Medical terminology HITT 1305
The suffix that means pain is
-Algia
Which of the following suffixes means pertaining to?
-ac
The suffix that means sensitivity to pain is
-algesia
The suffix that means pain is
-algia
Which of the following suffixes means pertaining to?
-ary
The suffix that means swelling or herniation is
-cele
The suffix that means surgical puncture is
-centesis
The suffix that means blood condition is
-emia
The suffix that means one who is
-er
The suffix that means generating, formation is
-genesis
The suffix that means process of recording is
-graphy
The suffix that means relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment is
-iatrics
The suffix that means one who treats, a physician is
-iatrist
The suffix that means specialist in a field of study is
-ician, -logy
The suffix that means condition is
-ism
The suffix that means practitioner is
-ist
The suffix that means medical treatment or medical profession is
-latry
The suffix that means seizure or attack is
-lepsy
The suffix that means seizure, attack is
-lepsy
The suffix that means one who specializes in the study of is
-logist, -ician
The suffix that means the study of is
-logy
The suffix meaning destruction or detachment is
-lysis
The suffix that means the process of measuring is
-metry
The suffix that means resembling is
-oid
The suffix that means condition is
-osis
Which of the following suffixes means pertaining to?
-ous
The suffix that means surgical fixation is
-pexy
The suffix that means the process of viewing with a scope is
-scopy
Which of the following suffixes means pertaining to?
-tic
To change the word duodenal from its adjective form you would drop the -al and add
-um to make the word a noun
-uria
A characteristic of urine
An eponym is defined as
A name of a disease, organ, procedure or body function that is derived from the name of a person who first discovered or named it
A prefix is defined as
A word element added at the beginning of the word
A suffix is defined as
A word element attached at the end of the word root
Which of the following defines the prefix Supra-?
Above, over
Which of the following defines the prefix trans?
Across, through
Which of the following defines the prefix anti-?
Against
Which of the following defines the prefix contra-?
Against
-philia
Attraction to
The singular form of the term bacteria is
Bacterium
The prefix inter- means
Between
The study of living things is called
Biology
The prefix/combining form melan/o means
Black
The prefix/combining form cyan/o means
Blue
-pnea
Breathing
A compound word consists of a
Combining form + a word root + a suffix
A combining vowel is added to the end of the word root to attach a suffix that begins with a
Consonant
-clasis
Crushing or breaking up
-penia
Decrease in deficiency
-ptosis
Drooping or prolapse
-blast
Embryonic stage of development
The prefix hyper- means?
Excessive
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the a sound may begin with any of the following letters s, ps, c, or sc
False
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the z sound may begin with the letter z, s, or x
False
The plural form of the term fibroma is
Fibromata
The prefix primi- means?
First
-plasia
Formation or development
Which of the following defines the prefix quadri-?
Four
The plural form of the term ganglion is
Ganglia
-genesis
Generating formation
A specialist in the field of study of the aging is called
Geriatrician
The suffix that means an instrument used to record is
Graph
The prefix/combining form Chlor/o means
Green
The prefix hemi- means
Half
The prefix multi- means
Many
The prefix poly- means
Many, much excessive
-plasty
Surgical repair
The word root is defined as
The basic foundation of a word to which component parts are added
-stomy
The surgical creation of a new opening
A combining form is defined as
The word element that is created when a word root is combined with a vowel
The prefix milli- means
Thousandth
The plural form of the term thrombus is
Thrombi
-cide
To kill to destroy
-ad
Toward increase
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words beginning with the sk sound may begin with sk, sc, or sch
True
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words that begin with the letters on, or kn, may have the n sound
True
When pronouncing medical terms one should remember that words that begin with the letters qu, c, or ch may have the k sound
True
The prefix hyp- means
Under, below, beneath, less than normal
Which of the following defines the prefix hypo-?
Under, below, beneath, less than normal
The prefix epi- means
Upon, over
-opia, opsia
Visual condition
A combining vowel is not added to the end of the word root to attach a suffix that's begins with a
Vowel
The prefix alb means
White
Which of the following defines the prefix intra?
Within
Which of the following defines the prefix an-?
Without
The plural form of the term apex is
apices
Which of the following defines the prefix nulli-?
None
Which of the following defines the prefix im-?
Not
Which of the following defines the prefix non-?
Not
-dynia
Pain
The field of medicine that deals with children
Pediatrics
One who is licensed to prepare and dispense medications
Pharmacist
The word element that always attached to the beginning of the word is known as a
Prefix
-opsy
Process of viewing
The field of medicine that deals with diagnosis treatment and prevention of mental illness
Psychiatry
When defining the meaning of a medical term, you usually begin with defining the suffix first and
Read backward through the word and define the component parts
-gram
Record or picture
The prefix rube means?
Red
-algesia
Sensitivity to pain
-stasis
Stopping or controlling
-ectasia, -ectasis
Stretching or dilation
