YouScience Medical Terminology Practice Test

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• What term means to cut around?
• What term describes the repair of a vessel?
• Which term refers to a surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint?
• What plasma protein is converted into a fibrin mesh during clot formation?
• Which term means to kill bacteria?
• Which term means recording of the electrical activity of the muscles?
• Pertaining to the tail is called what?
• Which term means pregnancy in the uterine tube?
• Which term literally means resembling fibers?
• Which term describes the splitting of a vessel into two branches?
• Which term represents memory impairment?
• Which term describes the act of evaluating hearing function?
• Which term means record of hearing?
• Which term describes increased development of the adrenal cortex?
• Which term means pertaining to the skin?
• Which term means albumin in the urine?
• Which term means inflammation of the brain?
• Condition within the cell.
• Which enzyme converts fibrinogen to fibrin?
• Which term means pertaining to food?
• Which term refers to protein found in connective tissue?
• Which term is defined as a tumor of a blood vessel?
• Which procedure views the urinary bladder and the urethra?
• Which term means removal from within an artery (removal of plaque)?
• A specialist of the heart is called what?
• During cell division, which phase involves the separation of chromatids?
• Which term describes blue skin due to lack of oxygen?
• Pertaining to the head is called what?
• Which term means a substance that kills bacteria?
• Which term means inflammation of the gallbladder?
• Destruction of fibrin during clot breakdown is called?
• Which term is used to describe something relating to hearing?
• Disease of the endocrine glands or system?
• Which term means deficiency of calcium?
• What term means a cancerous tumor?
• Which term means removal of the fatty plaque?
• Which term means to carry toward?
• Which term indicates difficulty breathing?
• Which term means repair of the joint?
• Creation of a new opening in the large intestine?
• Which term describes difficulty swallowing or eating?
• Which term refers to memory impairment?
• Which term refers to the outer layer of the heart?
• Which term refers to shortness of breath?
• Pertaining to absence of development or failure to develop normally?
• Which term denotes removal of plaque from inside an artery?
• Which term refers to autoimmune action against the body's own tissues?
• Which term describes inflammation of the penis?
• Which term means to cut into the brain?
• Rupture of an artery?
• Which term means to walk?
• Which term means to reduce urine production?
• Which term means colorless or lack of color?
• Which component participates directly in clot formation as part of the fibrin network?
• What term means 'without speech'?
• Which term means inflammation of the urinary bladder?
• Which term refers to the junction between the atria and the ventricles in the heart?
• Which term refers to the recording of the electrical activity of the muscles?
• What term describes the condition of urinating?
• Which term means able to use both hands?
• Which term is the process of recording the heart's electrical activity?
• Which term is the machine that records the heart's electrical pattern?
• Which term means the study of the causes of disease?
• Which term refers to arteries supplying the heart?
• Which term refers to bad development (muscle loss beyond normal)?
• Which term refers to the production of male characteristics or hormones?
• Which term is the process of recording the heart's electrical activity?
• Which term means pertaining to iron?
• Which term denotes a cartilage cell?
• Rupture of an artery?
• One who studies the endocrine system?
• Which term is defined as the instrument used to cut thin slices of skin for grafting?
• Which term denotes disease of the heart muscle?
• Softening of a gland?
• Which term means pertaining to the atria and the ventricles?
• What term refers to the cell membrane?
• Which term means self-immunity?
• Which term means removal of cartilage?
• Which term means 'resembling a man'?
• Which term refers to using heat for medical treatment?
• Which term means double vision?
• Fibrin is best described as what?
• In embryology, which germ layer forms the outer skin and nervous system?
• Which term describes a condition describing a lack of red blood cells?
• Which term refers to a virus that infects bacteria?
• Which term refers to the building up of substances in metabolism?
• Disease of the heart muscle is called what?
• Which term means located outside of a cell?
• Which term denotes a skin specialist?
• Which term means painful or difficult urination?
• Which term describes eyes that are slightly protruded?
• What term describes treatment using chemicals or medicines?
• Which term means in front of the elbow?
• What term refers to pain of the heart?
• Inflammation of the conjunctiva?
• Hardening of an artery?
• Which term means against fever?
• Excision of the appendix?
• Which term means albumin in the urine?
• Which term means resembling fibers?
