Deck 2: Medical Word Elements

Question 1

Which of the following prefixes means inadequate?

A)mal-
B)eu-
C)tox-
D)auto-

Answer 1

mal-

Question 2

Which of the following prefixes means three?

A)quadri-
B)tri-
C)uni-
D)ultra-

Answer 2

tri-

Question 3

Which of the following prefixes is matched with the correct definition?

A)ambi-: against
B)an-: with
C)pan-: without
D)bi-: two

Answer 3

bi-: two

Question 4

Which of the following prefixes means new?

A)para-
B)mal-
C)neo-
D)eu-

Question 5

The suffix -megaly means:

A)measurement.
B)movement.
C)enlargement.
D)nutrition.

Question 6

Which of the following suffixes is matched with the correct definition?

A)-phoria: fear
B)-phobia: feeling
C)-dynia: pain
D)-algia: sound

Question 7

Which of the following suffixes is matched with the correct definition?

A)-paresis: pregnancy
B)-partum: partial
C)-plegia: pleural
D)-pnea: breathing

Question 8

The suffix -logist means:

A)study of.
B)specialist in the study of.
C)measurement.
D)condition.

Question 9

The suffixes -ole and -ule mean:

A)stopping.
B)softening.
C)small.
D)resembling.

Question 10

The suffix -trophy means:

A)crushing.
B)nourishment.
C)process of recording.
D)hardening.

Question 11

The prefixes a-, an-, and in- all mean:

A)both, double.
B)without, not, or absence of.
C)many, much.
D)together, with.

Question 12

The suffix -pexy means:

A)surgical fixation.
B)digestion.
C)slight or partial paralysis.
D)deficiency.

Question 13

Which of the following prefixes is matched with the correct definition?

A)mono-: single
B)multi-: twice
C)a-: with
D)hemi-: whole

Question 14

Which of the following prefixes means all?

A)pan-
B)ambi-
C)multi-
D)micro-

Question 15

Which of the following prefixes is matched with the correct definition?

A)ad-: away
B)exo-: inside
C)dia-: through
D)brady-: fast

Question 16

Which of the following prefixes means bad, painful, or difficult?

A)tox-
B)eu-
C)dys-
D)neo-

Question 17

The suffix -stenosis means:

A)visual examination.
B)drooping, prolapse.
C)narrowing, stricture.
D)stopping.

Question 18

The suffix -phasia means:

A)speech.
B)eating, swallowing.
C)fear.
D)feeling.

Question 19

The term di- means:

A)same, equal.
B)much.
C)through.
D)twice, two, double.

Question 20

Which of the following prefixes is matched with the correct definition?

A)infra-: above
B)pro-: beyond
C)re-: behind, back
D)ultra-: after

Question 21

Which prefix means rapid?

A)brady-
B)poly-
C)tachy-
D)ultra-

Question 22

Which suffix means sensation?

A)-esthesia
B)-phoria
C)-derma
D)-kinesia

Question 23

Which of the following terms is matched with the correct definition?

A)-lysis: flow, discharge
B)-clasis: to form
C)-kinesia: movement
D)-uresis: eating, swallowing

Question 24

Which prefix means between?

A)pre-
B)inter-
C)eso-
D)intra-

Question 25

Which of the following suffixes means vomiting?

A)-clast
B)-emesis
C)-genesis
D)-clasis

Question 26

Which prefix means excessive or above?

A)hyper-
B)super-
C)supra-
D)A, B, and C

Question 27

Which suffix means eating or swallowing?

A)-phasia
B)-pepsia
C)-trophy
D)-phagia

Question 28

Which prefix means above or upon?

A)epi-
B)ecto-
C)ambi-
D)endo-

Question 29

The suffix -ician means:

A)field of medicine.
B)study of.
C)specialist.
D)physician.

Question 30

Which prefix means against or opposite?

A)contra-
B)trans-
C)ad-
D)iso-

Question 31

Which prefix means much?

A)multi-
B)poly-
C)ultra-
D)extra-

Question 32

Which of the following suffixes mean vision EXCEPT:

A)-opsia.
B)-opsis.
C)-opitis.
D)-opsy.

Question 33

The prefix auto- means:

A)self.
B)bad.
C)new.
D)normal.

Question 34

Which prefix means deficiency?

A)micro-
B)oligo-
C)semi-
D)mal-

Question 35

All of the following prefixes mean in, within, or inner EXCEPT:

A)con-.
B)en-.
C)in-.
D)intra-.

Question 36

Which prefix means around?

A)peri-
B)supra-
C)dia-
D)circum-

Question 37

Which of the following suffixes is matched with the correct definition?

A)-pexy: surgical repair
B)-tripsy: crushing
C)-graphy: suturing
D)-scopy: process of recording

Question 38

All of the following prefixes mean below or beneath EXCEPT:

A)sub-.
B)infra-.
C)retro-.
D)hypo-.

Question 39

Which suffix means surgical repair?

A)-tomy
B)-plasty
C)-pexy
D)-ectomy

Question 40

Which of the following suffixes is matched with the correct definition?

A)-iasis: illusion
B)-necrosis: tissue death
C)-oma: hernia
D)-oxia: water

Question 41

Write the meaning of the abbreviation on the line.
Hx ___________________________

Question 42

Which suffix means to break?

A)-lith
B)-edema
C)-stasis
D)-clasis

Question 43

Write the meaning of the abbreviation on the line.
Dx ___________________________

Question 44

Write the meaning of the abbreviation on the line.
/ ___________________________

Question 45

Which suffix means mouth-like opening?

A)-cele
B)-phonia
C)-stomy
D)-emesis

Question 46

Write the meaning of the abbreviation on the line.
DNR ___________________________

Question 47

Which suffix means disease?

A)-emia
B)-itis
C)-osis
D)-pathy

Question 48

Which suffix means destruction?

A)-lysis
B)-stasis
C)-necrosis
D)-ptosis

Question 49

Write the meaning of the abbreviation on the line.
NPO ___________________________

Question 50

Which suffix means softening?

A)-malacia
B)-rrhagia
C)-megaly
D)-ectasis

Question 51

Which suffix means narrowing or stricture?

A)-sclerosis
B)-stenosis
C)-spasm
D)-salpinx

Question 52

Write the meaning of the abbreviation on the line.

- $\Delta$ ___________________________

Question 53

Which suffix means recording instrument?

A)-graph
B)-meter
C)-scope
D)-tome

Question 54

Write the meaning of the abbreviation on the line.
re: ___________________________