Chapter 1 Test
Select the suffix that means pain.
-algia
The suffixes -algia and -itis are often used to refer to problems with the musculoskeletal system. What is the difference between these two suffixes?
-algia means pain, and -itis means inflammation
Select the suffix that means hernia.
-cele
Which suffix means a record or image?
-gram
Select the suffix that means science or study of.
-logy
You are building a medical term using the root hepat. Which of the following suffixes would require you to use a combining vowel?
-logy
Select the suffix that means condition.
-osis
Select the suffix that means disease.
-pathy
What is a suffix that means surgical repair?
-plasty
Select the suffix that means discharge.
-rrhea
Select the suffix with the correct spelling.
-rrhea
Select the suffix that means the process of viewing with an instrument.
-scopy
The medical suffix that means instrument to cut is:
-tome
Select the suffix that means an incision.
-tomy
The suffix that means incision into or surgical cut into is:
-tomy
Study of the skin is the definition of what medical term?
. dermatology
Which medical term is an example of an acronym?
AIDS
What does the acronym AIDS stand for?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
What is the meaning of the prefix anti-?
against
Choose the suffix that means pertaining to.
all of the above
Select the prefix that means slow.
brady-
Choose the combining form that means heart.
cardi/o
The patient's X-ray showed an abnormal enlargement (hypertrophy) of the heart. This patient has:
cardiomegaly
The medical term for process of viewing the colon is:
colonoscopy
A(n) [blank] is added to a root to assist with pronunciation when combining with other word parts
combining vowel
The suffix -ia at the end of a medical term means:
condition
Select the prefix that means within.
endo-
Select the prefix that means outside or away from.
exo-
Select the prefix that means different.
heter-
Select the prefix that means excessive or abnormally high.
hyper-
What does the suffix -itis mean?
inflammation
Select the prefix that means within.
intra-
Visual examination of the abdominal cavity with an instrument that includes a camera, fiber optics, and long, flexible tube is:
laparoscopy
Select the prefix that means large.
macro-
Select the prefix that means small.
micro-
Select the prefix that means one.
mono-
Select the prefix that means many.
multi-
Select the prefix that means new.
neo-
The suffixes -ic and -al both mean:
pertaining to
The ________ spelling of a word indicates the way the word sounds, to facilitate correct pronunciation.
phonetic
Which prefix means "after"?
post-
The suffix -cele means:
protrusion or hernia
The suffix -spasm means:
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
This type of word part is attached to the end of a word.
suffix
Select the prefix that means rapid.
tachy-
Because medical terminology is the universal language of medicine, its terms must be understood by speakers of many languages in many parts of the world, especially in our age of globalization.
true
The correct meaning of the suffix in the term melanoma is:
tumor
The correct meaning of the root in the term hysteroscopy is:
uterus
Cardi is an example of what word part?
word root
