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The medical term that translates as an excess of red blood cells in the blood is


A) macrocytosis.
B) microcytosis.
C) oligocythemia.
D) pancytopenia.
E) polycythemia.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term lymphedema?


A) lymph (immunity) + edema (deficient) = deficient immune system
B) lymph (immunity) + edema (excessive) = overactive immune system
C) lymph (lymph) + edema (deficient) = deficient lymph fluids
D) lymph (lymph) + edema (excessive) = overactive lymph nodes
E) lymph (lymph) + edema (swelling) = swelling of lymph

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following pair of medical terms refers to abnormally shaped red blood cells?


A) normocytes, spherocytes
B) spherocytes, microcytes
C) elliptocytes, spherocytes
D) elliptocytes, macrocytes
E) microcytes, macrocytes

F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Translate the medical term macrocytosis as literally as possible.


A) condition of enlarged blood cells
B) condition of many cells in the blood
C) condition of excess blood volume
D) condition of small blood cells
E) condition of below normal volume of blood

F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Build a medical term that means a tumor of the bone marrow.


A) hemo + lytic an + em + ia
B) lymph + angi + oma
C) myelo + dys + plas + ia
D) myel + oma
E) osteo + myel + oma

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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A patient has a medical diagnosis of asplenia. Which of the following statements best describes this condition?


A) The patient has an enlarged spleen.
B) The patient has an atrophied spleen.
C) The patient has an abnormally shaped spleen.
D) The patient doesn't have a spleen.
E) The patient's spleen has ruptured.

F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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The medical term that translates as formation of a blood clot is


A) embolism.
B) embolus.
C) thrombosis.
D) thrombus.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Translate the term tonsillectomy.


A) incision into a tonsil
B) presence of a tonsil
C) inflammation of a tonsil
D) surgical removal of a tonsil
E) suture of a tonsil

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Read the following excerpt from a hospital consult: Billy clearly has a hemolytic anemia that is consistent with hereditary spherocytosis. I believe that, given his sudden and severe presentation along with his recent illness, he has an aplastic crisis. According to the information, which of the following statements is TRUE?


A) Billy clearly has a reduced blood cell count caused by red blood cells not being formed.
B) Billy continues to have too much blood in his system.
C) Billy's condition can be classified as both abrupt and acute.
D) Billy's symptoms are consistent with blood cells that are shaped like crescents.
E) Even though no one in his family has this condition, Billy has developed a condition in which his red blood cells are abnormally shaped.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Translate the medical term splenorrhexis as literally as possible.


A) breakdown of the spleen
B) condition of the spleen
C) enlargement of the spleen
D) pain in the spleen
E) rupture of the spleen

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Build a medical term that means inflammation of the spleen.


A) spleen + itis
B) spleeno + itis
C) spleno + itis
D) splen + itis

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following is a correct definition for the abbreviation NCAT?


A) neocoagulopathy
B) no cervical adenopathy or tenderness
C) no critical anemia treatment
D) noncoagulant cytapheresis therapy
E) normocytosis antithrombolytic

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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The medical term that translates as excessive number of platelets is


A) thrombocytopenia.
B) thrombocytosis.
C) platocytosis.
D) thrombolysis.
E) thrombocytomegaly.

F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

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An ESR measures how quickly ______________settle in a test tube.


A) clotting cells
B) hemoglobin
C) platelets
D) red blood cells
E) white blood cells

F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The medical term that means that the immune system is incapable of responding normally and completely to a pathogen or disease is


A) immunosuppression.
B) immunocompromised.
C) immunodeficiency.
D) immunoglobinopathy.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A patient with microcytosis has a condition of


A) an excessive number of red blood cells.
B) small red blood cells.
C) large red blood cells.
D) a reduced numbers of red blood cells.
E) abnormally shaped red blood cells.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following roots is used to refer to the thymus?


A) myel/o
B) splen/o
C) thym/o
D) thyr/o
E) ven/o

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following pair of roots refer to a vein?


A) coagul/o, ven/o
B) cyt/o, hemat/o
C) hemat/o, hem/o
D) lymph/o, ven/i
E) ven/o, phleb/o

F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

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Which of the following is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term hepatosplenitis?


A) hepato (liver) + splen (immune system) + itis (condition) = condition of the liver and immune system
B) hepato (liver) + splen (immune system) + itis (disease) = disease of the liver and immune system
C) hepato (liver) + splen (lymph) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the liver and surrounding lymph nodes
D) hepato (liver) + splen (spleen) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the liver and spleen
E) hepato (liver) + splen (spleen) + itis (pertaining to) = pertaining to the liver and spleen

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Build a medical term that means pain in the spleen.


A) splen + algia
B) spleno + tomy
C) splen + itis
D) spleno + lysis
E) spleno + megaly

F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

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