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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT MEDICAL TERM EXAM
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Question 1: A colostomy describes
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a permanent opening connecting colon and abdomen
Question 2: Pericarditis is a term describing inflammation of
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the tough sac surrounding the heart Question 3: A patient has become sterile due to chronic inflammation of her uterine tubes from frequent infection with sexually transmitted diseases. This tubal inflammation is called
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salpingitis Question 4: A procedure that allows a physician to look into the bladder and examine its interior is termed a
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cystoscopy
Question 5: A specialist in diseases of the lower urinary tract, bladder and urethra, is called a
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urologist
Question 6: A recording of the electrical activity of the heart is termed
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electrocardiogram Question 7: If I haven't been brushing my teeth often enough, I may end up with bleeding from my gums, a condition called
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gingivitis
Question 8: Inflammation of muscles is termed
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myositis
Question 9: A hydrocele defines
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a clear fluid filled sac partially surrounding the testis Question 10: You have taken your friend to the emergency room with severe lower back pain and blood in his urine. After examination and lab tests, the physician reports that your friend has an inflammation of his kidneys and makes a diagnosis of
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nephritis
Question 11: Presence of a kidney "stone" is termed
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nephrolithiasis
Question 12: Cholelithiasis is a term for
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stones in the gallbladder
Question 13: A tumor of the membranes surrounding the brain is termed
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meningioma
Question 14: Neuropathy is a term describing
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a noninflammatory disease of nerves
Question 15: The term for scanty or less than normal urine formation is
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oliguria
Question 16: If I have GERD, I have
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severe 'heartburn'
Question 17: A bone marrow tumor is termed
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myeloma
Question 18: Anencephalic defines
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born without a brain Question 19: Surgical reconstruction or cosmetic alteration of the nose is termed
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rhinoplasty Question 20: A tumor of the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord is called a/an
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meningioma
Question 21: Surgical reconstruction of the vagina would be termed
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colpoplasty
Question 22: Hemoptysis is a term describing
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coughing up blood from the lungs
Question 23: Peritonitis is the term for inflammation of
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the lining membrane of the abdominal cavity Question 24: Surgical implantation of an undescended testicle into the scrotum and anchoring it in its correct anatomical position is termed
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orchidopexy Question 25: Surgical removal of an inflamed gallbladder containing stones is termed
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cholecystectomy
Question 26: The guaiac test is used to determine presence of
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blood in the stool
Question 27: Meningitis refers to
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inflammation of the membranes around the brain Question 28: A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed. The X-ray image is called a
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mammogram
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