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The suffixes -ician and -ist both mean:


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

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In the term cystotomy,the suffix means:


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

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


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

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What does the suffix -pnea means?


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

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The suffix that means disease is________.

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What does the suffix in the term basophil mean?


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

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What does the suffix -rrhea mean?


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

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


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

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The suffix for fear is:


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

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Which of the following suffixes does NOT mean pertaining to?


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

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What is the correct definition of macula?


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

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The suffix ________ means new opening.

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


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

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

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The suffix -penia means:


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

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What is the definition of the suffix -lysis?


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

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


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

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The suffix meaning bladder is:


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

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


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

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


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

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