A patient states she gets her menstrual cycle approximately every 4 weeks, but that she bleeds heavily for 5 to 8 days before it stops. Which of the following terms is best used to describe this problem?
A. oligomenorrhea
B. menorrhagia
C. menometrorrhagia
D. dysmenorrhea
Answer: B
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For each combining form below, write its meaning, and then locate a term from the chapter that uses the combining form.
1. abdomin/o 2. adip/o 3. anter/o 4. bucc/o 5. cardi/o 6. caud/o 7. cephal/o 8. cervic/o 9. chondr/o 10. crani/o 11. crin/o 12. cutane/o 13. cyt/o 14. dermat/o 15. dist/o 16. dors/o 17. enter/o 18. epitheli/o 19. gastr/o 20. glute/o 21. gynec/o 22. hemat/o 23. hist/o 24. immun/o 25. infer/o 26. inguin/o 27. laryng/o 28. later/o 29. lumb/o 30. lymph/o 31. medi/o 32. muscul/o 33. nephr/o 34. neur/o 35. ophthalm/o 36. ot/o 37. orth/o 38. pariet/o 39. ped/o 40. pelv/o 41. peritone/o 42. pleur/o 43. poster/o 44. proct/o 45. proxim/o 46. pub/o 47. pulmon/o 48. rhin/o 49. spin/o 50. super/o 51. thorac/o 52. ur/o 53. urino/o 54. vascul/o 55. ven/o 56. vertebr/o 57. viscer/o
With respect to time, surveys indicate that most Americans ____.
A. take sufficient time for family B. spend too much time on hobbies C. don't worry too much about deadlines D. think time passes too slowly E. think time moves too fast
What is the definition of the medical term osteitis?
A. disease of the arteries B. measure of liver function C. study of joints D. inflammation of the bone
Which type of alcohol is contained in alcoholic beverages?
a. methyl alcohol c. methanol b. ethyl alcohol d. none of the above