Exam 2: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy

Carcinoma is:

Pain along the course of a nerve is called:

Prolapse means :

Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called:

An enzyme that acts on lactose is:

A term that means pertaining to the eye is:

Ear inflammation is termed ________.

The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a:

Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called:

A term that means the opposite of malignant is:

A patient who chooses to have an augmentation mammoplasty is having a(n) _____ procedure.

Partial or total excision of a nerve is called:

Amylolysis is:

The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling is called:

The term cardiologist means :

A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:

The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that produce loss of feeling is:

The medical specialty that studies the nature and cause of disease is:

A 27-year-old new mother who is breastfeeding has an infection which has led to inflammation of the breast. This can be referred to as:

Removal of the tonsils is a(n) _______________.