MEDTERM: Suffixes

Which suffix means pain?: -algia -emesis -plasia -ectasis -poiesis

-algia

Which suffix means surgical puncture?: -plasty -desis -ectasis -clasis -centesis

-centesis

Which suffix means binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)?: -plasty -pexy -desis -centesis -tomy

-desis

Which ending is a noun ending?: -tic -ia -ary -eal -ous

-ia

Which suffix means separation; destruction; loosening?: -cele -ptosis -lysis -rrhexis -poiesis

-lysis

Which suffix means suture?: -rrhapy -centesis -rrhagia -rrhaphy -rrhexis

-rraphy

Which suffix means crushing?: -pexy -tripsy -plexy -centesis -poiesis

-tripsy

What does the term arteri/o/stenosis mean?: Incision of an artery Prolapse of an artery Narrowing or stricture of an artery Hemorrhage of an artery Spasm of an artery

Narrowing or stricture of an artery

Which word is an adjective?: pneumonia alcoholism psychologist psychiatry acoustic

acoustic

Arteri/o means artery. The word that means rupture of an artery is: arteriolith. arteriostenosis. arteriorrhexis. arteriorrhaphy. arteriomalacia.

arteriorrhexis.

Arthr/o means joint. The word that means visual examination of a joint is: arthroscopy. arthopexy. arthrocentesis. arthoscopy. arthroscope.

arthroscopy

What is the adjective form of axilla?: axillar axillary axilliac axillae axillic

axillary

Brady- means slow. The word that means slow speaking is: bradylalia. bradyphagia. bradycardia. bradypnea. bradylexia.

bradylalia

Bronch/o and bronchi/o mean bronchus. The word that means dilation or expansion of the bronchus is: bronch/o/cele. bronch/o/rrhagia. bronch/itis. bronchi/o/spasm. bronchi/ectasis.

bronchi/ectasis

What is the plural form of bursa?: bursi bursium bursices bursae bursal

bursae

The combining form carcin/o means cancer. What is the word that means forming, producing, or origin of cancer?: carcinopathy carcinoma carcinomphobia carcinogenesis carcinocele

carcinogenesis

What is the adjective form of heart?: cardiac cardium cardia cardii cardiae

cardiac

The suffix -ism means: small. specialist. condition. pertaining to. treatment.

condition

Which word is an adjective?: coronary bile lung tooth kidney

coronary

The suffix -penia means: decrease, deficiency. fixation. prolapse. production. pain.

decrease, deficiency

The suffix -trophy means: paralysis. displacement. stricture. development, nourishment. accomplishment.

development, nourishment

The suffix -megaly means: decrease. enlargement. stricture. separation. softening.

enlargement

Gastr/o means stomach. The word that means inflammation of the stomach is: gastralgia. gastritis. gastrodynia. gastroitis. gastromegaly.

gastritis

Which term means an instrument used to examine the stomach?: gastroscopy gastrotome gastroscope gastrometer gastrometry

gastroscope

Hepat/o means liver. The word that means swelling or hernia of the liver is: hepat/oma. hepat/o/centesis. hepat/ic. hepat/itis. hepat/o/cele.

hepat/o/cele

Hepat/o means liver. The word that means enlargement of the liver is: hepat/oma. hepat/o/megaly. mega/hepat/ic. macro/hepat/oma. hepat/o/cele.

hepat/o/megaly

Hyper- means excessive. The word that means excessive vomiting is: hypercalcemia. hyperalgia. hyperemesis. hypervolumia. hyperesthesia.

hyperemesis

Lith/o means stone. The word that means incision (to remove) a stone is: lith/o/tomy. lith/o/graph. lith/ectomy. lith/o/stomy. lith/o/graphy.

lith/o/tomy

Mast/o means breast. The word that means fixation of a breast is: mastodesis. mastocentesis. mastopexy. mastoclasis. mastectasis.

mastopexy

The suffix -iatry means: disease. pertaining to. specialist. study of. medicine; treatment.

medicine; treatment

Neur/o means nerve or nerve cells. The word that means tumor of nerve cells is: neur/o/lysis. neur/o/logy. neur/oma. neur/itis. neur/algia.

neur/oma

Neur/o means nerve or nerve cell. The word that means pain in a nerve is: neuroblast. neuralgia. neuroclonic. neuroglia. neuritis.

neuralgia

The word leukemia is a(n): adverb. verb. noun. adjective. pronoun.

noun

What is the plural form of nucleus?: nuclear nucleolus nuclei nucleic nucleii

nuclei

Oste/o means bone. The word that means surgical fracture of a bone is: oste/o/malacia. oste/o/blast. oste/o/clasis. oste/o/gen. oste/o/metry.

oste/o/clasis

Oste/o means bone. The word that means forming, producing, or origin of bone is: oste/o/malacia. oste/o/clast. oste/o/genesis. oste/o/porosis. oste/o/metry.

oste/o/genesis

Phleb/o means vein. The word that means narrowing of a vein is: phlebodesis. phlebostenosis. phlebotaxia. phlebectasis. phlebotripsy.

phlebostenosis.

What is the plural form of radius?: radii radium radiae radious radial

radii

Which word is a noun?: cutaneous acoustic hypodermic pulmonary rectum

rectum

Which word means visual examination of the sigmoid colon?: sigmoidoscopic sigmoidoscopy sigmoidogram sigmoidoscope sigmoidopexy

sigmoidoscopy

The suffix -malacia means: expansion. bone. swelling. softening. formation.

softening

The suffix -edema means: vomiting. softening. condition. swelling. tumor.

swelling

Which word is a diminutive word?: nucleus atom micron venule microtic

venule

Which word means small vein?: venous venae venule venicle veinula

venule