Deck 1: Ready, Set, Go

Question 1

The suffix ____ means "urinary condition" or "urine."

A) -osis
B) -rrhea
C) -rrhagia
D) -uria

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Underline the roots in the following words. hepatomegaly gastrointestinal gastroenteropathy hepatitis osteomalacia

Answer 2

hepat omegaly gastr o intestin al gastr o enter opathy hepat itis oste omalacia

Question 3

The suffix ____ means "structure."

A) -gram
B) -pexy
C) -um
D) -lysis

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The prefix ____ means "good, easy, or normal."

A) olig-
B) a-, an-
C) poly-
D) eu-

Question 5

In the word gastr/itis , the element "itis" is the ____________________.

Question 6

In the word leuk/o/cyt/o/penia , the element "leuk" is the ____________________.

Question 7

When a medical term sounds like the letter ____________________, it may begin with the letters c , ch , or qu .

Question 8

Using the following word parts, write medical terms. end/o (within) + gastr/o (stomach) + -ic (pertaining to) = dys- (difficulty) + -uria (urinating) = enter/o (small intestine) + -pathy (disease) = peri- (surrounding) + card/I (heart) + -um (structure) = inter- (between) + cost/o (ribs) + -al (pertaining to) =

Question 9

The suffix ____ means "to surgically remove."

A) -ectomy
B) -scope
C) -scopy
D) -graphy

Question 11

The prefix ____ means "under."

A) sub-
B) super-
C) supra-
D) eu-

Question 12

Underline the suffixes in the following words. hepatomegaly gastrointestinal hepatitis osteomalacia

Question 13

In the word leuk/o/cyt/o/penia , the element "leuk/o" is the ____________________ __________.

Question 14

In the word gastr/ectomy , the element "gastr/o" is considered the __________ __________.

Question 15

The suffix ____ means "to surgically stabilize."

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

Question 16

The prefix ____ means "between," while the prefix ____means "within."

A) pre-; post-
B) endo-; exo-
C) hyper-; hypo-
D) inter-; intra-

Question 17

The prefix ____ means "toward the midline."

A) ad-
B) ab-
C) ex-
D) endo-

Question 18

In the word gastr/ic , the element "ic" is the ____________________.

Question 19

The prefix ____ means "externally."

A) oligo-
B) a-
C) exo-
D) eu-

Question 20

The proper pronunication of the prefix "meta" is:

A) MEHT-ah
B) MEET-uh
C) MUHT-uh
D) may-ET-uh

Question 21

A condition of blue discoloration is:

A) cyanosis
B) albinism
C) errythema
D) jaundice

Question 22

A prefix meaning elevated is ____, while a prefix meaning depressed is ____.

A) endo-; ecto-
B) inter-; intra-
C) hyper-; hypo-
D) sub-; supra-

Question 23

The suffix for treatment with chemical substances or drugs is:

A) -scopy
B) -therapy
C) -graph
D) -graphy

Question 24

In the word gastroenteritis, what is the combining vowel?

A) a
B) e
C) i
D) o

Question 25

The analysis of medical terms should start with which of the following word elements?

A) root
B) suffix
C) prefix
D) combining vowel