RAD 105 Prefix & Suffix

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The correct prefix to complete the medical term meaning "many cysts" is________-cystic

poly

Your patient states that he is anemic. This means that the patient has:

a decrease in red blood cells

The correct suffix to complete the medical term meaning "head pain" is Cephal-________

algia

The correct prefix to complete the medical term meaning "against conception" is ________-ception

anti

The correct prefix to complete the medical term meaning "slow heartbeat" is ________-cardia

brady

The correct suffix to complete the medical term meaning "puncture into the thorax" is Thoraco-______

centesis

The correct suffix to complete the medical term meaning "inflammation of the sinus" is Sinus-________

itis

The correct prefix to complete the medical term meaning "cancer of the white blodd cells" is ________-emia

leuk

The correct suffix to complete the medical term meaning "softening of the bones" is Osteo-________

malacia

The correct suffix to complete the medical term meaning "enlargement of the liver" is Hepato-________

megaly

Your patient complains of epigastric pain. Where is the patients's pain located?

above the stomach

Fill in the blank with the missing word: Psychopathy = ________ of the mind

disease

You have received a requisition for a chest X-Ray on a patient to rule out Bronchiectasis. This means that the patient has:

dilated bronchial tubes

The correct suffix to complete the medical term meaning "hardening of the arteries" is Arterio-________

sclerosis

Fill in the blank with the missing word: Neurology is the ________ of the nerves and the nervous system

study

The correct prefix to complete the medical term meaning "fast breathing" is: ________-pnea

tachy

The correct prefix to complete the medical term meaning "difficulty swallowing" is ________-phagia

dys

The correct prefix to complete the medical term meaning "below the skin" (as an injection) is ________-dermic

hypo

Fill in the blank with the missing word: Arthritis is the ________ of the joints

inflammation

The medical record states that the patient has bilateral hip pain. This means that the patient has:

pain in both hips

The correct prefix to complete the medical term meaning "around or surrounding bone" is ________-osteum

peri

The correct suffix to complete the medical term meaning "surgical removal of a hemorrhoid" is Hemorrhoid-________

ectomy

Fill in the blank with the missing word: Colonoscopy = ________ of the colon

examination

Fill in the blank with the missing word: Mammogram = ________ of the breast

examination

Fill in the blank with the missing word: Pneumothorax = Air in the ________

thoracic cavity


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