopathy
C. otorrhea
D. otosclerosis
QUESTION 3Intravesical chemotherapy is a medical procedure using a catheter to insert a chemotherapy drug into the ________.
A) stomach
B) bladder
C) uterus
D) colon
QUESTION 4The medical word for itching is spelled as pruritis.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 5The patient had surgery to remove a weakness in the wall of an artery. This surgery is known as a/an ________.
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QUESTION 6Pregnancy begins at the moment of gestation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 7The combining form pharyng/o- means pharynx; ________.
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QUESTION 8Which is an oral infection caused by the yeast Candida albicans?
A) gingivitis
B) tonsillitis
C) thrush
D) pharyngitis
QUESTION 9Dietetics is the knowledge and practice of ________.
A) nutrients in the intestines
B) diet and foods
C) the teeth
D) all of the above
QUESTION 10In this condition, excessive cerebrospinal fluid increases the intracranial pressure, distends the ventricles of the brain, and compresses brain tissue.
A) anencephaly
B) subdural hematoma
C) Down syndrome
D) hydrocephalus
QUESTION 11The mammary glands are located on the chest.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 12Which organ could develop an adenocarcinoma?
A) pancreas
B) skeletal muscle
C) bone
D) cartilage
QUESTION 13Which nuclear medicine test is used to detect areas of metastasis from a primary site of prostate cancer?
A) ultrasonography
B) x-ray
C) testicular self-examination
D) ProstaScint scan
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