Medical Terminology

Question

Categorize the following terms as related to (a) anatomy, (b) diagnostic test or procedure, (c) disease or disorder, (d) nonsurgical treatment, or (e) surgery. The suffix often indicates its category.

 

 

_____ 1. analgesics                                         A. anatomy (structure)

_____ 2. auscultation                                     B. diagnostic test or procedure

_____ 3. chemotherapy                                 C. disease or disorder

____ 4. computed radiography                        D. nonsurgical treatment

____ 5. computed tomography                        E. surgery

____ 6. fluoroscopy

____ 7. inspection

_____ 8. magnetic resonance imaging

_____ 9. narcotics

____ 10. palpation

____ 11. percussion

____ 12. pharmaceuticals

____ 13. radiotherapy

____ 14. sonogram

____ 15. stethoscope

____ 16. systolic pressure

____ 17. thermotherapy

____ 18. tomogram

____ 19. tympanic thermometer

____ 20. ultrasonography

Answer 1

___D__ 1. analgesics                                         A. anatomy (structure)

_____ 2. auscultation                                     B. diagnostic test or procedure

___D__ 3. chemotherapy                                 C. disease or disorder

____ 4. computed radiography                        D. nonsurgical treatment

_B___ 5. computed tomography                        E. surgery

____ 6. fluoroscopy

____ 7. inspection

_____ 8. magnetic resonance imaging

_____ 9. narcotics

____ 10. palpation

____ 11. percussion

____ 12. pharmaceuticals

____ 13. radiotherapy

____ 14. sonogram

____ 15. stethoscope

____ 16. systolic pressure

____ 17. thermotherapy

____ 18. tomogram

____ 19. tympanic thermometer

_B___ 20. ultrasonography

 

 

I have given you some examples, you could answer rest in the similar manner, you may post it gain and I shall be happy to check for you and explain you further as necessary. A couple of them do not belong to any category, see if you can identify those as well.