Question 1

If hemi- means half,then hemiplegia means :

Accepted Answer

A) half closed. 
B) separated in half. 
C) half removed. 
D) half paralyzed. 
A) half closed. 
B) separated in half. 
C) half removed. 
D) half paralyzed.

Question 2

The suffix for rupture is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The suffix for rupture is ________....

Question 3

What term literally means "a little belly"?

Accepted Answer

A) auricle 
B) ventricle 
C) gastrole 
D) abdominole 
A) auricle 
B) ventricle 
C) gastrole 
D) abdominole

Question 4

What suffix means softening?

Accepted Answer

A) -mnesia 
B) -malacia 
C) -plasia 
D) -rrhexis 
A) -mnesia 
B) -malacia 
C) -plasia 
D) -rrhexis

Question 5

The suffix for madness is -mania.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which suffix means paralysis?

Accepted Answer

A) -rrhea 
B) -lysis 
C) -penia 
D) -plegia 
A) -rrhea 
B) -lysis 
C) -penia 
D) -plegia

Question 7

What is the best definition for the term cardiograph?

Accepted Answer

A) a recording of the heart beat 
B) the instrument for recording the heart beat 
C) heart technologist 
D) the action of taking a heart recording 
A) a recording of the heart beat 
B) the instrument for recording the heart beat 
C) heart technologist 
D) the action of taking a heart recording

Question 8

Divide and label the medical term gynecoid into its fundamental elements.Give the meaning.

Accepted Answer

gynec-oid
  R &emsp;      S
Th

Question 9

Divide and label the medical term cyanotic into its fundamental elements.Give the meaning.

Accepted Answer

cyan/o/-tic  
 CF	&emsp; 	S
Th

Question 10

When a suffix is added to a word,it:

Accepted Answer

A) makes it plural. 
B) changes the meaning of the word. 
C) reverses the meaning of the word. 
D) always makes the word a noun. 
A) makes it plural. 
B) changes the meaning of the word. 
C) reverses the meaning of the word. 
D) always makes the word a noun.

Question 11

The suffix for breathing is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The suffix for breathing is ________....

Question 12

In the term cyanotic,the suffix means :

Accepted Answer

A) treatment. 
B) condition. 
C) pertaining to. 
D) inflammation. 
A) treatment. 
B) condition. 
C) pertaining to. 
D) inflammation.

Question 13

Which suffix means pertaining to?

Accepted Answer

A) -ac 
B) -ile 
C) -ous 
D) all of the above 
A) -ac 
B) -ile 
C) -ous 
D) all of the above

Question 14

The suffix -lepsy means seizure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The suffix for vomiting is:

Accepted Answer

A) -ectasis. 
B) -emesis. 
C) -staxis. 
D) -ptosis. 
A) -ectasis. 
B) -emesis. 
C) -staxis. 
D) -ptosis.

Question 16

In the term alcoholism,the suffix means :

Accepted Answer

A) process. 
B) inflammation. 
C) pertaining to. 
D) condition. 
A) process. 
B) inflammation. 
C) pertaining to. 
D) condition.

Question 17

The suffix -lexia means ________,word,or phrase.

Accepted Answer

A) thirst 
B) forming 
C) diction 
D) condition 
A) thirst 
B) forming 
C) diction 
D) condition

Question 18

If -scopy is added to cyst/o (bladder),what does cystoscopy mean?

Accepted Answer

A) to separate the bladder 
B) to remove the bladder 
C) to repair the bladder 
D) to view the bladder 
A) to separate the bladder 
B) to remove the bladder 
C) to repair the bladder 
D) to view the bladder

Question 19

Integument means a covering.The term integumentary (integument + -ary) means :

Accepted Answer

A) to make a covering. 
B) pertaining to a covering. 
C) the process of covering. 
D) to resemble a covering. 
A) to make a covering. 
B) pertaining to a covering. 
C) the process of covering. 
D) to resemble a covering.

Question 20

What does the suffix -rrhea mean?

Accepted Answer

A) flow,discharge 
B) rupture 
C) stopping 
D) bursting forth 
A) flow,discharge 
B) rupture 
C) stopping 
D) bursting forth

Exam 2: Suffixes

If hemi- means half,then hemiplegia means :

The suffix for rupture is ________.

What term literally means "a little belly"?

What suffix means softening?

The suffix for madness is -mania.

Which suffix means paralysis?

What is the best definition for the term cardiograph?

Divide and label the medical term gynecoid into its fundamental elements.Give the meaning.

Divide and label the medical term cyanotic into its fundamental elements.Give the meaning.

When a suffix is added to a word,it:

The suffix for breathing is ________.

In the term cyanotic,the suffix means :

Which suffix means pertaining to?

The suffix -lepsy means seizure.

The suffix for vomiting is:

In the term alcoholism,the suffix means :

The suffix -lexia means ________,word,or phrase.

If -scopy is added to cyst/o (bladder),what does cystoscopy mean?

Integument means a covering.The term integumentary (integument + -ary) means :

What does the suffix -rrhea mean?

Introduction to Medical Terminology

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Organization of the Body

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