Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is a key characteristic of a well-constructed question stem?
What is a key characteristic of a well-constructed question stem?
Which of the following best describes the role of distractors in multiple choice questions?
Which of the following best describes the role of distractors in multiple choice questions?
What is an important aspect of creating answer options in a multiple choice question?
What is an important aspect of creating answer options in a multiple choice question?
In constructing questions, when is it appropriate to use a negatively stated stem?
In constructing questions, when is it appropriate to use a negatively stated stem?
Signup and view all the answers
Which of the following options represents a good practice in the formulation of answer choices?
Which of the following options represents a good practice in the formulation of answer choices?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a crucial factor for ensuring that the stem of a question is meaningful on its own?
What is a crucial factor for ensuring that the stem of a question is meaningful on its own?
Signup and view all the answers
Why is it important for options in a multiple choice question to be mutually exclusive?
Why is it important for options in a multiple choice question to be mutually exclusive?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a common misconception students might hold about the correct answer in a multiple choice question?
What is a common misconception students might hold about the correct answer in a multiple choice question?
Signup and view all the answers
What makes it essential to avoid phrases like 'all of the above' in answer choices?
What makes it essential to avoid phrases like 'all of the above' in answer choices?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a significant advantage of providing plausible distractors in multiple choice questions?
What is a significant advantage of providing plausible distractors in multiple choice questions?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Prefixes
- a-: without (e.g., aphasia)
- an-: without (e.g., anoxia)
- anti-: against (e.g., antibiotic)
- auto-: self (e.g., autograft)
- brady-: slow (e.g., bradycardia)
- de-: without (e.g., depigmentation)
- dys-: painful, difficult, abnormal (e.g., dysuria)
Number Prefixes
- bi-: two (e.g., bilateral)
- hemi-: half (e.g., hemiplegia)
- mono-: one (e.g., monoplegia)
- multi-: many (e.g., multigravida)
- nulli-: none (e.g., nulligravida)
- pan-: all (e.g., pansinusitis)
- poly-: many (e.g., polymyositis)
- quadri-: four (e.g., quadriplegia)
- semi-: partial (e.g., semiconscious)
- tetra-: four (e.g., tetraplegia)
- tri-: three (e.g., triceps)
Suffixes (General)
- -algia: pain (e.g., gastralgia)
- -cele: protrusion (e.g., cystocele)
- -cyte: cell (e.g., erythrocyte)
- -dynia: pain (e.g., cardiodynia)
- -ectasis: dilation (e.g., bronchiectasis)
- -gen: that which produces (e.g., pathogen)
- -genic: producing (e.g., carcinogenic)
- -iasis: abnormal condition (e.g., lithiasis)
- -ism: abnormal condition (e.g., hypothyroidism)
- -itis: inflammation (e.g., dermatitis)
- -logist: one who studies (e.g., cardiologist)
- -logy: study of (e.g., cardiology)
- -lytic: destruction (e.g., thrombolytic)
- -malacia: abnormal softening (e.g., chondromalacia)
- -megaly: enlarged, mass (e.g., cardiomegaly)
- -oma: tumor (e.g., carcinoma)
- -opsy: view of condition (e.g., biopsy)
- -osis: abnormal condition (e.g., cyanosis)
- -pathy: disease (e.g., myopathy)
- -plasm: new formation (e.g., neoplasm)
- -plegia: paralysis (e.g., paraplegia)
- -ptosis: dropping (e.g., blepharoptosis)
- -rrhage: excessive flow, abnormal flow (e.g., hemorrhage)
- -rrhagia: abnormal flow (e.g., cystorrhagia)
- -rrhea: discharge (e.g., rhinorrhea)
- -rrhexis: rupture (e.g., hysterorrhexis)
Suffixes (Surgical)
- -centesis: puncture to withdraw fluid (e.g., arthrocentesis)
- -ectomy: surgical removal (e.g., gastrectomy)
- -ostomy: surgically create an opening (e.g., colostomy)
- -otomy: cutting into (e.g., thoracotomy)
- -pexy: surgical fixation (e.g., nephropexy)
- -plasty: surgical repair (e.g., dermatoplasty)
- -rrhaphy: to suture (e.g., myorrhaphy)
- -tome: instrument to cut (e.g., dermatome)
Prefixes (General)
- endo-: within, inner (e.g., endoscope)
- epi-: above (e.g., epigastric)
- extra-: outside of (e.g., extracorporeal)
- hetero-: different (e.g., heterograft)
- homo-: same (e.g., homograft)
- hyper-: excessive (e.g., hypertrophy)
- hypo-: below, insufficient (e.g., hypoglycemia)
- in-: not, inward (e.g., infertile)
- inter-: between (e.g., intervertebral)
- intra-: within (e.g., intravenous)
- macro-: large (e.g., macrotia)
- micro-: small (e.g., microtia)
- neo-: new (e.g., neonatology)
- para-: beside, abnormal, two like parts of a pair (e.g., paranasal)
- per-: through (e.g., percutaneous)
- peri-: around (e.g., pericardial)
- post-: after (e.g., postpartum)
- pre-: before (e.g., preoperative)
- pro-: before (e.g., prolactin)
- pseudo-: false (e.g., pseudocyesis)
- re-: again (e.g., reinfection), backward (e.g., retrograde)
- retro-: backward, behind (e.g., retroperitoneal)
- sub-: under (e.g., subcutaneous)
- super-: above (e.g., superficial)
- tachy-: fast (e.g., tachycardia)
- trans-: across (e.g., transurethral)
- ultra-: beyond (e.g., ultrasound)
- un-: not (e.g., unconscious)
Procedural Suffixes
- -gram: record or picture (e.g., electrocardiogram)
- -graphy: process of recording (e.g., electrocardiography)
- -meter: instrument for measuring (e.g., audiometer)
- -metry: process of measuring (e.g., audiometry)
- -scope: instrument for viewing (e.g., gastroscope)
- -scopic: pertaining to visually examining (e.g., endoscopic)
- -scopy: process of visually examining (e.g., gastroscopy)
Singular and Plural Endings
- Medical terms often originated from Greek and Latin, and singular/plural forms differ from typical English rules.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Test your knowledge on essential medical prefixes and suffixes with this quiz. From 'a-' meaning without to various number prefixes like 'bi-' for two, see how well you know these important terms. Perfect for students in healthcare or anyone interested in medical terminology.
