The combining form peripher/o- means ________.
A) heart and great vessels
B) outer aspects
C) structure that encircles like a crown
D) vein
QUESTION 2Which of the following is treated with a blepharoplasty?
A) infection of the eyelid
B) corneal abrasion or ulcer
C) xerophthalmia
D) sagging skin on the eyelids
QUESTION 3There are three different kinds of word parts: prefixes, combining forms, and ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 4Which disease has a characteristic way that the patient (a child) uses to get up from the floor?
A) tendinitis
B) avulsion
C) muscular dystrophy
D) myalgia
QUESTION 5MRI is an abbreviation. What does it stand for?
A) magnetic repetitive imaging
B) magnetic resonance imaging
C) my X-ray image
D) medical resonance imaging
QUESTION 6The suffix -rrhaphy, as in myorrhaphy or tenorrhaphy, means ________.
A) condition of the muscle
B) disease
C) procedure used to visualize
D) procedure of suturing
QUESTION 7The medical term for drooping of the wrist, or wristdrop, is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 8Define radiotherapy.
What will be an ideal response?
QUESTION 9Repetitive, involuntary, rhythmic movements of the eye when the patient looks to one side or the other are known as ________.
A) presbyopia
B) stye
C) nystagmus
D) conjunctivitis
QUESTION 10The combining form emulsific/o- means ________.
A) liquid with suspended particles
B) discharge; flow
C) fluid in the liver
D) digestive enzyme
QUESTION 11The layer of dead skin cells that arises from the epidermis around the base of the nail is called the ________.
A) lunula
B) elastin
C) follicle
D) cuticle
QUESTION 12The first thick, yellowish fluid produced by the breast after childbirth is called ________.
A) lochia
B) milk
C) colostrum
D) meconium
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