Clinical Chapter 2 Quiz 6 (Suffixes M-z)
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- 1.In the term osteomalacia, the suffix "-malacia" refers to ___ of the bone.
- A.
Formation
- B.
Softening
- C.
Weakness
- D.
Enlargement
- 2.The suffix that refers to "madness" is ___.
- A.
-mania
- B.
-mnesia
- C.
-pathy
- D.
-noia
- 3.In the term acromegaly, the suffix "-megaly" means ___.
- A.
Measure, instrument to measure
- B.
Enlargement, large
- C.
Nourishment, development
- D.
Small
- 4.In the term paranoia, the suffix "-noia" refers to ___.
- A.
Sight, vision
- B.
Memory
- C.
Emotion, disease
- D.
Mind
- 5.The term hypoxia refers to a low level of ___.
- A.
Breathing
- B.
Attraction
- C.
Oxygen
- D.
Fear
- 6.Which suffix would refer to a "tumor, mass, or fluid collection?"
- A.
-oma
- B.
-osis
- C.
-opia
- D.
-ole
- 7.In the term retinopathy, the suffix "-pathy" means ___.
- A.
Discharge
- B.
Disease
- C.
Madness
- D.
Paralysis
- 8.In the term biopsy, the suffix "-opsy" means ___.
- A.
Measurement
- B.
Resemble, like, similar
- C.
To view
- D.
Surgical puncture
- 9.In the term dyspepsia, the suffix "-pepsia" means ___.
- A.
Flow, discharge
- B.
To burst forth
- C.
To eat, to swallow
- D.
To digest
- 10.Which of the following suffixes would refer to a "suture"?
- A.
-rrhaphy
- B.
-rrhea
- C.
-rrhexis
- D.
-rrhage
- 11.The suffix that means "heat" is ___.
- A.
-plegia
- B.
-tomy
- C.
-thermy
- D.
-scopy
- 12.In the term myospasm, the suffix "-spasm" means ___.
- A.
Tension, involuntary contraction
- B.
Crushing
- C.
Tissue, structure
- D.
Paralysis, stroke, palsy
- 13.The suffix that means "to burst forth" is ___.
- A.
-rraphy
- B.
-rrhea
- C.
-rrhexis
- D.
-rrhage
- 14.The suffix that means "droping, prolapse, sagging, or falling down" is ___.
- A.
-pnea
- B.
-ptosis
- C.
-ptysis
- D.
-pheresis
- 15.In the term gastropexy, the suffix "-pexy" means ___.
- A.
Surgical fixation
- B.
Surgical repair
- C.
Formation
- D.
Removal
- 16.Which of the following terms have the SAME meaning?
- A.
-tomy & -plasty
- B.
-phasia & -phagia
- C.
-um & -us
- D.
-ule & -ula
- 17.Which of the following terms are the MOST OPPOSITE?
- A.
-plasia & -phagia
- B.
-phil & -phobia
- C.
-rrhexis & -stomy
- D.
-tripsy & -plegia
- 18.The suffixes "-plasia" & "-plasm" both refer to ___.
- A.
Nourishment
- B.
Removal
- C.
Formation
- D.
Crushing
- 19.In the term dysphasia, the suffix "-phasia" means ___.
- A.
To speak, speech
- B.
Rupture, breaking
- C.
To eat, to swallow
- D.
Spitting, to spit
- 20.Which suffix would be used to describe a "lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction, or decrease"?
- A.
-pepsia
- B.
-pathy
- C.
-penia
- D.
-pexy
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