Medical Terminology: Suffixes Review
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What does the suffix -itis indicate?

  • Enlargement
  • Softening
  • Tumor
  • Inflammation (correct)

    • What is the meaning of the suffix -malacia?

  • Enlargement
  • Tumor
  • Softening (correct)
  • Inflammation

    • What is the meaning of the suffix -megaly?

  • Softening
  • Tumor
  • Enlargement (correct)
  • Inflammation

    • What does the suffix -oma indicate?

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

    What does the suffix '-metry' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>The act of measuring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the suffix '-algia' in medical terminology?

    <p>Pain in a nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the suffix -osis?

    <p>Abnormal condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix -lith indicate?

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

    What is the meaning of the suffix '-dynia' in medical terminology?

    <p>Pain in the ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the suffix '-cele' in medical terminology?

    <p>Hernia or swelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the instrument used to examine the inside of a hollow organ or cavity?

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

    What is the term for the visual examination of a body cavity or canal using an endoscope?

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

    What is the term for crushing a stone in the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder?

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

    What is the meaning of the suffix -gram?

    <p>Record, writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the radiographic imaging of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium?

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

    What is the meaning of the suffix -graph?

    <p>Instrument for recording</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a surgical procedure for eliminating a stone in the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder?

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

    What is the term for the record of the electrical activity of the heart?

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

    What is the term for the abnormal condition of hardening of an artery?

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

    What is the term for the profuse discharge of blood during menstruation?

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

    What is the term for the abnormal condition of the skin?

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

    What is the term for the abnormal narrowing of an artery?

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

    What is the term for the abnormally frequent discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter from the bowel?

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

    What is the term for the enlargement of the kidney?

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

    What is the term for the spasm or twitching of the eyelid?

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

    What is the term for the twitching of the eyelid?

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

    What is the term for the discharge or flow from the ear?

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

    What is the term for the tumor of the liver?

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

    What is the term for the abnormal formation of an anatomic structure?

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

    What is the term for paralysis of one side of the body?

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

    What is the term for a drooping of the upper eyelid?

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

    What is the term for a loss of a large amount of blood within a short period?

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

    What is the term for a new formation or growth of tissue?

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

    What does the term 'hyperemesis' mean?

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

    What is the meaning of the suffix '-emia'?

    <p>Blood condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'carcinogenesis' mean?

    <p>Transformation of normal cells into cancer cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the term 'cholelithiasis'?

    <p>Abnormal condition of gallstones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix 'carcin/o' mean?

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

    What is the term for a disease of the nerves?

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

    What is the term for an abnormal condition of the skin?

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

    What is the term for a condition of excessive formation of an organ or tissue?

    <p>Hyper dilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for paralysis of one half of the body?

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

    What is the term for twitching of the eyelid?

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

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