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BIOD103 / BIOD 103 Module 7:
(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Medical Terminology | Questions & Answers | Grade A 100% Correct - Portage Learning
Question:
A male patient presented to the urologist because he has noticed a loss of force in his urine stream lately. The physician completed a DRE and felt an enlarged prostate gland. The physician ordered the blood test, PSA, as part of the screening for prostate cancer.Define the abbreviations.
Answer:
DRE - digital rectal examination
PSA - prostate-specific antigen
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Question:
A patient presented to the urologist because he was having difficulty maintaining an erection during sexual intercourse. During the interview, the patient stated that he recently underwent a TURP as treatment for an enlarged prostate.
- What is the abbreviation for this condition?
- What does the abbreviation TURP mean?
Answer:
- The patient has ED, or erectile dysfunction.
- The abbreviation TURP means transurethral resection of the prostate, and
it is a common surgical treatment for an enlarged prostate.
Question:
A patient with gestational diabetes started biweekly outpatient NSTs to assess the FHR during the end of her pregnancy. Define the abbreviations.
Answer:
NSTs - nonstress test
FHR - Fetal heart rate
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Question:
A patient with a history of HPV presented to the GYN practice because she was experiencing lower abdominal pain. During the pelvic examination, the physician noted pain with cervical motion and adnexal tenderness.Additional STI testing was sent to support the diagnosis of PID.
- Define the underlined abbreviations.
- Identify and define the combining form in the term cervical.
- What does the term adnexal tenderness refer to?
Answer:
- HPV means human papillomavirus. GYN means gynecologist or
gynecology. STI means sexually transmitted infection. PID means pelvic inflammatory disease
- The combining form in the term cervical is cervix/o meaning cervix.
- Adnexal tenderness refers to tenderness where the ovaries and fallopian
tubes are located
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