Exam 2: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy

A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breasts is:

An enzyme that acts on lactose is:

The medical specialty that studies the nature and cause of disease is:

A term that means pertaining to the eye is:

Rupture of the eyeball is termed:

A skin specialist is a(n) _____.

Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:

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

Pertaining to a nerve is referred to as _____.

Lithiasis is:

Formation of a new opening in the colon is called:

Dermatoplasty is:

The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that produce loss of feeling is:

A term that means pertaining to the ear is:

An examination of the eye is _____.

Any skin condition in which inflammation is not generally a symptom is termed:

A 27-year-old new mother who is breastfeeding has an infection which has led to inflammation of the breast. This can be referred to as:

The surgical crushing of a stone is called _____.

A method of sorting patients according to their need for care is called:

An instrument for incising brain tissue is a(n):