Exam 2: Suffixes and Prefixes

This type of suffix maintains the root or combining form as a noun:

Which of the following terms has a prefix that means below?

Rapid heart rate is ___________________.

If rhino means nose, what would a surgical repair of a broken nose be called?

The term meaning inflammation of the stomach is:

Epidermis would be:

The medical term that means structure around the heart is __________________.

Term for heart disease is ________________.

Which of the following medical terms uses a prefix?

A suffix that is added to a root or combining form that produces a medical term that describes a symptom or sign of a disease process is:

An inflammation of the stomach is gastr___________.

If pericardium means structure around the heart, periosteum means ______________.

Which of the following terms has a suffix that means surgical fixation?

An abdomino/___________ will be performed if there is too much fluid within the abdomen.

In the term hematoma, the suffix is:

The suffix -stenosis means __________________.

Arthropathy would be a disease of:

Which statement is NOT true about suffixes?

The prefixes hypo-, ante-, inter-, and peri- are all this type of prefix:

Which of the two prefixes are opposites?