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the suffix that means surgical breaking is

-clasia

which suffix is misspelled?

-ektomy

which suffix does NOT mean small

-ia

which suffix means 'tumor or mass'?

-oma

The suffix that means eating swallowing is

-phagia

In which situation is a combining vowel never used?

Between a prefix and a word root

Which bacterial infection is found in a hair follicle

Boil

Which of the following abbreviation stands for a surgical procedure

CABG

The combining form that means head is

Cephal

The suffix -lysis means

Destruction

The prefix that means two is

Di

In making a term that ends in -um plural, you should

Drop the -um and add an -a

In the anatomical division of the abdomen, the upper row contains which of the following

Epigastric

The suffix -centesis means "instrument for recording"

False it means puncture to withdraw fluid

The combining form rhino/o means head

False nose

The suffix -poiesis means

Formation

Which of the following is not one of the common types of medical terms

French words

Which of the following terms is misspelled

Immunodeficency

A medical term that means one who studies immunity is

Immunologist

Which of the following statements regarding polycythemia Vera is not true

It is a type of anemia

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of muscles found in the body

Motor

The prefix eu-means

Normal, good

Which of the following substances is not transported by plasma

Oxygen

The combining form that means disease is

Path/o

Which term is misspelled

Phleboitis

Which of the following terms refers to the sole of the foot?

Plantar

Which of the following prefixes does not mean many

Primi-

Which term is used to describe intense itching

Pruritus

The meaning of the suffix -stasis is

Stoppint

The suffix -ostomy means

Surgically create an opening

The prefix that means fast is

Tachy-

A combining form other than tendin/o that means tendon is

Ten/o

Which of the following terms is misspelled

Thalasemia

What sectional view of the body is produced by a slice perpendicular to the long axis?

Transverse section

a medical term that means abnormal condition of no sweat is

anhidrosis

the combining form that means front

anter/o

the prefix that means against

anti-

combining form meaning join

arthr/o

a medical term that mean hardening of the plaque is

atherscolorisis

which of the following prefixes means self

auto-

which of the following is a repetitive motion disorder

carpal tunnel syndrome

a medical term that means pertaining to the tail

caudal

a medical term that means specialist in the skin

dermatologist

which of the following is they type of information provided by a suffix

diagnostic procedures

when reading an unfamiliar medical term, the first step in analyzing the term is to

divide the term into its word parts

which if the following abbreviations is a di

ecg

which of the following is floating clot that has broken off a clot somewhere else in the body

embolus

the prefix that means normal

eu-

an immunocompromised immune system fails to respond properly to a pathogen

false

another name for tendon is articulation

false

in cyanosis, the ksin turns black

false

in the anatomical ppsition, the body is lying on its back

false

suffixes are placed before a word root

false

suffixes may be used to indicate location or number

false

the lower jaw bone is the maxilla

false

the prefix pachy- means fast

false

which type od fracture os commonly seen in children

greenstick fracture

a medical term that means stopping blood

hemostasis

the medical term for humpback is

kyphosis

which of the following term is misspelled

metacarpel

which of the following prefixes means all

pan-

the prefix that means along side is

para-

a combining form that means eating is

phag/o

which medical term is misspelled

planter

which of the following statements is NOT true

plastic surgeons treat only skin conditions

the suffix -edema means

swelling

which structure is not located in the mediastinum

thymus gland

the suffix that means surgical repair

-plasty

The suffix that means crushing is

-tripsy

The prefix para- means

Alongside

The prefix supra- means "between"

False it means above

Which of the following abbreviation is a type of cancer

HD

A medical term that means a surgical repair of a valve is

Valvoplasty

which of the following statements regarding combining vowels is true

a combining vowel is placed between two word roots

the prefix that means below or under

infra-

the suffix -spasm means

involuntary muscle contraction

the prefix mono- means

one

a combining form consists of a word root and combining voewl

true

a thrombololytic medication dissolves clots

true

an allergy is a hypersensitivity to a common substance in the environment

true

an auto transfusion uses a persons own blood to replace lost blood

true

an erythrocyte sedimentation is a blood test that determines if there is an inflammatory disease

true

streptokinase is an example of a medication used for intravascular thrombolytic therapy

true

the suffix -ectomy means "surgical removal"

true

the suffix -megaly means "enlargement"

true

the term otic refers to the ear

true

the term superior is interchangeable with cephalic

true

a combining form that means belly is

ventr/o

all medical terms must contain an

word root and suffix