Exam 2: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy

A 3-year-old boy complains of pain in his right ear. The proper term to document is:

A 78-year-old man who had a blood vessel removed during surgery is likely to have which term documented in his chart?

Calcipenia means :

Pertaining to a nerve is referred to as _________.

During a physical examination, a physician can visualize the eardrum using a tool called an:

You are working with a 52-year-old man with a brain tumor. Which type of physician is consulted to remove the tumor?

A term that means pertaining to the ear is:

Neurolysis is:

The surgical crushing of a stone is called ______________.

A patient presents with complaints of muscle pain. The proper term for this is:

A skin specialist is a(n) ________________.

A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is:

Surgical repair of the eye is:

A 28-year-old woman who is pregnant is likely to see which type of physician?

An examination of the eye is _________________.

Surgical repair of the ear is called:

A 16-year-old woman confides in you that she has an excessive preoccupation that leads to stealing on impulse. Which term would you document to describe her statement?

A patient who has a surgical procedure to create a new opening in the windpipe has had a:

Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:

A term that means stretching of a structure is: