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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

    What is the definition of 'zoonotic disease'?

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

    What does the medical suffix '-otomy' indicate?

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

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

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

    What does the medical prefix 'dys-' indicate?

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

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

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

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

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

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

    <p>Remember</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Look</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Belong</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of 'think' allows the continuous tense?

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

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

    <p>Smell</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Wrote</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Saw</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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