Deck 2: Suffixes

Question 1

If hemi- means half,then hemiplegia means:

A) half expanded.
B) separated in half.
C) half removed.
D) half paralyzed.

Answer 1

half paralyzed.

Question 2

When a person has an organ that grows too large,it is called organ hypertrophy.The suffix -trophy means nourishment or ________.

A) growth
B) formation
C) expansion
D) development

Answer 2

development

Question 3

In the terms homicide and spermicide,the suffix -cide means:

A) to separate.
B) to kill.
C) action.
D) having a particular quality.

Answer 3

to kill.

Question 4

When a suffix is added to a word,it:

A) makes the word plural.
B) changes the meaning of the word.
C) results in the opposite of the word.
D) always makes the word a noun.

Question 5

Integument means a covering.The term integumentary (integument + -ary)means:

A) to make a covering.
B) pertaining to a covering.
C) the process of covering.
D) to resemble a covering.

Question 6

If cardi/o means heart,what is a cardiomegaly?

A) an enlarged heart
B) a diseased heart
C) a failing heart
D) a heart attack

Question 7

Women over 40 should have mammography once every two years.If mamm/o is breast,what do they need?

A) a physical examination of the breast
B) a recording or x-ray of the breast
C) a visual examination of the breast
D) a biopsy of breast tissue

Question 8

The suffixes -al,-ary,-ic,and -ous all mean:

A) a small version.
B) a treatment.
C) pertaining to.
D) condition.

Question 9

Which group of grammatical suffixes includes suffixes that mean pertaining to?

A) adjective suffixes
B) diminutive suffixes
C) noun suffixes
D) general suffixes

Question 10

Diminutive suffixes are those that mean:

A) large.
B) many.
C) small.
D) condition.

Question 11

If the suffix -scopy is added to the combining form cyst/o (bladder),what does cystoscopy mean?

A) To separate the bladder
B) To remove the bladder
C) To repair the bladder
D) To view the bladder

Question 12

Many science fiction movies feature androids.If the word root andr means man,what is the meaning of android?

A) resembling a man
B) a small man
C) a super man
D) an indestructible man

Question 13

The suffixes -ician and -ist both mean:

A) treatment.
B) specialist.
C) small version.
D) condition.

Question 14

In which of the following words was the combining vowel dropped?

A) hematocrit
B) osteoblast
C) basophil
D) hematuria

Question 15

Many people only go to the dentist when they have dentalgia,which is a:

A) cavity.
B) broken tooth.
C) toothache.
D) loose tooth.

Question 16

What is the correct term for the visual examination of the abdomen (lapar/o)?

A) laparoscope
B) laparotomy
C) laparoscopy
D) laparocele

Question 17

The combining form nas/o means nose.What does nasal mean?

A) under the nose
B) pertaining to the nose
C) inside the nose
D) blockage of the nose

Question 18

When a person has a kidney stone (lith/o),he may need a lithotripsy.What is the meaning of -tripsy?

A) cutting out
B) removing
C) dissolving
D) crushing

Question 19

When adding a suffix that begins with a vowel to a root:

A) the combining vowel of the root is dropped.
B) the combining vowel is kept.
C) the beginning vowel of the suffix is dropped.
D) a combining consonant is added to the combining vowel.

Question 20

Poly- is a prefix meaning much or many.What is the meaning of polydipsia?

A) much dripping
B) much thirst
C) much drinking
D) much vomiting

Question 21

Which of the following terms means pertaining to a state of alertness?

A) comatose
B) arousal
C) grandiose
D) exogenous

Question 22

Bursitis is ________ of a bursa.

A) removal
B) cancer
C) inflammation
D) rupture

Question 23

If the combining form gynec/o means female,what does the term gynecology mean?

A) the study of the female
B) a physician who specializes in female conditions
C) the diseases affecting females
D) a normal change in the female body

Question 24

Aspirin and Tylenol are analgesics.What does the suffix -algesia mean?

A) destroy
B) without
C) condition of pain
D) medication

Question 25

If the combining form neur/o means nerve,then what is a neurocyte?

A) a nerve impulse
B) a nerve sac
C) a nerve point
D) a nerve cell

Question 26

If pyr/o means fire,what is the actual definition of pyromania?

A) person starting fires
B) firebug
C) madness for fire
D) lover of fires

Question 27

Which of the following is the best definition for gynecoid?

A) Resembling a male
B) Resembling a female
C) Resembling a child
D) Resembling a twin

Question 28

The suffix meaning bladder is:

A) -cyst.
B) -cyte.
C) -blast.
D) -betes.

Question 29

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word that means a small lesion of the skin that is filled with pus?

A) pustole
B) pustiole
C) pusteole
D) pustule

Question 30

An evaluation of skin turgor is an assessment of the skin's:

A) thickness.
B) color.
C) thinness.
D) resiliency.

Question 31

In the term abrasion,what does the suffix -ion mean?

A) process
B) condition
C) statement
D) injury

Question 32

The suffix -er means both relating to and:

A) action.
B) pertaining to.
C) nature.
D) one who.

Question 33

Which of the following terms literally means "little belly"?

A) splenectomy
B) ventricle
C) gastric
D) laproscopy

Question 34

What is the meaning of the suffix -kinesis?

A) kill
B) motion
C) discharge
D) distract

Question 35

Which of the following suffixes means vomiting?

