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Medical Terminology Suffixes and Prefixes Quiz
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Medical Terminology Suffixes and Prefixes Quiz

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What does the suffix -algia mean?

  • pain (correct)
  • instrument for examining
  • small
  • study of
  • What does the suffix -logy mean?

  • small
  • instrument for examining
  • pain
  • study of (correct)
  • What is the prefix that means urination?

  • dys-
  • brady-
  • hyper-
  • uria- (correct)
  • What does the -ar ending on the term muscular mean?

    <p>pertaining to</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix -scope mean?

    <p>instrument for examining</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix -ole mean?

    <p>small</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix -genesis mean?

    <p>formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What suffix is used to indicate a weight, mark, or record?

    <p>-gram</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does leukorrhea mean if leuko- means 'white'?

    <p>white discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is osteoma defined if oste/o means 'bone'?

    <p>bone tumor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -emesis mean?

    <p>vomiting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of the suffix -oid?

    <p>resemble</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix -cyte mean?

    <p>cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix in myringotomy mean?

    <p>incision</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What suffix is defined as 'to view, examine'?

    <p>-scopy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is rhinoplasty defined as if rhin/o means 'nose'?

    <p>surgical repair of the nose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean to palpate the abdomen?

    <p>examine by touch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an abrasion?

    <p>scraping away by friction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does hypertrophy mean?

    <p>overgrowth of an organ or structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does asymmetrical mean?

    <p>unequal in size or shape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do prefixes sym- & syn- mean?

    <p>together, with</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What prefix means 'no, not, without, or lack of'?

    <p>a-, an-</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If -uria means urination, what does dysuria mean?

    <p>difficult or painful urination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which prefix means 'upon, over, or above'?

    <p>epi-, ep-</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix di- mean?

    <p>two, double</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does sub gastric mean?

    <p>below the stomach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which prefix means 'within, into'?

    <p>intra-</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix ab- in the term abnormal mean?

    <p>away from</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What prefix means 'above, beyond, or excessive'?

    <p>hyper-</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does hemiplegia mean?

    <p>paralysis of half the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which prefix means 'one thousand'?

    <p>milli-</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does prefix poly- mean?

    <p>many</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix brady- mean?

    <p>slow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When an artery is open so blood flows freely, the artery is what?

    <p>patent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a sign in medical terms?

    <p>an observable indicator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does extraocular mean?

    <p>pertaining to the outside of the eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term means 'pertaining to around the heart'?

    <p>pericardial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does arrest mean in medical terms?

    <p>to stop</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is it called when a person is without fever?

    <p>afebrile</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The space inside any tube, such as an artery or needle, is called a?

    <p>lumen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Medical Terminology Suffixes and Prefixes

    • -algia: indicates pain
    • -logy: refers to the study of a subject
    • uria-: denotes urination
    • -ar: means pertaining to
    • -scope: an instrument for examination
    • -ole: signifies something small
    • -genesis: denotes formation
    • -gram: indicates a weight, mark, or record
    • -rrhea: means discharge, e.g., leukorrhea refers to white discharge
    • -oma: represents a tumor, e.g., osteoma refers to a bone tumor
    • -emesis: indicates vomiting
    • -oid: means resembling
    • -cyte: refers to a cell
    • -tomy: indicates an incision, seen in myringotomy
    • -scopy: means to view or examine

    Medical Terms and Definitions

    • Rhinoplasty: surgical repair of the nose; involves -plasty (surgery)
    • Palpating: examining the abdomen by touch
    • Abrasion: scraping away of skin caused by friction
    • Hypertrophy: an overgrowth of an organ or structure
    • Asymmetrical: unequal in size or shape

    Prefixes and Their Meanings

    • sym- & syn-: mean together or with
    • a-, an-: indicate absence or without
    • dys-: denotes difficulty, e.g., dysuria refers to painful urination
    • epi-, ep-: means upon, over, or above
    • di-: signifies two or double
    • sub-: means below, in terms of sub gastric (below the stomach)
    • intra-: indicates within or into
    • ab-: means away from, as in abnormal
    • hyper-: signifies above, beyond, or excessive
    • hemi-: refers to half, e.g., hemiplegia (paralysis of half the body)
    • milli-: means one thousand
    • poly-: indicates many
    • Brady-: signifies slow

    Clinical Terms and Conditions

    • Patent artery: an artery that is open and allows free blood flow
    • Sign: an observable indication that can be seen, heard, measured, or felt during examination
    • Extraocular: pertains to the outside of the eye
    • Pericardial: refers to the area surrounding the heart
    • Arrest: means to stop a process or function
    • Afebrile: indicates a person without fever
    • Lumen: the space inside any tubular structure, like an artery or needle

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