HSC3527: Midterm Practice Quiz
Which suffix means pain?
-algia
The suffix meaning skin condition is
-derma
Which of the following suffixes means inflammation?
-itis
With the term 'spondylolisthesis' if the combining form is spondyl/o meaning 'vertebra' what is the suffix and how does it translate?
-listhesis; slipping
Which suffix means excessive, abnormal flow?
-rrhage
T or F In the anatomical position, the body is lying on its back.
False
T or F The suffixes -rrhea and -rrhexis have the same meaning.
False
epidermis
Label this layer of the skin
T or F Bending a joint is flexion.
True
T or F Plantar flexion is pointing the toes.
True
T or F Prefixes are placed before a word root.
True
T or F The combining form bi/o means life.
True
T or F The combining form gastr/o means stomach.
True
T or F The suffix -gram means a record or picture.
True
T or F The suffix -osis means abnormal condition.
True
T or F The suffixes -iasis and -osis have the same meaning.
True
T or F The term thoracic means pertaining to the chest.
True
With the word 'anhidrosis'-- if the prefix is an- the combining form is hidr/o and the suffix is -osis what does this word mean?
abnormal condition of no sweat
A prefix meaning other, different from usual is
allo-
A combining form that means front is ________.
anter/o
bas/o
base
The combining form hemat/o means ________.
blood
The combining form physic/o means
body
The combining form glute/o means ________.
buttock
carcin/o
cancer
Which combining form means heart?
cardi/o
The combining form for carpus is:
carp/o
The suffix -phoresis means
carrying
Chondr/o is the combining form meaning
cartilage
A combining form that means tail is ________.
caud/o
The combining form that means to burn is ________.
cauter/o
A combining form that means head is ________.
cephal/o
Which is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?
combining form
A combining form that means outer layer is
cortic/o
All of the following combining forms mean skin EXCEPT
cute/o
All of the following are combining forms that means skin EXCEPT
cyt/o
The combining form necr/o means
death
The combining form that means electricity is ________.
electr/o
The suffix -megaly means
enlarged
The combining form epitheli/o means ________.
epithelium
The combining form that means red is ________.
erythr/o
The term 'hyperkinesia' translates to
excessive movement
A combining form that means fibula is
fibul/o
The combining form ped/o means ________.
foot
The term 'arthrodesis' can be defined as
fusing a joint
The combining form trich/o means
hair
The combining form that means sweat is ________.
hidr/o
A combining form that means humerus is
humer/o
Kyph/o is the combining form that means
hump
The combining form that means scaly, dry is ________.
icthy/o
A combining form that means ilium is
ili/o
What does 'dermatitis' mean?
inflammation of the skin
Medull/o is the combining form that means
inner region
A combining form that means larynx is ________.
laryng/o
The combining form that means side is ________.
later/o
The combining form that means white is ________.
leuk/o
The combining form pedicul/o means
lice
The combining form phot/o means
light
The combining form that means fat is ________.
lip/o
A combining form that means loin (low back) is ________.
lumb/o
The combining form pulmon/o means ________.
lung
The combining form that means black is ________.
melan/o
The combining form or/o means ________.
mouth
The combining form musclu/o means ________.
muscle
The combining form neur/o means ________.
nerve
The combining form rhin/o means ________.
nose
The combining form seb/o means
oil
What medical term means 'nail biting (or nail eating)'?
onychophagia
Which of the following branches of medicine treats conditions of the eye?
opthalmology
A combining form that means bone is
oste/o
The combining form meaning child or foot is
ped/o
What medical term means 'infestation with lice'?
pediculosis
-al
pertaining to
A combining form that means phalanges is
phalang/o
Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?
procedure
The combining form py/o means
pus
The combining form rotat/o means
revolve
What medical term means 'surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles (face lift)'?
rhytidectomy
The term 'myorrhexis' can be defined as
rupturing or tearing a muscle
A combining form that means sacrum is
sacr/o
A combining form that means crooked is
scoli/o
With the word 'oncychomalacia', if the suffix is -malacia, meaning abnormal softening, what does this word mean?
softening of the nails
The combining form that means above is ________.
super/o
The combining form system/o means
system
Which prefix means fast?
tachy-
All of the following can be a combining form meaning tendon EXCEPT
tender/o
The combining form that means chest is ________.
thorac/o
The combining form hal/o means ________.
to breathe
A combining form consists of a word root and combining vowel.
true
-oma
tumor
With the word 'osteoma', if the suffix is -oma, meaning tumor, what does this word mean?
tumor found in the bone tissue
What does 'chondroma' mean?
tumor that forms in cartilage
The combining form that means urine is ________.
ur/o
The combining form phleb/o means
vein
The combining form that means internal organ is ________.
viscer/o
Which of the following terms means pertaining to internal organs?
visceral
The combining form rhytid/o means
wrinkle
The term 'myelogram' can be defined as
x-ray record of spinal column
A prefix meaning foreign is
xeno-
