Question

timed: practice midterm exam ch2-7
fall 2025, maa101*: medical terminology

1. define prognosis.

○ full knowledge
○ no knowledge
○ after knowledge
○ before knowledge

1. what does pes planus mean?

○ bent toes
○ high arch
○ flat foot
○ clubbed foot

Explanation:

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To define "prognosis", we analyze the word's etymology. The prefix "pro - " means "before" and "gnosis" means "knowledge". So "prognosis" refers to "before knowledge" as it is a prediction (knowledge before an event, like a disease's outcome).

"Pes planus" is a medical term. "Pes" refers to the foot, and "planus" means flat. So "pes planus" means flat foot.

Answer:

D. before knowledge (assuming the options are labeled A: full knowledge, B: no knowledge, C: after knowledge, D: before knowledge)

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