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1 When the Doctor Says.....IV icon
Doctors use jargon for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the terms are shortcuts, sometimes disguised terms to prevent lay people from understanding, and sometimes they learned it that way. How many can you decipher?
 Difficult 10 qns
753 plays
 Jun 20 09
jstagamtome
2 What - Ectomy? coolicon
"Ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a body part. The word that precedes it indicates which part. What has been removed in these 10 surgical procedures?
 Easy 10 qns
1875 plays
 Mar 13 09
Midget40 gold
3 Medical Terminology for Malingerers coolicon
No malingerer can get along without some impressive medical terms in his/her vocabulary. Just make sure the boss doesn?t know what they really mean!
 Average 10 qns
8811 plays
 Aug 26 03
MotherGoose editor
4 Medical Terminology for Malingerers 2 coolicon
The further medical misadventures of the master malingerer, Bruce Bludger (by request).
 Average 10 qns
4587 plays
 Sep 03 03
MotherGoose editor
5 Medical Test Abbreviations and Acronyms coolicon
As a nurse, I come across many different abbreviations and acronyms each day. This quiz is about commonly ordered tests. I hope you enjoy this quiz and learn something you didn't know before. Have fun and good luck.
 Average 10 qns
2292 plays
 Feb 12 08
SnofireRose
6 Eponyms in Medical Terminology coolicon
Eponyms are words or phrases formed from, or including, the names of people and places.
 Difficult 10 qns
4092 plays
 Oct 26 03
MotherGoose editor
7 Medical Meanings: Names of Diseases coolicon
Have you ever wondered "Why did they call it THAT?"? Here's your chance to find out about the meanings behind the names of some common diseases.
 Tough 10 qns
6786 plays
 Jan 15 05
MotherGoose editor
8 Can You Read A Doctor's Script? cool
I will give you different abbreviations that a physician in the US might put on your prescription to be read by your pharmacist. See how many of these abbreviations you know.
 Average 15 qns
8637 plays
 Jan 05 02
MommyPanda
9 Medical Terminology II cool
Here is Part 2 of the first medical termiology quiz.
 Average 20 qns
8832 plays
 Jul 04 01
Morrigan716 gold
10 Basic Medical Terminology I cool
Here is a pretty easy quiz on basic medical terminology. Good luck!
 Average 20 qns
12708 plays
 Jul 01 01
Morrigan716 gold
11 Spare Me Your Medical Mumbo Jumbo! coolicon
To the lay person, the language of the medical profession is often hard to pronounce, and very confusing. Let's see if that can be remedied! References are included to further enhance your knowledge.
 Tough 10 qns
4287 plays
 Apr 10 06
vogon
12 Medical Terminology icon
This is a basic quiz to test your knowledge of medical terms. Some of these you may have heard of, and some may be more obscure. Anyway, enough talk. Quiztime!
 Average 10 qns
7659 plays
 Jan 02 03
trypanosome
13 When the Doctor Says....III icon
When the doctor says a certain phrase, what is he talking about? Number three of the series.
 Tough 10 qns
1359 plays
 Apr 12 09
jstagamtome
14 Derogatory Medicine icon
The haughty history of medicine is reflected in some of the derogatory terms that persist in today's medical lexicon. How many of these terms are you familiar with, and can you spot the real terms from amongst the contrived ones?
 Difficult 10 qns
3540 plays
 Jul 20 04
mikej941
15 What Does All of this 'Medical Terminology' Mean? icon
This quiz is all about medical words; their meanings, and their different parts. Enjoy!
 Average 10 qns
3603 plays
 May 23 04
allisonbreca
16 A Glance through a Medical Lexicon icon
Medical words can be bizarre and crazily polysyllabic. Do you know anything about the following words?
 Average 10 qns
957 plays
 Dec 10 07
biblioholik
17 Medical Terminology A-Z (Part 1) icon
I enjoyed creating my first quiz, and got so many compliments that I decided to do a set, from A-Z.This is Part 1. Some of these are obsolete, so use your power of deduction, or luck to figure them out!
 Tough 10 qns
1719 plays
 Jun 24 07
blusuzyq gold
18 Medical suffixes and their meanings icon
These are Greek and Latin suffixes. An example of each will be given in the interesting info.
 Average 15 qns
2490 plays
 Oct 15 06
brewer362
19 Medical Terminology
Ever wonder what your doctor is talking about? This should help.
 Average 10 qns
13050 plays
 Feb 19 00
crowomn
20 Medical Terms icon
Working as a critical care nurse on the nightshift, we nurses played a game with the medical dictionary where we would open the book, read the definition and give 3-4 choices of answers.
 Difficult 10 qns
2412 plays
 May 22 07
blusuzyq gold
21 That's What The Dentist Said..... icon
Ever have an idea about what it is the dentist is actually saying to you? This quiz may help boost your dental IQ. Written by an actual dentist.
 Average 10 qns
2943 plays
 Mar 25 03
molarman2276
22 Medical Eponyms icon
Multiple choice quiz on a variety of medical eponyms.
 Tough 15 qns
5493 plays
 Feb 15 01
drtmb
23 When the Doctor Says ... II icon
Part II of what does the doctor mean when he says something.
 Average 10 qns
2883 plays
 Feb 19 04
jstagamtome
24 Do you speak 'HospitalBillingese? icon
Welcome to HospitalBillingese 101, a real foreign language. These basics should help you get by. Good luck and RX!
 Average 10 qns
4722 plays
 May 14 00
vendome
25 How Well Do You Know Your Medical Terms? icon
Take a quiz on ten not-so-common medical terms. Guess what terms 'normal people' use for each of the following medical terms.
 Average 10 qns
2031 plays
 Feb 17 00
lindaar
26 Medical Terminology A-Z (Part 2) icon
This Quiz is Part 2 in a series of 3. I have selected some medical terms, given the definitions, and you choose the correct term. Feedback/comments are welcome!
 Difficult 10 qns
1314 plays
 Jul 21 07
blusuzyq gold
27 Medical Terminology icon
This is a short quiz about medical terminology. Good Luck!
 Tough 10 qns
6219 plays
 Jan 08 03
jaredrrt
28 Basic Medical Terminology icon
It includes both easy and difficult questions in hopes to challenge the "pros" out there. Good luck!
 Difficult 10 qns
4077 plays
 Jan 13 05
shelley19
29 Medical Terminology A-Z (Part 3) icon
This is Part 3 of my Medical Terminology A-Z Quizzes! The definitions are given, you choose the correct term. Good Luck!
 Tough 10 qns
963 plays
 Jul 26 07
blusuzyq gold
30 Rx Abbreviations
Here are some prescription abbreviations that you may or may not have seen. Try them out. Includes Latin explanations!
 Tough 10 qns
4860 plays
 Sep 11 00
rph2000
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