Medical Terminology Trivia
Cut through the jargon—prove your chops in diagnosing medical lingo from cataracts to CBCs with a witty scalpel of trivia!
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Performed by placing electrodes on your skin, what quick, painless test, abbreviated ECG or EKG, records the heart’s electrical activity?
Electrocardiogram
What medical term describes the profound, persistent tiredness and lack of energy in cachexia that isn’t relieved by rest?
Fatigue
When a doctor writes “AFib” in your chart, what condition are they referring to?
Atrial fibrillation
Which Greek mythological hero first dipped his arrows in the Lernaean Hydra’s venom to make them poisonous?
Hercules
Under the DEA’s classification, which schedule includes drugs like heroin, LSD and MDMA—substances with no accepted medical use and high potential for abuse?
Schedule I