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Quiz about A Glance through a Medical Lexicon

A Glance through a Medical Lexicon Quiz

Medical words can be bizarre and crazily polysyllabic. Do you know anything about the following words?

A multiple-choice quiz by biblioholik. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
biblioholik

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
277,603

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3058

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. An accoucheur might help a woman do this. Hint

Arrange her hair into a new style

Give birth

Have her nails manicured

Have her legs waxed

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Question 2 of 10

2. The word theca refers to this type of bodily structure. Hint

Eyelid

Nose

Jaw

Sheath

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Question 3 of 10

3. A person suffering from cachexia is experiencing this. Hint

Enlargement of the prostate

Weight gain

Hair loss

Physical wasting away

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Question 4 of 10

4. Struma is a synonym for this thyroid condition. Hint

Thyroxin replacement therapy

Thyroid stricture

Hypothyroidism

Goiter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Saxicolous is used to describe a particular manner in which plants might grow. Hint

In the desert

On rocks

On a window sill

On a gelatin medium

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Question 6 of 10

6. Phlebotomy is also called by another name. Hint

Arterial blood gas

Ophthalmia

Liposuction

Venesection

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Question 7 of 10

7. If your orthodontist complained about your bruxism, what would he be talking about? Hint

Nail biting

Teeth grinding

Poor flossing

Bad breath

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you have a hangnail on your pollex, which finger is in need of attention? Hint

Ring finger

Thumb

Index finger

Middle finger

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Question 9 of 10

9. Can a female suffer from polyorchidism?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. Cicatrix is a term that this medical specialist would be familiar with and would hopefully knowhow to minimize. Hint

Philologist

Urologist

Dermatologist

Ophthalmologist

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. An accoucheur might help a woman do this.

Answer: Give birth

Marie Antoinette used an accoucheur and basically gave birth in front of the entire French court. This was the practice to prevent a substitute baby being smuggled in. It must have been extremely stressful and her later births were less public affairs.

2. The word theca refers to this type of bodily structure.

Answer: Sheath

The plural is thecae indicating a Latin origin.

3. A person suffering from cachexia is experiencing this.

Answer: Physical wasting away

This condition causes skeletal muscles to waste away and atrophy.

4. Struma is a synonym for this thyroid condition.

Answer: Goiter

There is also a river by this name in Bulgaria and Greece.

5. Saxicolous is used to describe a particular manner in which plants might grow.

Answer: On rocks

The study of plants, botany, has given many plants to be used as pharmaceutical compounds. Even today, ethno-botanists visit exotic locales in hopes of learning about interesting plants from the local tribes who use them in healing rituals.

6. Phlebotomy is also called by another name.

Answer: Venesection

Though lancets were used to bleed patients in past centuries, leeches were also used and continue to be used.

7. If your orthodontist complained about your bruxism, what would he be talking about?

Answer: Teeth grinding

Often a plastic guard is made to help protect teeth from excessive damage and is worn at night while the person is asleep. One wonders why the underlying cause of the problem is not treated rather than the symptoms.

8. If you have a hangnail on your pollex, which finger is in need of attention?

Answer: Thumb

According to www.medterms.com: "Pollex is derived from the Latin pollere, to be strong, because in a contest of strength the thumb wins over the other fingers."

9. Can a female suffer from polyorchidism?

Answer: No

This term refers to men with more than two testes. This is an extremely rare congenital condition.

10. Cicatrix is a term that this medical specialist would be familiar with and would hopefully knowhow to minimize.

Answer: Dermatologist

The word derives from Latin and means scar. While the urologist might be able to treat scarring as might the ophthalmologist, it's not in their main areas of expertise and practice.

Source: Author biblioholik

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