Chapter XXIV Multiple Choice
Which term means "excessive separation of the eyelids, or inability to close them completely"?
- blepharodiastasis
- cilioclosure
- iridohiatus
- ocular effusion
Dacryopyorrhea is the discharge of tears mixed with ________.
- blood
- pus
- mucus
- lymph
Which term means "the lengthening of certain stages in the embryonic development" (lit. "slow birthing")?
- bradygenesis
- tachygenesis
- epigenesis
- polygenesis
Someone with monorchia (or monorchism) has only one __________.
- eye
- ear
- testicle
- foot
Laparocele is another name for ____________ hernia.
- femoral
- inquinal
- abdominal
- umbilical
"Mycetogenic" means...
- fungus-killing
- caused by fungous growths
- allergic to fungi
- related to toxins produced by fungi
Which word refers to a condition in which there is a sweet taste in the mouth?
- glycolysis
- glycosmia
- glycogeusia
- glycogen
Pachysalpingitis is a chronic interstitial inflammation of the muscular coat of a uterine tube, producing __________.
- thickening
- contraction
- dissolution
- lengthening
What is the name of the instrument used for the examination of the vagina and cervix by means of a magnifying lens?
- uterometer
- uteroscope
- salpingoscope
- colposcope