A) -ectasis
B) -emesis
C) -staxis
D) -ptosis

Question 36

Which of the following terms does NOT contain a suffix that means pertaining to?

A) decubitus
B) alopecia
C) anterior
D) edematous

Question 37

The suffix -lexia means ________,word,or phrase.

A) speech
B) thought
C) diction
D) idea

Question 38

In the term muscular,the suffix -ar means:

A) pertaining to.
B) small.
C) treatment.
D) large.

Question 39

What suffix should be added to the root ster to make a word that means resembling a solid substance?

A) -oid
B) -al
C) -ose
D) -osis

Question 40

If the combining form cardi/o means heart,what is the best definition for the term cardiograph?

A) a recording of the heart beat
B) an instrument for recording the heart beat
C) the technologist who makes a heart recording
D) the action of taking a heart recording

Question 41

What does the suffix -rrhea mean?

A) flow, discharge
B) rupture
C) stopping
D) bursting forth

Question 42

To word palpate means to:

A) attract.
B) produce.
C) be invaded with microorganisms.
D) examine by touch or to feel.

Question 43

The suffix that means weakness is:

A) -dynia.
B) -itis.
C) -asthenia.
D) -lepsy.

Question 44

What is the correct definition of macula?

A) an elevated lesion filled with pus
B) a large blister
C) a small spot or discolored area of the skin
D) an area of scraped skin

Question 45

If the root muscul means muscle,what is the literal meaning of muscular?

A) large muscles
B) developed muscles
C) pertaining to muscles
D) tightened muscles

Question 46

If the root ot/o means ear,what is otodynia?

A) a small ear
B) an ear infection
C) swelling of the ear
D) an earache

Question 47

The suffix in the term infection means:

A) pertaining to.
B) condition.
C) process.
D) resemble.

Question 48

What is the suffix in the term obstetrician?

A) -an
B) -ian
C) -cian
D) -ician

Question 49

What is the medical term for pertaining to the nose and lip?

A) rhinolipia
B) nasolabial
C) labionasal
D) nasolipar

Question 50

What suffix means softening?

A) -mnesia
B) -malacia
C) -plasia
D) -rrhexis

Question 51

Which of the following suffixes does NOT mean pertaining to?

A) -ac
B) -ile
C) -ous
D) -ion

Question 52

The term cystocele means:

A) swelling of a cell.
B) shrinking of a cell.
C) hernia of the bladder.
D) bladder injury.

Question 53

What does the suffix -pnea means?

A) sleep
B) pain
C) breathing
D) fixation

Question 54

When giving the definition of a medical term,which part of the word is typically defined first?

A) Prefix
B) Suffix
C) Combining form
D) Root

Question 55

What does the suffix -ectasis mean?

A) dilation
B) constriction
C) formation
D) softening

Question 56

The suffix for fear is:

A) -phagia.
B) -phasia.
C) -phobia.
D) -plasia.

Question 57

What does the suffix -blast mean?

A) destroy
B) immature cell
C) build
D) new

Question 58

Which of the following words is misspelled word?

A) anesthetize
B) arousal
C) asymetrical
D) abrasion

Question 59

Which of the following suffixes means condition?

A) -esis
B) -us
C) -tic
D) -ole

Question 60

Which of the following suffixes means paralysis?

A) -rrhea
B) -lysis
C) -penia
D) -plegia

Question 61

The suffix ________ means motion.

Question 62

What is the definition of the suffix -rrhexis?

A) repair
B) flow
C) rupture
D) paralysis

Question 63

What is the meaning of the suffix in the term rhinorrhea?

A) burst forth
B) rupture
C) flow
D) resemble

Question 64

The term presbycusis refers to a decrease of hearing that occurs with aging.What does the suffix -cusis mean in this word?

A) impairment
B) hearing
C) aging
D) occurs

Question 65

The suffix meaning bladder or sac is ________.

Question 66

What does the suffix in the term hemoptysis mean?

A) spitting
B) drooping
C) flow
D) tension

Question 67

What does the suffix in the term basophil mean?

A) immature cell
B) deficiency
C) attraction, love
D) produce, create

Question 68

The suffix -penia means:

A) large.
B) deficient.
C) sexual.
D) pertaining to.

Question 69

What is the definition of the suffix -lysis?

A) repair
B) separation, breakdown
C) recording
D) instrument for examining

Question 70

The suffix -genesis means:

A) writing.
B) condition.
C) formation.
D) fixation.

Question 71

The suffix -phasia means:

A) formation.
B) to eat.
C) to speak.
D) paralysis.

Question 72

In the term cystotomy,the suffix means:

A) remove.
B) incision.
C) surgical puncture.
D) new opening.

Question 73

The suffix ________ means treatment.

Question 74

The suffix for urination or condition of urine is ________.

Question 75

The suffix meaning the study of is ________.

Question 76

The suffix in the term bronchiole means:

A) small.
B) dilated.
C) constricted.
D) many.

Question 77

What does the suffix in the term osteoclasis mean?

A) surgical puncture
B) removal of
C) incision into
D) a break

Question 78

In the term cyanotic,the suffix means:

A) treatment.
B) condition.
C) pertaining to.
D) inflammation.

Question 79

What is the meaning of the suffix in the term alcoholism?

A) process
B) inflammation
C) pertaining to
D) condition

Question 80

What does the suffix -oma mean?

A) resembling
B) inflammation
C) mind
D) tumor