Study guide
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
