Ultimate
Which suffix means hernia or protrusion?
-cele
Which suffix means "thirst"?
-dipsia
Which suffix is misspelled?
-ektomy
Which suffix does NOT mean "small"?
-ia
Which suffix means "abnormal condition"?
-iasis
Which suffix means "medical specialty"?
-iatric
Which suffix means "instrument for measuring"?
-meter
Which suffix means "tumor or mass"?
-oma
Which suffix means "view of"?
-opsy
Which suffix means "attracted to"?
-phil
Which suffix means "porous"?
-porosis
Which suffix means "bursting forth"?
-rrhagia
Which suffix means "suture"?
-rrhaphy
Which suffix means "condition of the urine"?
-uria
Which of the following statements regarding combining vowels is true?
A combining vowel is placed between two word roots
Which of the following answers is an example of an eponym?
Alzeimher disease
Which of the following is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?
Combining Form
Which of the following is NOT one of the common types of medical terms?
French words
Which of the following statements regarding suffixes is NOT true?
Not all medical terms contain a suffix.
Which of the following statements regarding prefixes is NOT true?
Prefixes indicate surgical procedures
Which prefix means "without"?
a-
The prefix dys- means:
abnormal
The prefix epi- means:
above
the prefix trans means
across, or through
Which prefix means "without"?
an-
Which prefix means "before"?
ante
The ventral side of the body could also be described as the ________ side of the body.
anterior
Which of the following prefixes does NOT indicate a time?
anti
69. Which of the following prefixes means "self"?
auto
The prefix infra- means:
below or under
Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the prefix hypo-?
below, insufficient, less than normal
In which situation is a combining vowel never used?
between prefix and word root
The suffix -partum means:
birth, labor
Which prefix means "two"?
both di and bi
Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?
carcen/o
Which combining form means "heart"?
cardi/o
The opposite direction from cephalic is:
caudal
Which direction term means "toward the tail"?
caudal
The neck is the ______________ region of the body.
cervical
A cut along the frontal plane produces a ______________ section.
coronal
Which sectional view of the body is produced by a slice perpendicular to the long axis?
cross-section
The suffix -lysis means:
destruction
Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?
diagnostic procedure
Which prefix is misspelled?
dis-
Which of the following is NOT information frequently referred to by word roots?
diseases
Which direction term means "farther away from the beginning of a structure"?
distal
When reading an unfamiliar medical term, the first step in analyzing the term is to:
divide the term into its word parts
Which term means "pertaining to the back side of the body"?
dorsal
In making a term that ends in -um plural, you should:
drop the -um and add an -a
If a word ends in -us, make it plural by:
dropping -us and adding -i
Which prefix does NOT mean "without"?
dys
The suffix -megaly means:
enlarged
Which prefix means "above or upon"?
epi-
The prefix ultra- means:
excess
The suffix -phobia means:
fear
The suffix -poiesis means:
formation
Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?
frontal
Which plane is a vertical plane?
frontal and sagittal
Which combining form means "stomach"?
gastr/o
The combining form cephal/o means:
head
Which directional term means "below another structure"?
inferior
Which prefix does NOT mean "beneath, below, or under"?
instra
The suffix -spasm means:
involuntary contraction of a muscle
Which suffix means "inflammation"?
itis
Which direction term is the opposite of medial?
lateral
Which sectional view of the body is produced by a lengthwise slice along the long axis of a structure?
longitudinal structure
The suffix -kinesia means:
movement
Which of the following prefixes does NOT indicate a direction?
neo
The prefix neo- means:
new
The prefix eu- means:
normal, good
The prefix mono- means:
one
The suffix -er means:
one who
Which of the following is NOT part of the anatomical position?
palms facing backward
Which of the following prefixes does NOT mean a specific number?
pan
Which of the following prefixes means "all"?
pan
Which prefix means "around or near"?
peri-
The suffix -al means:
pertaining to
Which prefix means "many"?
poly-
Which direction term is the opposite of anterior?
posterior
Which direction term refers to the back side of the body?
posterior
Which of the following prefixes does NOT mean many?
primi
Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?
procedure
Which direction term means "lying face down"?
prone
Which direction term is the opposite of distal?
proximal
The suffix -gram means:
record
Which combining form means "nose"?
rhin/o
Which plane divides the body into left and right portions?
sagittal
The prefix brady- means
slow
The suffix -ule means:
small
Which direction term means "toward the surface of the body"?
superficial
Which directional term means "above another structure"?
superior
The opposite direction from prone is:
supine
The suffix -ostomy means:
surgically create an opening
The suffix -edema means:
swelling
A prefix may be used to indicate:
time, direction, body position
Which plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?
transverse
Which plane is the only horizontal plane?
transverse
Which direction term specifically refers to the belly-side of the body?
ventral
The prefix de- means:
without
Which medical terminology word part provides the essential meaning of the word?
word root