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Translate the medical term celiotomy.


A) Incision into the abdomen
B) Incision into the lining of the stomach
C) Reconstruction of the stomach
D) Surgical fixation of the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
E) Surgical removal of the stomach lining

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Break the medical term aerodontalgia into its component parts.


A) aerodont/algia
B) aero/dontalgia
C) aer/odontalg/ia
D) aer/odont/algia
E) aero/dontal/gia

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Translate the root stomat/o.


A) Bladder
B) Intestines
C) Mouth
D) Stomach
E) Tongue

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Read the following excerpt from a health record: Assessment Ms) Mendel's symptoms are concerning for primary sclerosing cholangitis. Other possibilities include hepatitis, cholelithiasis, and biliary obstruction. Which of the following definitions is NOT part of this patient's differential diagnosis?


A) Blockage of the bile ducts
B) Gallstone
C) Inflammation and hardening of the bile vessels
D) Inflammation of the liver
E) Intestinal inflammation

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term sialostenosis?


A) sialo (saliva) + sten (hard) + osis (condition) = hardening of the salivary glands
B) sialo (saliva) + sten (narrow) + osis (condition) = narrowing of the salivary glands
C) sialo (small intestine) + sten (hard) + osis (condition) = hardening of the small intestine
D) sialo (small intestine) + sten (narrow) + osis (condition) = narrowing of the small intestine

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Read the following excerpt from a health record: On hospital day 2, Mrs. Collach was taken to the OR for laparoscopic choledocholithectomy and cholecystectomy. She tolerated the procedure well. She began a postoperative refeeding plan with a low-protein, low-fat diet. She tolerated advancing the diet, and 2 days after her surgery, her pain had improved enough that she was discharged home. Why was Mrs. Collach taken to the operating room?


A) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to create an opening between her bile vessels and her stomach.
B) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to crush her gallstones and then remove them.
C) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to have her gallstones removed and then reconstruct her gallbladder.
D) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to have her gallbladder and gallstones removed.
E) Mrs. Collach was taken to the operating room to remove a portion of her colon through an incision in her abdomen.

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What root refers to the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs?


A) celi/o
B) gloss/o
C) lapar/o
D) peritone/o
E) sigmoid/o

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term hepatomalacia?


A) hepato (liver) + malacia (hardening) = hardening of the liver
B) hepato (liver) + malacia (softening) = softening of the liver
C) hepato (liver) + malacia (straight) = straightening of the liver
D) hepato (pancreas) + malacia (hardening) = hardening of the pancreas
E) hepato (pancreas) + malacia (softening) = softening of the pancreas

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Identify and define the root in the term hepaticotomy.


A) hepatico liver
B) hepatico pancreas
C) hepatico rectum
D) tomy "cut"; incision
E) tomy suture

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term orthodontist into its component parts?


A) ortho/dontist
B) ortho/dont/ist
C) or/thodont/ist
D) or/tho/dont/ist
E) or/thod/ont/ist

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What root refers to the third of the three sections of the small intestine and literally means "groin"?


A) colon/o
B) duoden/o
C) enter/o
D) ile/o
E) jejun/o

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What root refers to the large intestine?


A) colon/o
B) duoden/o
C) enter/o
D) ile/o
E) jejun/o

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term gingivostomatitis?


A) gingivo (gum) + stomat (mouth) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the mouth and gums
B) gingivo (gum) + stomat (stomach) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the gums caused by the stomach
C) gingivo (tooth) + stomat (mouth) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the tooth and mouth
D) gingivo (tooth) + stomat (stomach) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the teeth caused by the stomach

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Identify and define the root in the term sialolith.


A) sialo saliva
B) sialo sigmoid colon
C) sialo segment of the small intestine
D) lith hernia
E) lith stone

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term odontectomy?


A) odont (gums) + ectomy (incision) = incision into the gums
B) odont (gums) + ec (out) + tomy (cut) = surgical removal of (a portion of) the gums
C) odont (tooth) + ectomy (incision) = incision into a tooth
D) odont (tooth) + ectomy (reconstruction) = reconstruction of a tooth
E) odont (tooth) + ectomy (removal) = surgical removal of a tooth

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What medical term refers to an abnormal opening between the rectum and the exterior perianal skin?


A) Anal fistula
B) Anorectostomy
C) Fistula
D) Gastroenterostomy
E) Hernia

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What medical term means "inflammation of the tube that connects the mouth and stomach"?


A) Duodenitis
B) Esophagitis
C) Ileitis
D) Jejunitis
E) Peritonitis

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Translate the medical term choledochocele as literally as possible.


A) Tumor between the third section of the small intestine and the colon
B) Tumor in the colon and the final section of the colon before the rectum
C) Tumor in the gallbladder
D) Tumor of the bile vessels/ducts (located in the liver)
E) Tumor of the common bile duct

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Identify the correct pronunciation for the medical term cholecystogram.


A) CHOH-lay-KIS-toh-gram
B) chohl-SIS-toh-gram
C) KOH-lay-SIS-toh-gram
D) kohl-KIS-toh-gram

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Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term gastroenterocolitis into its component parts?


A) gastroenterocol/itis
B) gastroentero/colitis
C) gastro/entero/colitis
D) gastro/entero/col/itis
E) gastro/en/tero/col/itis

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