The meaning of the abbreviation PET is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 2What is the common name for a CVA?
a. stroke
b. Lou Gehrig disease
c. concussion
d. seizure
QUESTION 3Which term means abnormal condition of dust in the lungs?
a. pneumonia
b. pneumoconiosis
c. pneumothorax
d. pneumoectasis
QUESTION 4Describe the steps for defining medical terms.
What will be an ideal response?
QUESTION 5Lung disease is treated by a pulmonary specialist or pulmonologist, disease of the pharynx is treated by a nose and throat specialist or otolaryngologist, and lung cancer is treated by a cancer specialist or oncologist.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 6The combining form home/o means sameness, unchanging, and -stasis is a suffix that means standing still.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 7Which term means paralysis on only one side of the body?
A) quadriplegia
B) hemiplegia
C) paraplegia
D) hemiparesis
QUESTION 8A CVA is a stroke.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 9A SMAC is a machine that performs blood chemistry tests automatically.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 10Which of the following surgical procedures uses a laser to reshape the cornea?
a. LASIK
b. laser retinal photocoagulation
c. photorefractive keratectomy
d. radial keratectomy
QUESTION 11________ means hidden.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 12The meaning of the abbreviation HNP is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 13Raynaud's phenomenon is a type of peripheral vascular disease. Describe the disorder.
What will be an ideal response?
QUESTION 14In the term avulsion, the root vuls means:
A) thin.
B) hard.
C) soft.
D) to pull.
QUESTION 15Which of the following cavities is NOT a ventral cavity?
a. abdominal
b. spinal
c. thoracic
d. pelvic
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