Deck 2: Suffixes

Question 1

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

A)to grasp.
B)to kill.
C)to squeeze.
D)to hold.

Answer 1

to kill.

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

pertaining to.

Question 3

When a suffix is added to a word,it:

A)makes it plural.
B)changes the meaning of the word.
C)reverses the meaning of the word.
D)always makes the word a noun.

Answer 3

changes the meaning of the word.

Question 4

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

A)adjective
B)diminutive
C)noun
D)treatment

Question 5

The suffixes -ician and -ist both mean:

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

Question 6

Diminutive suffixes are those that mean:

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

When a person is diagnosed with cardiomegaly,what is the problem?

A)enlarged heart
B)diseased heart
C)heart failure
D)heart attack

Question 9

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

A)cut out
B)remove
C)dissolve
D)crush

Question 10

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

A)cavities.
B)a broken tooth.
C)toothache.
D)teeth that need cleaning.

Question 11

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

A)under the nose
B)pertaining to the nose
C)dripping nose
D)clogged nose

Question 12

If -scopy is added to 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 13

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

A)cancerous
B)dangerous
C)decrease
D)development

Question 14

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 15

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

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

Question 16

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 17

If hemi- means half,then hemiplegia means :

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

Question 18

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

A)self-breast exam
B)recording of the breast (x-ray)
C)physician's breast exam
D)biopsy of breast tissue

Question 19

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 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 is correctly spelled?

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

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

What is the best definition for gynecoid?

A)to resemble a male
B)to resemble a female
C)to resemble a child
D)to resemble a twin

Question 25

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

A)thirst
B)forming
C)diction
D)condition

Question 26

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

A)bladder.
B)sac.
C)point.
D)cell.

Question 27

In the term muscular,the suffix -ar means :

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

Question 28

Bursitis is ________ of a bursa.

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

Question 29

An evaluation of skin resiliency is an assessment of:

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

Question 30

What suffix should be added to ster to make a word resembling a solid substance?

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

Question 31

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 32

What is the best definition for the term cardiograph?

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

Question 33

What is the meaning of -kinesis?

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

Question 34

If your father had a cardiac problem,what kind of problem did he have?

A)enlarged heart
B)pertaining to the heart
C)heart inflammation
D)too small a heart

Question 35

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

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

Question 36

The suffix for vomiting is:

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

Question 37

What term literally means "a little belly"?

A)auricle
B)ventricle
C)gastrole
D)abdominole

Question 38

The term gynecology refers to:

A)study of the female.
B)physician who specializes in female conditions.
C)a specific female disease.
D)normal changes in the female body.

Question 39

The suffix -er means relating to and:

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

Question 40

The suffix for bladder is:

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

Question 41

What is the suffix in the term obstetrician?

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

Question 42

The literal meaning of muscular is:

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

Question 43

The suffix in the term infection means :

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

Question 44

What does the suffix -rrhea mean?

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

Question 45

Which suffix means paralysis?

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

Question 46

If ot/o means ear,what does otodynia mean?

A)small ear
B)ear infection
C)ear swelling
D)earache

Question 47

Which suffix means condition?

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

Question 48

What suffix means softening?

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

Question 49

When reading the meaning of a term you usually begin with the:

A)prefix.
B)suffix.
C)combining form.
D)root.

Question 50

The suffix that means weakness is:

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

Question 51

The suffix for fear is:

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

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

Which is the misspelled word?

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

Question 54

What is the correct definition of macula?

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

Question 55

The suffix -pnea means :

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

Question 56

The suffix - ectasis means :

A)dilation.
B)constriction.
C)hardening.
D)softening.

Question 57

To palpate means :

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

Question 58

Which suffix means pertaining to?

A)-ac
B)-ile
C)-ous
D)all of the above

Question 59

What does the suffix -blast mean?

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

Question 60

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

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

Question 61

The suffix -genesis means :

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

Question 62

In the term osteoclasis,the suffix means :

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

Question 63

The definition of the suffix -rrhexis is:

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

Question 64

The suffix -oma means :

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

Question 65

In the term basophil,the suffix means :

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

Question 66

In the term cystotomy,the suffix means :

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

Question 67

The term presbycusis refers to a decrease of hearing that occurs with aging.The suffix -cusis means :

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

Question 68

The suffix for urination or condition of urine is ________.

Question 69

The suffix for study of is ________.

Question 70

In the term cyanotic,the suffix means :

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

Question 71

The suffix in the term bronchiole means :

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

Question 72

The suffix -penia means :

A)large.
B)deficiency.
C)sexual.
D)pertaining to the penis.

Question 73

The suffix for motion is ________.

Question 74

The suffix in rhinorrhea means :

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

Question 75

In the term alcoholism,the suffix means :

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

Question 76

The suffix in hemoptysis means :

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

Question 77

The suffix for treatment is ________.

Question 78

The suffix -phasia means :

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

Question 79

The suffix for bladder or sac is ________.

Question 80

The definition of -lysis is:

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