• Which term means pertaining to a point away from the origin?
• Which term is used for recording cardiac structures using ultrasound?
• Normal breathing is termed?
• In pathology, which term is associated with a growth that resembles fibers?
• Lack of blood flow to heart muscle due to blockage?
• Pertaining to the tail is called what?
• Which term refers to fascia, the fibrous bands of connective tissue?
• What is the surgical repair of the lip called?
• Which term refers to the inner layer of the heart?
• Which term denotes the condition of hardening of blood vessels due to fatty plaque?
• Which term refers to a fungus infection of the skin?
• Which term means disease of the adrenal cortex?
• Embryonic germ layer forming the gut lining.
• Which term denotes the external part of the ear?
• Which term means without feeling or sensation?
• Which term describes tooth decay (caries)?
• A physician who specializes in skin disorders is called what?
• Which term means 'resembling a man'?
• Enlargement of the heart is called what?
• Which term denotes the study of male reproductive health and diseases?
• Which term means pertaining to the femur?
• Which term is a branch of a neuron?
• Which term refers to the sieve-like plate in the skull?
• Joint pain?
• Condition of absence of color?
• Which term describes the inflammation of the conjunctiva?
• Which term means blue skin due to lack of oxygen?
• Which term denotes painful menstrual flow?
• Which term is the process of recording pictures of a joint?
• A cell type involved in forming extracellular matrix and collagen fibers?
• Condition of blood clot in the heart's own blood vessels?
• Which term means the creation of a new opening in the large intestine?
• What term means inflammation of the small intestine?
• Which term means wasting away?
• Which term is the study of cells?
• Hardening of the arteries?
• Which term describes the disease characterized by hardening of arteries due to fatty plaque?
• Which term refers to the person who studies the endocrine system?
• The wrist bones are called what?
• What term means removal of the adrenal gland?
• Which term is the medical word for difficulty speaking?
• Process of viewing.
• Which term means pertaining to the back?
• Pertaining to fat?
• What term means the passage of a solute through a membrane?
• What is the study of cells?
• Pain in a joint?
• Condition of endometrium growing outside the uterus.
• What is the outer layer of the skin?
• Which term means pertaining to swelling?
• Which cell is primarily responsible for producing connective tissue fibers?
• Which term is the branch of a neuron?
• The process of forming fibrous tissue by fibroblasts is called?
• Which term denotes a diagnostic imaging procedure used to visualize a joint by recording images?
• Which term pertains to the abdomen or the area below the diaphragm?
• Pertaining to the heart?
• Which term means before birth?
• Which term denotes the condition of gallstones?
• What is the term for red blood cells?
• Which term describes the condition of being outside of a cell?
• Which term means a pressure receptor?
• Which term means 'pertaining to the skull'?
• Which term means protein found in connective tissue?
• Which protein acts as the precursor to the protein that forms the fibrous mesh in clots?
• Process of viewing the colon?
• What term means 'pertaining to the heart'?
• Which term means removal of the fatty plaque?
• Which term means to walk?
• Which term denotes the softening of cartilage?
• Which term is a receptor that detects blood pressure changes?
• Which term means absence of menstrual flow?
• Which term refers to pain associated with menstruation?
• Which procedure is an incision into the perineum?
• Which term denotes the outward movement of substances from a cell?
• Which term means enlargement of the heart?
• Which term means softening of the cartilage?
• Which term refers to recording of the heart's electrical pattern?
• What term refers to inflammation of the skin?
• Which term means difficulty speaking?
• Pertaining to the head is called what?
• To secrete within the blood or the endocrine system.
• What term means a tumor of a vessel?
• Which term means star-shaped cell?
• Which term pertains to the abdomen and pelvis?
• Which term refers to the surgical repair of the penis?
• Which term denotes an instrument to view a joint?
• Which term is an instrument to measure hearing?
• Which term means the outermost layer of the skin?
• Which term means to carry toward?
• What term describes the splitting of a vessel into two branches?
• The process that dissolves fibrin clots is called?
• Which term means blue skin?
• Which term means removal of cartilage?
• What term denotes protrusion of the urinary bladder?
• Which term denotes protrusion of the eyes?
• Which term describes the examination of the inside of a hollow organ?
• Which term means condition of gallstones?
• Enlargement of the extremities?
