Medical Terminology and Treatments Quiz

Terminology

• Surgical removal: ectomy (e.g., thyroidectomy, lumpectomy, gastrectomy, appendectomy, cholecystectomy)
• Inflammation: itis (e.g., tonsillitis, pancreatitis, gastroenteritis, arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteochondritis, encephalitis, endometritis, pericarditis, polyneuritis, gastritis)
• Softening: malacia (e.g., Encephalomalacia)
• Protrusion/Hernia: cele (e.g., gastrocele, cystocele)
• Dilation/Expansion: ectasis/ectasia (e.g., angiectasis)
• Enlargement: megaly (e.g., hepatomegaly, hepatosplenomegaly)
• Excessive flow: rrhea (e.g., menorrhagia, colporhea)
• Bleeding: hemorrhage
• **Disease:**pathy (e.g., encephalopathy, neuropathy)
• Plastic repair: plasty (e.g., tympanoplasty, arthroplasty, gastroplasty)

Treatment

• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy

Tumor

• Lipoma
• Adenoma
• Lymphoma

Blood Conditions

• Hypoglycemia
• Adrenalinemia
• Leukemia

Examination

• Scopy (e.g., bronchoscopy, gastroscopy, arthroscopy)

Hardening

• Sclerosis (e.g., arteriosclerosis)

Growth/Nurturance

• Hypertrophy
• Atrophy

Fear

• Phobia (e.g., hydrophobia)

Binding/Fixation

• Desis (e.g., arthrodesis)

Puncturing

• Centesis (e.g., arthrocentesis)

Pain

• Algea (e.g., dentalgia, cephalalgia)

Producing

• Genic (e.g., pyogenic)

Involuntary Contraction

• Spasm (e.g., myospasm)

Breakdown/Destruction

• Lysis (e.g., hemolysis)

Test your knowledge on medical terminology, including surgical terms, inflammation, and various blood conditions. This quiz also covers treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as types of tumors. Challenge yourself to see how well you understand these essential medical concepts.