Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  augmentation mammoplasty 
B)  mammography 
C)  mastitis 
D)  reduction mammoplasty

Question 2

An enzyme that acts on lactose is:

Accepted Answer

A)  lactase 
B)  lactic 
C)  lactogen 
D)  lactone

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  cardiology 
B)  dermatology 
C)  pathology 
D)  urology

Question 4

A term that means pertaining to the eye is:

Accepted Answer

A)  adenic 
B)  ophthalmic 
C)  otic 
D)  vascular

Question 5

Rupture of the eyeball is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  ophthalmocentesis 
B)  ophthalmorrhexis 
C)  otorrhexis 
D)  otorrhea

Question 6

A skin specialist is a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A skin specialist is a(n) _____....

Question 7

Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrophobia 
B)  kleptomania 
C)  paranoia 
D)  pyromania

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ophthalmoplasty 
B)  ophthalmoscope 
C)  otoplasty 
D)  otoscope

Question 9

Pertaining to a nerve is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pertaining to a nerve is referred to...

Question 10

Lithiasis is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a condition in which a stone is present 
B)  a membrane or sac enclosing a stone 
C)  an unexpected symptom for a particular disease 
D)  the presence of disease

Question 11

Formation of a new opening in the colon is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  colitis 
B)  colopexy 
C)  coloscopy 
D)  colostomy

Question 12

Dermatoplasty is:

Accepted Answer

A)  any disease of the skin 
B)  pertaining to the skin 
C)  skin grafting 
D)  the science that studies the skin

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  anesthesiologist 
B)  anesthesiology 
C)  immunologist 
D)  immunology

Question 14

A term that means pertaining to the ear is:

Accepted Answer

A)  dermatologic 
B)  neural 
C)  ophthalmic 
D)  otic

Question 15

An examination of the eye is _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An examination of the eye is _____....

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  cutaneous 
B)  dermatitis 
C)  dermatopathy 
D)  dermatosis

Question 17

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  mammoplasty 
B)  mastectomy 
C)  mastitis 
D)  mastopexy

Question 18

The surgical crushing of a stone is called _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The surgical crushing of a stone is...

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  geriatrics 
B)  hospitalist 
C)  orthopedics 
D)  triage

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebrotomy 
B)  cerebrectomy 
C)  encephalotome 
D)  encephalocele

Exam 2: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy