Hyperalimentation is defined as:
A) increased peristalsis.
B) increased digestive activity.
C) an intravenous infusion to sustain life.
D) increased defecation.
QUESTION 2The term intermuscular means pertaining to ________ muscles.
A) separate
B) many
C) between
D) within
QUESTION 3Which term means instrument to visually examine the voice box?
a. laryngoscopy
b. pharyngoscope
c. otoscope
d. laryngoscope
QUESTION 4Which of the following terms is another word for a type of tumor?
a. ovariocentesis
b. pancreatitis
c. hyperpituitarism
d. thymoma
QUESTION 5Which medical term means instrument to view the rectum and anus?
a. anoscope
b. sigmoidoscope
c. proctoscope
d. rectoscope
QUESTION 6Muscle atrophy may result from:
a. muscle disease
b. nervous system disease
c. lack of use
d. all of the above
QUESTION 7A pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus is known as a(n) ________ pregnancy.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 8The medical term for inflammation of the lymph nodes is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 9The combining form that means a specific area is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 10A medical term that means pertaining to the thymus gland is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 11A medical term that means pertaining to the heart is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 12What is the field that studies the means of improving hereditary characteristics?
A) sperm bank
B) eugenics
C) cloning
D) fertility clinic
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