Deck 2: Suffixes

Question 1

The suffix -penia means

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

Answer 1

decrease, deficiency.

Question 2

The suffix -ism means

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

Answer 2

condition.

Question 3

Which suffix means suture?

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

Answer 3

-rrhaphy

Question 4

The suffix -trophy means

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

Question 5

Which suffix means surgical puncture?

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

Question 6

Which suffix means separation; destruction; loosening?

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

Question 7

The suffix -iatry means

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

Question 8

The suffix -cele means

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

Question 9

What is the plural form of fornix?

A) forniae
B) fornima
C) fornum
D) fornices
E) fornia

Question 10

The word leukemia is a(n)

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

Question 11

The suffix -malacia means

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

Question 12

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

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 13

Which suffix means pain?

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

Question 14

What is the plural form of nucleus?

A) nuclear
B) nucleolus
C) nuclei
D) nucleic
E) nucleii

Question 15

What is the adjective form of axilla?

A) axillar
B) axillary
C) axilliac
D) axillae
E) axillic

Question 16

What is the plural form of radius?

A) radii
B) radium
C) radiae
D) radious
E) radial

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

Which suffix means crushing?

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

Question 19

The suffix -edema means

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

Question 20

The suffix -megaly means

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

Question 21

Brady- means slow. The word that means slow speaking is

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

Question 22

Hepat/o means liver. The word that means 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 23

Neur/o means nerve or nerve cells. The word that means 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 an adjective?

A) coronary
B) bile
C) lung
D) tooth
E) kidney

Question 25

The word mucous is a(n)

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

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

Which word is a noun?

A) cutaneous
B) acoustic
C) hypodermic
D) pulmonary
E) rectum

Question 28

What is the plural form of bursa?

A) bursi
B) bursium
C) bursices
D) bursae
E) bursal

Question 29

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 30

Which ending is a noun ending?

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

Question 31

Which word is a diminutive word?

A) nucleus
B) atom
C) micron
D) venule
E) microtic

Question 32

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 33

What is the plural form of lumen?

A) lumena
B) lumenae
C) luminata
D) lumina
E) luminal

Question 34

Which word is an adjective?

A) pneumonia
B) alcoholism
C) psychologist
D) psychiatry
E) acoustic

Question 35

What is the adjective form of heart?

A) cardiac
B) cardium
C) cardia
D) cardii
E) cardiae

Question 36

To build the plural form of words ending in is, you

A) drop is and add es.
B) drop is and add ex.
C) drop is and add ices.
D) drop is and add a.
E) retain is and add es.

Question 37

What is the plural form of bacterium?

A) bacteria
B) bacteries
C) bacterial
D) bacterion
E) bacteriae

Question 38

Oste/o means bone. The word that means 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 39

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

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

Question 40

The plural form of calcaneum is

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

Question 41

The suffix -lysis means puncture.

Question 42

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 43

Which term means an instrument used to examine the stomach?

A) gastroscopy
B) gastrotome
C) gastroscope
D) gastrometer
E) gastrometry

Question 44

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

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

Question 45

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 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

Derm/o and dermat/o mean skin. The word that means an instrument to cut the skin is

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

Question 48

The suffix -plegia means paralysis.

Question 49

The suffix for incision is -ectomy.

Question 50

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 51

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 52

The suffix -stomy indicates a surgical procedure.

Question 53

The combining form 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 54

The suffix -ptosis means prolapse or downward displacement.

Question 55

Which word means small vein?

A) venous
B) venae
C) venule
D) venicle
E) veinula

Question 56

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 57

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

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

Question 58

Which word means visual examination of the sigmoid colon?

A) sigmoidoscopic
B) sigmoidoscopy
C) sigmoidogram
D) sigmoidoscope
E) sigmoidopexy

Question 59

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 60

Which of the following words means an 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 61

Tissue is a noun form.

Question 62

Medical is a noun form.

Question 63

Radial is an adjective form.

Question 64

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 65

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 66

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

Question 67

Radii is a plural form.

Question 68

Cellular is an adjective form.

Question 69

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

Question 70

Spinal is a noun form.

Question 71

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 72

My/algia is a surgical procedure.

Question 73

The suffix -philia means fear.

Question 74

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 75

Atrium is an adjective form.

Question 76

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 77

Emboli is a plural form.

Question 78

Muscular is an adjective form.

Question 79

Glossal is a noun form.

Question 80

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