• Which term describes the skin-related attribute?
• Which term means disease of the adrenal cortex?
• Inside layer.
• What term means double vision?
• Which term means pertaining to hearing?
• The study of the heart is called what?
• Which term means measurement of hearing?
• Which term means the front portion of the body?
• Pertaining to the ribs?
• Which term is the bone structure that houses the brain?
• Which term is an instrument used to cut thin slices of skin for grafting?
• Pertaining to within the muscles.
• What is the term for difficult digestion?
• The wrist bones are called what?
• Which term denotes production of red blood cells?
• Which term means front?
• Which term refers to the surgical opening of the skull?
• Which term means using heat for treatment?
• Which term denotes the skin condition with widespread redness?
• Which term describes secretion to outside of the body via ducts?
• What term means inflammation of the inner lining of the heart?
• Which term means disease of the male?
• Which term refers to the study of the male reproductive system?
• Which term means red skin?
• During mitosis, which phase is characterized by the separation of sister chromatids?
• Which term describes a fungus infection of the skin?
• Which term describes resembling normal thyroid function?
• Which term means pertaining to influencing the adrenal cortex?
• Which term means inflammation of the gallbladder?
• Movement toward the midline?
• Without breath or without breathing?
• What term denotes cancer forming or the development of cancer?
• Which term means pertaining to iron?
• Which term describes fixation using cold to repair a detached retina?
• What term means 'picture (xray) of the aorta'?
• Which term means pertaining to the brain and spinal cord?
• Which term means pertaining to food?
• Inflammation of a joint?
• Which term means surgical repair of the penis?
• Which connective tissue layer surrounds a skeletal muscle?
• Which term denotes the ophthalmic technique of using extreme cold to fix retinal detachment?
• To secrete outside the body via ducts or small tubes is described by which term?
• Which term means surgical union of a joint, fusing it?
• Which term means armpit?
• Which term describes a star-shaped cell in the nervous system?
• Which term means to carry away from?
• Which term means pertaining to against life?
• Removal of the uterine tubes and ovaries on both sides is known as which term?
• Which term means condition of nitrogen in the blood?
• Which term describes the environment outside a cell?
• What term means a virus that infects bacteria?
• Which term means no urine?
• Inflammation of a joint?
• What term means 'without growth'?
• Which term describes difficulty swallowing or eating?
• Which term describes the region combining the abdomen and pelvis?
• Which term means pertaining to fat?
• Repair of the vagina?
• Which term means pertaining to the neck?
• The study of structure or form of living organisms is called which term?
• Which term denotes imaging of the heart and its vessels?
• Movement away from the midline?
• Which term means removal of the gallbladder?
• Which term means a condition of being crooked, bent, or stiff?
• Which term describes tooth decay?
• Which term refers to a cancer-causing agent?
• Which term refers to the outer ear?
• Tumor of a gland?
• Which term refers to substances that promote male characteristics or production?
• Which cell is central to producing collagen fibers in connective tissue?
• Which term denotes the outer layer?
• What term describes recurrent seizures?
• Which term means to cut into the brain?
• Which term describes a drug that fights infection?
• Which term is the sieve-like plate?
• The protein precursor to fibrin is?
• Which term means the surgical repair of vaginal wall tissue?
• Which procedure views the urinary bladder?
• Which term refers to the period before birth?
• Which term means the skull itself?
• Which term means hidden or undescended testes?
• Surgical creation of an opening between lacrimal sac and nose
• Pertaining to hearing?
• Which term describes a disease of the endocrine glands or system?
• Which term describes inflammation of the penis?
• Which term means the process of recording the heart's electrical pattern?
• A benign tumor of a gland is called a?
• Which term refers to the procedure to view a joint?
• Breakdown of substances is called what?
• Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is called?
• Enlargement of the extremities is called?
• What is the study of the causes of disease called?
• Which term describes the formation of red blood cells?
• Which term denotes the process of recording pictures of the heart and blood vessels?
• Which term means flowing through?
• Which term means pertaining to on or upon the muscles?
• Which term means the cell membrane?
• Which term means pertaining to a true nucleus?
• Which term means pertaining to against urination?
• Which term is a tooth specialist?
• Which term denotes the surgical removal of the gallbladder?
• Removal of the appendix?