Question 1

Which statement is NOT true about suffixes?

Accepted Answer

A)  A suffix is a group of letters
B)  A suffix can have more than one meaning
C)  A suffix can appear anywhere in the term
D)  An occasional medical term can have two suffixes
E)  If a suffix starts with a vowel, no combining vowel is needed

Question 2

The medical term that means structure around the heart is __________________.

Accepted Answer

pericardium
Explanation: Peri-...

Question 3

An abdomino/___________ will be performed if there is too much fluid within the abdomen.

Accepted Answer

-centesis
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Question 4

Which of the following terms has a suffix that means surgical fixation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arthroplasty
B)  Arthroscopy
C)  Arthralgia
D)  Arthromegaly
E)  Arthrodesis

Question 5

Which of the two prefixes are opposites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epi- and endo-
B)  Anti- and bi-
C)  Hyper- and hypo-
D)  An- and con-
E)  Pre- and pro-

Question 6

Arthropathy would be a disease of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Arteries
B)  Skin
C)  Stomach
D)  Joints
E)  Blood vessels

Question 7

A suffix that is added to a root or combining form that produces a medical term that describes a symptom or sign of a disease process is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pathological suffixes
B)  Adjectival suffixes
C)  Noun suffixes
D)  Surgical suffixes
E)  Diagnostic suffixes

Question 8

This type of suffix maintains the root or combining form as a noun:

Accepted Answer

A)  Noun suffixes
B)  Pathological suffixes
C)  Surgical suffixes
D)  Adjectival suffixes
E)  Diagnostic suffixes

Question 9

Rapid heart rate is ___________________.

Accepted Answer

tachycardia
Explanation: The p...

Question 10

If pericardium means structure around the heart, periosteum means ______________.

Accepted Answer

around the bone
Explanation: T...

Question 11

Which of the following terms has a prefix that means below?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perigastric
B)  Endogastric
C)  Anagastric
D)  Epigastric
E)  Hypogastric

Question 12

Which of the following medical terms uses a prefix?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gastrectomy
B)  Endocarditis
C)  Gastroenterologist
D)  Neurologist
E)  Arthroplasty

Question 13

Term for heart disease is ________________.

Accepted Answer

Cardiopathy
Explanat...

Question 14

An inflammation of the stomach is gastr___________.

Accepted Answer

it is
Explanation: -itis is th...

Question 15

If rhino means nose, what would a surgical repair of a broken nose be called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhinodesis
B)  Rhinoscopy
C)  Rhinoplasty
D)  Rhinopexy
E)  Rhinitis

Question 16

The prefixes hypo-, ante-, inter-, and peri- are all this type of prefix:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prefixes of position
B)  Prefixes of number and measurement
C)  Prefixes of direction
D)  Prefixes of nomenclature
E)  Prefixes of systems

Question 17

The term meaning inflammation of the stomach is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Arthroscopy
B)  Dermatitis
C)  Cardiologist
D)  Gastritis
E)  Gastric

Question 18

The suffix -stenosis means __________________.

Accepted Answer

narrowing
...

Question 19

In the term hematoma, the suffix is:

Accepted Answer

A)  hemat-
B)  hemat/o
C)  -oma
D)  -toma
E)  -ma

Question 20

Epidermis would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Above the skin
B)  Below the skin
C)  Within the skin
D)  Outside the skin
E)  Around the skin

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Rapid heart rate is ___________________.

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If pericardium means structure around the heart, periosteum means ______________.

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An abdomino/___________ will be performed if there is too much fluid within the abdomen.

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A suffix that is added to a root or combining form that produces a medical term that describes a symptom or sign of a disease process is:

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Which of the two prefixes are opposites?

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The prefixes hypo-, ante-, inter-, and peri- are all this type of prefix:

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Which of the following medical terms uses a prefix?

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Arthropathy would be a disease of:

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Epidermis would be:

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The medical term that means structure around the heart is __________________.

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Which statement is NOT true about suffixes?

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Which of the following terms has a prefix that means below?

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Which of the following terms has a suffix that means surgical fixation?

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The term meaning inflammation of the stomach is:

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Term for heart disease is ________________.

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In the term hematoma, the suffix is:

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An inflammation of the stomach is gastr___________.

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This type of suffix maintains the root or combining form as a noun:

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If rhino means nose, what would a surgical repair of a broken nose be called?

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The suffix -stenosis means __________________.

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