Directions: Based
on vocabulary found on pages 1-38 in Medical Terminology, choose the
best term to complete each of the sentences below. Compare your choice to the
correct answer hidden under the answer button.
1. The man
must have _____ because his hands and feet are enlarged.
2. The
girl has skin problems, so she went to a _____.
3. Although
the weather was very hot, the man’s skin was blue because he suffered from
_____.
4. The
doctor diagnosed the man as having _____ because he could not move his legs.
5. The
physician wanted a thin slice of the patient’s skin for examination under a microscope,
so the doctor asked for a _____.
6. The
woman’s skin was very white because she suffered from _____.
7. _____
is the study of cells.
8. The
doctor wanted to know how many white blood cells there were, so he asked for a
_____ count.
9. The
man’s body did not produce enough white blood cells because he was suffering
from _____.
10. A symptom
of the disease _____ is the presence of too many white blood cells in the
blood.
11. Because
the man had an enlarged heart, the _____ diagnosis was _____.
12. The
patient complained of _____ because of the pain in his stomach.
13. The
doctor ordered a partial _____ because the patient’s stomach ulcer had
perforated.
14. The
surgeon performed a _____ to remove the natural connection between the stomach
and the part of the small intestine that connects with the stomach. Then, he
formed a new connection.
15. The
woman’s thyroid gland was secreting more than normal, so she was diagnosed with
_____.
16. The
pregnant woman suffered from excessive vomiting, or _____.
17. The
man’s organs continued to waste away, a condition known as _____.
18. The
doctor’s diagnosis was _____ because of the man’s inflamed glands.
19. _____
is a disease of a gland.
20. The man
had cancer of the spleen, or _____.
21. Pathologists
use the term _____ to describe a substance that looks like fat, dissolves like
fat, but is not fat.
22. _____
is secreted by cells in the nose, and any substance that resembles it is termed
_____.
23. Because
the air from the patient’s nose to his larynx was obstructed, the surgeon
performed a _____.
24. The
woman had a pain in her head, or _____.