Question 1

The suffix in the term metastasis is:

Accepted Answer

-stasis

Question 2

The prefix hyper- means _________; the opposite of hyper- is _____.

Accepted Answer

excessive or above, hypo-

Question 3

The prefix macro- means _________; the opposite of macro- is _____.

Accepted Answer

large, micro-

Question 4

One who specializes in treating diseases of the kidney is a nephrolog_____.

Accepted Answer

ist The suffix -ist denotes a specialist.

Question 5

Osteo_____ is softening of bones.

Accepted Answer

malacia

Question 6

A phlebo_____ is the incision of a vein.

Accepted Answer

tomy

Question 7

Removal of the larynx is a laryng_____.

Accepted Answer

ectomy

Question 8

What is the term for bone marrow tumor?

Accepted Answer

Myeloma

Question 9

The prefixes ec- and ecto- mean _________; the opposite of ecto- is _____.

Accepted Answer

out or outside, endo-

Question 10

The suffix -ac means:

Accepted Answer

Pertaining to

Question 11

The suffix in the term mucoid is:

Accepted Answer

-oid

Question 12

The prefix in the term pancytopenia is:

Accepted Answer

pan-

Question 13

The prefix in the term subcutaneous is _____, which means _________.

Accepted Answer

sub-, under or beneath

Question 14

The prefix in the term infracostal is:

Accepted Answer

infra-

Question 15

The bones beyond (distal to) the carpals are the _____carpals.

Accepted Answer

meta-

Question 16

A temporary absence of breathing is _____pnea.

Accepted Answer

a

Question 17

Which term means surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint?

Accepted Answer

Arthrocentesis

Question 18

Mr. Gladstone was diagnosed with benign prostatic _____trophy, or increase in the size of the organ\'s tissue cells

Accepted Answer

hyper

Question 19

Which suffix means process of recording?

Accepted Answer

-graphy

Question 20

The procedure that creates a permanent artificial opening in the trachea is a:

Accepted Answer

Tracheostomy

Question 21

The prefix in the term symphysis is _____, which means _________.

Accepted Answer

sym-, together or with

Question 22

Which set of word parts builds the term that means the surgical creation of a new opening in the windpipe?

Accepted Answer

trache/o + -stomy Trache/o means windpipe or trachea and (-stomy) is the surgical creation of a new opening. Thus the correct answer is tracheostomy.

Question 23

Enlargement of the spleen is termed:

Accepted Answer

Splenomegaly

Question 24

A( n) _____cision is a cut produced surgically with a sharp instrument.

Accepted Answer

in

Question 25

All of the following terms relate to pain except

Accepted Answer

d. Necrotic The suffixes -dynia and -algia both mean pain, so the correct answer is necrotic, which means pertaining to death [necr/o (death) + -tic (pertaining to)].

Question 26

The suffix -ole means:

Accepted Answer

Little or small

Question 27

A( n) _____lapse is the recurrence of a disease or symptoms after apparent recovery; the symptoms or disease comes back again.

Accepted Answer

re

Question 28

What is the term for removal of breast tissue?

Accepted Answer

Mastectomy

Question 29

The prefix in the term antibodies is _____, which means ________.

Accepted Answer

anti-, against

Question 30

_____osteum is the tough fibrous membrane surrounding a bone.

Accepted Answer

Peri

Question 31

Which suffix added to acr/o creates a word that means a fear of heights?

Accepted Answer

-phobia

Question 32

_______ is when an organ, such as the uterus, slides or sags downward or forward

Accepted Answer

Prolapse

Question 33

Which of the following prefixes can mean before?

Accepted Answer

Ante-, pre-

Question 34

Surgical repair of a blood vessel is _____________.

Accepted Answer

angioplasty

Question 35

The suffix in the term laryngeal is:

Accepted Answer

-eal There are two possible suffixes: -eal and -al. Both mean pertaining to, but the suffix in this term is -eal. The word root is laryng. The combining vowel is not used because the suffix already begins with a vowel. Larnygeal means pertaining to the larynx, or voicebox.

Question 36

Which prefix combined with thoracic means pertaining to above the chest?

Accepted Answer

Supra-

Question 37

The prefix post- means _________; the opposite of post- is _____.

Accepted Answer

after or behind, pre-

Question 38

The suffix -um means:

Accepted Answer

Structure, tissue, thing

Question 39

Protrusion of the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall is a cysto_____.

Accepted Answer

cele

Question 40

Trauma sustained beneath the eye (orbit/o) is _____orbital trauma.

Accepted Answer

infra

Question 41

On Monday, Maria attended classes to learn the process of recording the electrical impulses of the heart, termed:

Accepted Answer

Electrocardiography

Question 42

A _____glossectomy means the surgical removal of half of the tongue.

Accepted Answer

hemi

Question 43

Pain in the chest wall muscles aggravated by breathing is called pleur_____.

Accepted Answer

odynia

Question 44

Mr. Canton was diagnosed with a heart block. As a result, he had a slow heartbeat, or _____cardia.

Accepted Answer

brady

Question 45

The prefix in the term anoxia is:

Accepted Answer

an-

Question 46

The surgical creation of an opening between the large intestine and the outside of the body is called:

Accepted Answer

colostomy

Question 47

The suffix in the term cardiomyopathy is:

Accepted Answer

-pathy Let\'s break it down: cardi/o (heart) + my/o (muscle) + -pathy (disease condition). Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle without a known cause.

Question 48

A synonym for arthrodynia is:

Accepted Answer

arthralgia

Question 49

The prefix brady- means ________; the opposite of brady- is _____.

Accepted Answer

slow, tachy-

Question 50

Which prefix combined with lateral means pertaining to one side?

Accepted Answer

Uni-

Question 51

Which suffix means disease condition?

Accepted Answer

-pathy

Question 52

A_____ means condition of no growth.

Accepted Answer

trophy

Question 53

Excess cells due to an increased rate of cell division is termed:

Accepted Answer

Hyperplasia

Question 54

Carcino_____ means producing or forming cancer.

Accepted Answer

genesis Carcinogenesis is the process of the formation of cancer. A carcinogen [carcin/o (cancer) + -gen (producing)] is a substance or agent that creates cancer.

Question 55

Mrs. Ferrari\'s physician told her that she had a( n) _____topic pregnancy and explained that the embryo was implanted outside the uterus in the fallopian tubes.

Accepted Answer

ec

Question 56

Choose the term that means deficiency of the bone:

Accepted Answer

osteopenia

Question 57

What is the term for surgical repair of cartilage?

Accepted Answer

Chondroplasty

Question 58

Blepharo_____ is drooping of the eyelid.

Accepted Answer

ptosis

Question 59

The suffix in the term acrophobia is _____, which means _______.

Accepted Answer

acro, top

Question 60

Choose the correct spelling for the word that means the stopping of the flow of blood.

Accepted Answer

hemostasis

Question 61

The suffix in the term chronic is:

Accepted Answer

-ic

Question 62

The physician\'s admitting note on Todd Johnson\'s chart indicated that Todd presented with fatigue, pallor, and easy bruising. Blood tests and a bone marrow biopsy revealed that Todd had an excessive increase in the number of abnormal or cancerous white blood cells, or leuk_____.

Accepted Answer

emia

Question 63

The suffix in the term morphology is _______, which means _______.

Accepted Answer

-logy, study of

Question 64

Very small vessels that collect blood from the capillaries and join to form veins are:

Accepted Answer

Venules

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