Deck 2: Suffixes

Question 1

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

Answer 1

crush

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

to kill

Question 3

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

Answer 3

to view the bladder

Question 4

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

Question 5

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 6

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

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

Question 7

Diminutive suffixes are those that mean:

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

Question 8

The term integumentary integument covering)+ -ary)means

A)to make a covering
B)pertaining to a covering
C)the process of a covering
D)to resemble a covering

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

Which group of grammatical suffixes means pertaining to:

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

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

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 13

If hemi- means half,then hemiplegia means

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

Question 14

The suffixes -ician and -ist both mean:

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

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

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 19

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 20

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 21

What is the meaning of -kinesis?

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

Question 22

For the term muscular,the suffix -ar means

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

An evaluation of skin resiliency is an assessment of:

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

Question 25

What term literally means "a little belly?"

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

Question 26

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

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

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

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

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

Question 29

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 30

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 31

Bursitis is ________ of a bursa.

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

Question 32

The suffix for vomiting is?

A)-ectasis
B)-emesis
C)-stasis
D)-ptosis

Question 33

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

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

Question 34

What is the best definition for 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 35

The suffix for bladder is?

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

Question 36

Which is correctly spelled?

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

Question 37

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 38

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

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

Question 39

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 40

The suffix -er means relating to and:

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

Question 41

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

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

Question 42

Which is the misspelled word?

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

Question 43

Which suffix means paralysis?

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

Question 44

The suffix for fear is:

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

Question 45

The suffix in the term infection means?

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

Question 46

The suffix -pnea means

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

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

What suffix means softening?

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

Question 49

What does the suffix -rrhea mean?

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

Question 50

The suffix that means weakness is:

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

Question 51

What does the suffix -blast mean?

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

Question 52

What is the suffix in the term obstetrician?

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

Question 53

Which suffix means condition?

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

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 term cystocele means

A)swelling of a cell
B)shrinking of a cell
C)hernia of the bladder
D)bladder injury

Question 56

The suffixes that mean pertaining to are?

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

Question 57

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

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

Question 58

The suffix -ectasis means

A)dilatation
B)constriction
C)hardening
D)softening

Question 59

The literal meaning of auricle is:

A)little belly
B)small ear
C)small lesion
D)small bronchi

Question 60

To palpate means

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

Question 61

In the term comatose,the root means

A)articulate
B)contract
C)deep sleep
D)symmetry

Question 62

The suffix for urination or condition of urine is ________.

Question 63

In the term osteoclasis,the suffix means

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

Question 64

In the term cystotomy,the suffix means

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

Question 65

The suffix in hemoptysis means

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

Question 66

The definition of -lysis is:

A)building
B)separation,breakdown
C)layering
D)false

Question 67

The suffix -penia means

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

Question 68

The suffix -phasia means

A)formation
B)to eat
C)speechwers
D)paralysis

Question 69

The suffix for treatment is ________.

Question 70

The suffix for motion is ________.

Question 71

The suffix -oma means

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

Question 72

The suffix for bladder or sac is ________.

Question 73

In the term alcoholism,the suffix means

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

Question 74

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

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

Question 75

The suffix in the term bronchiole means

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

Question 76

The suffix -genesis means

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

Question 77

The suffix for study of is ________.

Question 78

The suffix in rhinorrhea means

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

Question 79

The definition of the suffix -rrhexis is:

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

Question 80

In the term basophil,the suffix means

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