Exam 1: Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

What is the specialty of a neonatologist?

Pertaining to the stomach is referred to as ____________________.

What is the meaning of the term internist?

If the following word is spelled correctly, write "Correct" as the answer. If not, correctly spell the misspelled word. Larynx ____________________

Which of these is not a physician?

Which of the following is the suffix in the medical term gastroenterology?

Bill sustains a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident and needs surgery. Which type of physician will perform the surgery?

A nerve cell is a(n) ____________________.

Which of the following is added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning?

Which statement is not true regarding the use of abbreviations?

Syllables are shown for the following term. Indicate the primary accented syllable in the term by typing which numbered syllable receives the primary accent: 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. Neuron (noor-on)

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: OB ____________________.

What is the term that means the sorting and prioritizing of patients for treatment according to their need for care?

The term orthopedist refers to which of the following?

Which of the following is the abbreviation for the federal privacy act that gives patients certain rights concerning their own health information?

Which of the following is an abbreviated definition of pathology?

A combining form is a word root plus a(n) _____ to ease pronunciation.

Which of the following terms contains a word part that means inside?

Casey has frequent nosebleeds. Which specialty focuses on diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nose?

What is the name of the specialty that deals specifically with diseases of elderly adults?