Question 1

The suffixes -ician and -ist both mean:

Accepted Answer

A)  treatment. 
B)  specialist. 
C)  small version. 
D)  condition. 
A)  treatment. 
B)  specialist. 
C)  small version. 
D)  condition.

Question 2

What is the definition of the suffix -lysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  repair 
B)  separation, breakdown 
C)  recording 
D)  instrument for examining 
A)  repair 
B)  separation, breakdown 
C)  recording 
D)  instrument for examining

Question 3

The combining form nas/o means nose.What does nasal mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  under the nose 
B)  pertaining to the nose 
C)  inside the nose 
D)  blockage of the nose 
A)  under the nose 
B)  pertaining to the nose 
C)  inside the nose 
D)  blockage of the nose

Question 4

If the root ot/o means ear,what is otodynia?

Accepted Answer

A)  a small ear 
B)  an ear infection 
C)  swelling of the ear 
D)  an earache 
A)  a small ear 
B)  an ear infection 
C)  swelling of the ear 
D)  an earache

Question 5

The suffix ________ means destruction,separation,breakdown,loosening,or dissolution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The suffix ________ means destruction,separation,breakdown,loosening,or dissolution....

Question 6

When a person has a kidney stone (lith/o),he may need a lithotripsy.What is the meaning of -tripsy?

Accepted Answer

A)  cutting out 
B)  removing 
C)  dissolving 
D)  crushing 
A)  cutting out 
B)  removing 
C)  dissolving 
D)  crushing

Question 7

The suffix that means disease is________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The suffix that means disease is________....

Question 8

If the combining form cardi/o means heart,what is the best definition for the term cardiograph?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The term presbycusis refers to a decrease of hearing that occurs with aging.What does the suffix -cusis mean in this word?

Accepted Answer

A)  impairment 
B)  hearing 
C)  aging 
D)  occurs 
A)  impairment 
B)  hearing 
C)  aging 
D)  occurs

Question 10

What does the suffix -pnea means?

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep 
B)  pain 
C)  breathing 
D)  fixation 
A)  sleep 
B)  pain 
C)  breathing 
D)  fixation

Question 11

Which of the following suffixes does NOT mean pertaining to?

Accepted Answer

A)  -ac 
B)  -ile 
C)  -ous 
D)  -ion 
A)  -ac 
B)  -ile 
C)  -ous 
D)  -ion

Question 12

What does the suffix in the term basophil mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  immature cell 
B)  deficiency 
C)  attraction, love 
D)  produce, create 
A)  immature cell 
B)  deficiency 
C)  attraction, love 
D)  produce, create

Question 13

The suffix for fear is:

Accepted Answer

A)  -phagia. 
B)  -phasia. 
C)  -phobia. 
D)  -plasia. 
A)  -phagia. 
B)  -phasia. 
C)  -phobia. 
D)  -plasia.

Question 14

What is the correct term for the visual examination of the abdomen (lapar/o)?

Accepted Answer

A)  laparoscope 
B)  laparotomy 
C)  laparoscopy 
D)  laparocele 
A)  laparoscope 
B)  laparotomy 
C)  laparoscopy 
D)  laparocele

Question 15

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

Question 16

In the term cystotomy,the suffix means:

Accepted Answer

A)  remove. 
B)  incision. 
C)  surgical puncture. 
D)  new opening. 
A)  remove. 
B)  incision. 
C)  surgical puncture. 
D)  new opening.

Question 17

The suffix meaning bladder is:

Accepted Answer

A)  -cyst. 
B)  -cyte. 
C)  -blast. 
D)  -betes. 
A)  -cyst. 
B)  -cyte. 
C)  -blast. 
D)  -betes.

Question 18

What is the correct definition of macula?

Accepted Answer

A)  an elevated lesion filled with pus 
B)  a large blister 
C)  a small spot or discolored area of the skin 
D)  an area of scraped skin 
A)  an elevated lesion filled with pus 
B)  a large blister 
C)  a small spot or discolored area of the skin 
D)  an area of scraped skin

Question 19

The suffix -penia means:

Accepted Answer

A)  large. 
B)  deficient. 
C)  sexual. 
D)  pertaining to. 
A)  large. 
B)  deficient. 
C)  sexual. 
D)  pertaining to.

Question 20

The suffix ________ means new opening.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The suffix ________ means new opening....

Exam 2: Suffixes

The suffixes -ician and -ist both mean:

What is the definition of the suffix -lysis?

The combining form nas/o means nose.What does nasal mean?

If the root ot/o means ear,what is otodynia?

The suffix ________ means destruction,separation,breakdown,loosening,or dissolution.

When a person has a kidney stone (lith/o),he may need a lithotripsy.What is the meaning of -tripsy?

The suffix that means disease is________.

If the combining form cardi/o means heart,what is the best definition for the term cardiograph?

The term presbycusis refers to a decrease of hearing that occurs with aging.What does the suffix -cusis mean in this word?

What does the suffix -pnea means?

Which of the following suffixes does NOT mean pertaining to?

What does the suffix in the term basophil mean?

The suffix for fear is:

What is the correct term for the visual examination of the abdomen (lapar/o)?

What does the suffix -rrhea mean?

In the term cystotomy,the suffix means:

The suffix meaning bladder is:

What is the correct definition of macula?

The suffix -penia means:

The suffix ________ means new opening.

Introduction to Medical Terminology

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