Deck 2: Suffixes

Question 1

The suffix -malacia means:

A) expansion.
B) bone.
C) swelling.
D) softening.
E) formation.

Answer 1

softening.

Question 2

What is the plural form of fornix?

A) Forniae
B) Fornima
C) Fornum
D) Fornices
E) Fornia

Answer 2

Fornices

Question 3

Which suffix means separation;destruction;loosening?

A) -cele
B) -ptosis
C) -lysis
D) -rrhexis
E) -poiesis

Answer 3

-lysis

Question 4

The suffix -penia means:

A) decrease,deficiency.
B) fixation.
C) prolapse.
D) production.
E) pain.

Question 5

Which suffix means pain?

A) -algia
B) -emesis
C) -plasia
D) -ectasis
E) -poiesis

Question 6

The suffix -trophy means:

A) paralysis.
B) displacement.
C) stricture.
D) development,nourishment.
E) accomplishment.

Question 7

What is the adjective form of axilla?

A) Axillar
B) Axillary
C) Axilliac
D) Axillae
E) Axillic

Question 8

The suffix -cele means:

A) suture.
B) to break.
C) dilation.
D) puncture.
E) hernia,swelling.

Question 9

Which suffix means binding,fixation (of a bone or joint)?

A) -plasty
B) -pexy
C) -desis
D) -centesis
E) -tomy

Question 10

What is the plural form of radius?

A) Radii
B) Radium
C) Radiae
D) Radious
E) Radial

Question 11

The suffix -megaly means:

A) decrease.
B) enlargement.
C) stricture.
D) separation.
E) softening.

Question 12

The suffix -edema means:

A) vomiting.
B) softening.
C) condition.
D) swelling.
E) tumor.

Question 13

What is the plural form of nucleus?

A) Nuclear
B) Nucleolus
C) Nuclei
D) Nucleic
E) Nucleii

Question 14

Which suffix means crushing?

A) -pexy
B) -tripsy
C) -plexy
D) -centesis
E) -poiesis

Question 15

Which suffix means surgical puncture?

A) -plasty
B) -desis
C) -ectasis
D) -clasis
E) -centesis

Question 16

Which suffix means suture?

A) -rrhapy
B) -centesis
C) -rrhagia
D) -rrhaphy
E) -rrhexis

Question 17

The suffix -iatry means:

A) disease.
B) pertaining to.
C) specialist.
D) study of.
E) medicine;treatment.

Question 18

To change words ending in y from a singular form to a plural form:

A) retain the y and add es.
B) drop the y and add es.
C) drop the y and add i.
D) retain the y and add s.
E) drop the y and add ies.

Question 19

The suffix -ism means:

A) small.
B) specialist.
C) condition.
D) pertaining to.
E) treatment.

Question 20

The word leukemia is a(n):

A) adverb.
B) verb.
C) noun.
D) adjective.
E) pronoun.

Question 21

What is the plural form of lumen?

A) Lumena
B) Lumenae
C) Luminata
D) Lumina
E) Luminal

Question 22

Brady- means slow.The word for slow speaking is:

A) bradyphasia.
B) bradyphagia.
C) bradycardia.
D) bradypnea.
E) bradylexia.

Question 23

Neur/o means nerve or nerve cells.The word for tumor of nerve cells is:

A) neur/o/lysis.
B) neur/o/logy.
C) neur/oma.
D) neur/itis.
E) neur/algia.

Question 24

Which word is a diminutive word?

A) Nucleus
B) Atom
C) Micron
D) Venule
E) Microtic

Question 25

Phleb/o means vein.The word for narrowing of a vein is:

A) phlebodesis.
B) phlebostenosis.
C) phlebotaxia.
D) phlebectasis.
E) phlebotripsy.

Question 26

Arteri/o means artery.The word that means rupture of an artery is:

A) arteriolith.
B) arteriostenosis.
C) arteriorrhexis.
D) arteriorrhaphy.
E) arteriomalacia.

Question 27

Which word is an adjective?

A) Coronary
B) Bile
C) Lung
D) Tooth
E) Kidney

Question 28

Arthr/o means joint.The word that means visual examination of a joint is:

A) arthroscopy.
B) arthopexy.
C) arthrocentesis.
D) arthoscopy.
E) arthroscope.

