Medical Terminology - English Language Book First Year

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What medical term is used to describe a cut or scrape that typically isn’t serious?

  • Abscess
  • Acute
  • Chronic
  • Abrasion (correct)

Which medical term refers to a tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to infection?

  • Contusion
  • Abscess (correct)
  • Gland
  • Benign

What is the medical term for a small sample of tissue taken for testing?

  • Embolism
  • Inpatient
  • Biopsy (correct)
  • Gland

Which term indicates medication or fluid that’s delivered by vein?

<p>Intravenous (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'malignant' signify in the field of medicine?

<p>Indicates the presence of cancerous cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the medical prefix 'micro-'?

<p>Small in size (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for an organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids serving a specific function?

<p>Gland (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'zoonotic disease'?

<p>A disease that is transmissible from animals to humans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical suffix '-otomy' indicate?

<p>Surgical removal of something (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'prognosis' refer to in the medical field?

<p>The predicated outcome of disease progression and treatment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation 'CPR'?

<p>Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a life-saving technique (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'sutures' in a medical context?

<p>Stitches, which are used to join tissues together as they heal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the medical prefix 'dys-' indicate?

<p>Abnormal, difficult, or painful (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the medical root word 'dermat/o'?

<p>Related to the skin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'transplant' mean in a medical context?

<p>The removal of an organ or tissue from one body that is implanted into another (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'ALS' in medical terminology?

<p>Advanced life support (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following verbs is not normally used in the present continuous?

<p>Remember (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When think means 'believe' or 'have an opinion', which tense is not used?

<p>Present continuous (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which verb is normally used with the present simple (not continuous) with see?

<p>Look (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following verbs is not typically used in the present continuous?

<p>Belong (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which form of 'think' allows the continuous tense?

<p>'Consider' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which verb is normally used with the present simple (not continuous) with taste?

<p>Smell (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tense is used to say how somebody looks or feels now?

<p>Present continuous (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which situation is it appropriate to use 'am/is/are being'?

<p>To talk about present behaviors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the past simple form of the verb 'write'?

<p>Wrote (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When do we use 'did/didn’t + infinitive' in questions and negative sentences?

<p>To talk about past actions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the past simple form of the verb 'see'?

<p>Saw (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which tense do we use 'was/were' as the past form of 'be'?

<p>Past simple (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is used to form questions or negative sentences in the past simple tense?

<p>'Did/didn’t' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Am/is/are being' is used to describe what kind of behaviors?

<p>'Present behaviors' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Worked', 'invited', and 'stopped' are examples of which type of verbs in the past simple tense?

<p>'Regular verbs' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'We saw Alice in town a few days ago.' Which tense is used in this sentence?

<p>'Past simple' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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