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chapter 3
pretest suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which suffix means surgical puncture? | -centesis |
| how is the word phlebotomy defined? | incision into a vein |
| that best decribles surgical repair for the nose | rhinoplasty |
| a blood condition may end with which siffix? | -emia |
| what is the plural form of pleura? | pleurea |
| which suffix identifies surgical fixation? | -pexy |
| suffix that indicates surgical removal? | -ectomy |
| a characteristic of urine may end with which suffix? | -uria |
| which term indicates the presence of more than one thrombus? | thrombi |
| what might bet he medical term for "bloody nose"? | rhinorrhagia |
| which pair of suffies indicates pain? | -algia, -dynia |
| what is the plural form of bacterium? | bacteria |
| plural for ganglion | ganglia |
| suffix -oid means? | resembling |
| term that describes more than one diagnosis? | diagnoses |
| term that means presence of blood in the urine? | hematuria |
| a bursting forth of blood form the stomach is knows as: | gastrorrhagia |
| the process of using an instrument to view the interior of the eye is known as: | ophthalmoscopy |
| a stone or calsulus in the nose is called: | rhinolith |
| medical term that means pain in the head; headache | cephalodynia |
| one who specializes in the study of | -logy |
| seizure | -lepsy |
| stone | -lith |
| the study of | -logist |
| 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 condtion | -opia |
| hemo_______is the destruction of red blood cells | lysis |
| difficult breathing is termed dys_____ | pnea |
| the presence of gallstones is called chole_____ | lithiasis |
| blepharo______is a drooping eyelid | ptosis |
| suturing the uterus is called colpo____ | rrhaphy |
| a leuko_______is an immature white blood cells | blast |
| fixation of a joint is called arthro______ | desis |
| claustro______is the fear of being in small places | phobia |
| radio______is the process of making or recording X-ray images. | graphy |
| hemi______is the paralysis of one side of the body | pleagia |
| appendic_____is inflammion of the appendix | itis |
| narco______means seizure or sudden attack of sleep | lepsy |
| an instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart is an electrocardio____ | graph |
| pelvi_____is the process of measuring the dimensions of the pelvis | metry |
| cardio_____is enlargment of the heart | megaly |
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