Question 29

Hyper- means excessive.The word that means excessive vomiting is:

A) hypercalcemia.
B) hyperalgia.
C) hyperemesis.
D) hypervolumia.
E) hyperesthesia.

Question 30

Which word is an adjective?

A) Pneumonia
B) Alcoholism
C) Psychologist
D) Psychiatry
E) Acoustic

Question 31

Hepat/o means liver.The word for enlargement of the liver is:

A) hepat/oma.
B) hepat/o/megaly.
C) mega/hepat/ic.
D) macro/hepat/oma.
E) hepat/o/cele.

Question 32

The plural form of calcaneum is:

A) calcaniae.
B) calcaneus.
C) calcaneal.
D) calcanea.
E) calcania.

Question 33

Pelv/i means pelvis.The word that means instrument for measuring the pelvis is:

A) pelviscope.
B) pelvimetry.
C) pelvitomer.
D) pelvimeter.
E) pelvometer.

Question 34

The word mucous is a(n):

A) adjective.
B) adverb.
C) noun.
D) plural form.
E) singular form.

Question 35

Which word is a noun?

A) Cutaneous
B) Acoustic
C) Hypodermic
D) Pulmonary
E) Rectum

Question 36

What is the adjective form for heart?

A) Cardiac
B) Cardium
C) Cardia
D) Cardii
E) Cardiae

Question 37

Which ending is a noun ending?

A) -tic
B) -ia
C) -ary
D) -eal
E) -ous

Question 38

What is the plural form of bursa?

A) Bursi
B) Bursium
C) Bursices
D) Bursae
E) Bursal

Question 39

Oste/o means bone.The word for surgical fracture of a bone is:

A) oste/o/malacia.
B) oste/o/blast.
C) oste/o/clasis.
D) oste/o/gen.
E) oste/o/metry.

Question 40

What is the plural form of bacterium?

A) Bacteria
B) Bacteries
C) Bacterial
D) Bacterion
E) Bacteriae

Question 41

Hepat/o means liver.The word that means swelling or hernia of the liver is:

A) hepat/oma.
B) hepat/o/centesis.
C) hepat/ic.
D) hepat/itis.
E) hepat/o/cele.

Question 42

Which word means visual examination of the sigmoid colon?

A) Sigmoidoscopic
B) Sigmoidoscopy
C) Sigmoidogram
D) Sigmoidoscope
E) Sigmoidography

Question 43

Which word means small vein?

A) Venous
B) Venae
C) Venule
D) Venicle
E) Veinula

Question 44

The suffix -lysis means puncture.

Question 45

Lith/o means stone.The word that means incision (to remove)a stone is:

A) lith/o/tomy.
B) lith/o/graph.
C) lith/ectomy.
D) lith/o/stomy.
E) lith/o/graphy.

Question 46

Mast/o means breast.The word that means fixation of a breast is:

A) mastodesis.
B) mastocentesis.
C) mastopexy.
D) mastoclasis.
E) mastectasis.

Question 47

Which of the following words means instrument for recording activity of the heart?

A) Cardi/o/version
B) Cardi/o/graph
C) Cardi/o/graphy
D) Cardi/o/meter
E) Cardi/o/scope

Question 48

The suffix for incision is -ectomy.

Question 49

The suffix -philia means fear.

Question 50

What does the term arteri/o/stenosis mean?

A) Incision of an artery
B) Prolapse of an artery
C) Narrowing or stricture of an artery
D) Hemorrhage of an artery
E) Spasm of an artery

Question 51

The suffix -plegia means paralysis.

Question 52

Derm/o and dermat/o mean skin.An instrument to cut the skin is a:

A) derm/o/scope.
B) dermat/o/meter.
C) derm/o/graph.
D) dermat/o/graphy.
E) derm/a/tome.

Question 53

Bronch/o and bronchi/o mean bronchus.The word that means dilation or expansion of the bronchus is:

A) bronch/o/cele.
B) bronch/o/rrhagia.
C) bronch/itis.
D) bronchi/o/spasm.
E) bronchi/ectasis.

Question 54

Oste/o means bone.The word that means forming,producing,or origin of bone is:

A) oste/o/malacia.
B) oste/o/clast.
C) oste/o/genesis.
D) oste/o/porosis.
E) oste/o/metry.

Question 55

The suffix -ptosis means prolapse or downward displacement.

