RAD 105 Prefix & Suffix
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
