Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PARAMEDIC

(A) nurse
(B) pharmacist
(C) orderly
(D) medical assistant

Outline the chain of events involved in the transmission of HCV from an infected patient to several other patients through the actions of a medical worker.

Deconstruct medical terms to decipher their meaning. Being able to pick out the word elements and define them will help you determine the meaning of the entire medical term. Select the correct answer for each question. LO 9.8, 9.D

The prefix in the term hemiparesis means: a. blood vessel b. paralysis c. weakness d. half

Write the correct answer on the line provided.
Eduardo Sanchez was treated for an inflammation of the bone and bone marrow. The medical term for this condition is__________

Write the correct answer on the line provided.
Alberta Roberts was diagnosed as having an inflammation of one or more diverticula. The medical term for this condition is _____.

Apply your knowledge of medical terminology to interpret Case Study

What type of medication is the amoxicillin? a. antipyretic b. analgesic c. antibiotic

The distribution of grade point averages GPAs for medical school applicants in 2017 were approximately Normal, with a mean of 3.56 and a standard deviation of 0.34. Suppose a medical school will only consider candidates with GPAs in the top 15 percent of the applicant pool. An applicant has a GPA of 3.71. Does this GPA fall in the top 15 percent of the applicant pool?

The number of medical doctors D (in thousands) in the United States from 1998 through 2006 can be modeled by

$$D=431.61+121.8 \sqrt{t}, \quad 8 \leq t \leq 16$$

where $t$ represents the year, with $t=8$ corresponding to 1998.

In which year did the number of medical doctors reach 875,000?

The following procedures could all be performed by a cardiovascular surgeon. Deconstruct each medical term into its elements. Fill in the blanks.

angioplasty: __________ / __________ / __________

What medical problems might arise if your diet was found to be low in methionine? [The Importance of Essential Amino Acids and Effects of Deficiencies]

Choose the correct meaning of the word elements.

The suffix in the medical term oncogene means: a. tumor b. cancer c. producer d. first

Identify the type I error and the type II error that correspond to the given hypothesis. The proportion of settled medical malpractice suits is 0.25.

Building medical terms and taking them apart force you to focus on the elements they contain. Understanding elements is the key to increasing your medical vocabulary. Deconstruct the following terms to increase your knowledge of their elements. LO 4.4, 4.D

In the term dermatomyositis, the word element that means skin is a: a. root/combining form b. prefix c. suffix

Translate the following statements that are in layman’s terms into medical terminology. Fill in the blanks.

Moving your hand so the palm is facing upward: _____________