Question 56

The suffix -stomy indicates a surgical procedure.

Question 57

The CF carcin/o means cancer.What is the word that means forming,producing,or origin of cancer?

A) Carcinopathy
B) Carcinoma
C) Carcinomphobia
D) Carcinogenesis
E) Carcinocele

Question 58

Neur/o means nerve or nerve cell.The word that means pain in a nerve is:

A) neuroblast.
B) neuralgia.
C) neuroclonic.
D) neuroglia.
E) neuritis.

Question 59

Gastr/o means stomach.The word that means inflammation of the stomach is:

A) gastralgia.
B) gastritis.
C) gastrodynia.
D) gastroitis.
E) gastromegaly.

Question 60

Which term means an instrument used to examine the stomach?

A) Gastroscopy
B) Gastrotome
C) Gastroscope
D) Gastrometer
E) Gastrometry

Question 61

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
vomiting

A)-cele
B)-centesis
C)-clasis
D)-desis
E)-dynia
F)-ectasis
G)-ectomy
H)-edema
I)-emesis
J)-emia
K)-iatry
L)-ic
M)-ist
N)-itis
O)-lith
P)-logy
Q)-malacia
R)-megaly
S)-oma
T)-pathy
U)-pexy
V)-plegia
W)-rrhaphy
X)-rrhexis
Y)-toxic

Question 62

Gastr/o/rrhexis is a rupture of the stomach.

Question 63

Medical is a noun form.

Question 64

Radial is an adjective form.

Question 65

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
excision

A)-cele
B)-centesis
C)-clasis
D)-desis
E)-dynia
F)-ectasis
G)-ectomy
H)-edema
I)-emesis
J)-emia
K)-iatry
L)-ic
M)-ist
N)-itis
O)-lith
P)-logy
Q)-malacia
R)-megaly
S)-oma
T)-pathy
U)-pexy
V)-plegia
W)-rrhaphy
X)-rrhexis
Y)-toxic

Question 66

Tissue is a noun form.

Question 67

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
tumor

A)-cele
B)-centesis
C)-clasis
D)-desis
E)-dynia
F)-ectasis
G)-ectomy
H)-edema
I)-emesis
J)-emia
K)-iatry
L)-ic
M)-ist
N)-itis
O)-lith
P)-logy
Q)-malacia
R)-megaly
S)-oma
T)-pathy
U)-pexy
V)-plegia
W)-rrhaphy
X)-rrhexis
Y)-toxic

Question 68

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
surgical puncture

A)-cele
B)-centesis
C)-clasis
D)-desis
E)-dynia
F)-ectasis
G)-ectomy
H)-edema
I)-emesis
J)-emia
K)-iatry
L)-ic
M)-ist
N)-itis
O)-lith
P)-logy
Q)-malacia
R)-megaly
S)-oma
T)-pathy
U)-pexy
V)-plegia
W)-rrhaphy
X)-rrhexis
Y)-toxic

Question 69

My/algia is a surgical procedure.

Question 70

Glossal is a noun form.

Question 71

Radii is a plural form.

Question 72

When defining the term gastr/algia,define the suffix first.

Question 73

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
softening

A)-cele
B)-centesis
C)-clasis
D)-desis
E)-dynia
F)-ectasis
G)-ectomy
H)-edema
I)-emesis
J)-emia
K)-iatry
L)-ic
M)-ist
N)-itis
O)-lith
P)-logy
Q)-malacia
R)-megaly
S)-oma
T)-pathy
U)-pexy
V)-plegia
W)-rrhaphy
X)-rrhexis
Y)-toxic

Question 74

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
inflammation

A)-cele
B)-centesis
C)-clasis
D)-desis
E)-dynia
F)-ectasis
G)-ectomy
H)-edema
I)-emesis
J)-emia
K)-iatry
L)-ic
M)-ist
N)-itis
O)-lith
P)-logy
Q)-malacia
R)-megaly
S)-oma
T)-pathy
U)-pexy
V)-plegia
W)-rrhaphy
X)-rrhexis
Y)-toxic

Question 75

Atrium is an adjective form.

Question 76

Spinal is a noun form.

Question 77

Cellular is an adjective form.

Question 78

Gastr/algia and gastr/o/dynia have the same meaning.

Question 79

Emboli is a plural form.

Question 80

Muscular is an adjective form.