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chapter3 review
suffixes test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which suffix means surgical puncture | centesis |
| how is the word phlebotomy | incision into a vein |
| select the term that best describes surgical repair of the nose | rhinoplasty |
| a blood condition may end with which suffix | emia |
| what is the plural form of pleura | pleurae |
| which suffix identifies surgical fixation | pexy |
| select the suffix that indicates surgical removal | ectomy |
| a characteristic pf urine may end with which suffix | uria |
| which term indicates the presence of more than one thrombus | thrombi |
| what might be the medical term for "bloody nose" | rhinorrhagia |
| which pair of suffixes indicates pain | algia- dynia |
| what is the plural form of bacterium | bacteria |
| select the plural for ganglion | ganglia |
| what does the suffix -oid mean | resembling |
| select the term that describes more than one diagnosis | diagnoses |
| select the term that means presence of blood in the urine | hematuria |
| a birsting forth of blood from the stomach is known as | gastrorrhagia |
| the process of using an instrument to view the interior of the eye is known as | ophthalmoscopy |
| a stone or calculus in the nose is called | rhinolith |
| select the medical term that means pain in the head; headache | cephalodynia |
| one who specializes in the study of | logist |
| seizure | lepsy |
| stone | lith |
| the study of | logy |
| presence or formation of stones | lithiasis |
| enlargment | megaly |
| the process of measuring | metry |
| destruction or detachment | lysis |
| madness | mania |
| an instrument used to measure | meter |
| condition | osis |
| resembling | oid |
| tumor | oma |
| small or little | ole |
| visual condition | opia |
| hemolysis | is the destruction of red blood cells |
| diffcult breathing is termed | dyspnea |
| the presence of gallstones is called | cholelithiasis/ cholelith |
| blepharoptosis | is a drooping eyelid |
| suturing the uterus is called | coloprrhaphy |
| leukoblast | is an immature white blood cell |
| fixation of a joint is | arthrodesis/ pexy |
| claustrophobia | is the fear of being in small places |
| radiography | is the process of making or recording x-ray images |
| hemiplegia | is the paralysis of one side of the body |
| appendicitis | is inflammation of the appendix |
| narcolepsy | means seizure or sudden attack of sleep |
| an instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart is an | electrocardiograph/ gram |
| pelvimetry | is the process of measuring the dimensions of the pelvis |
| cardiomegaly | is enlargement of the heart |
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