Exam

Test Your Medical Terminology Knowledge

Multiple Choice

1 .	What does the prefix "brady-" mean?
a. Short b. Between c. Slow d. Without e. None of the above
2 .	What does the the prefix "hypo-" mean?
a. Large b. Abnormal c. Above Normal d. Below Normal e. None of the above
3 .	What does "tachy-" mean?
a. Together b. Fast c. Many d. Above, over e. None of the above
4 .	What does the suffix "-edema" mean?
a. Swelling b. Blood c. Condition d. Cell e. None of the above
5 .	What does the suffix "itis" mean?
a. Disease b. Skin c. Secreting d. Inflammation e. None of the above
6 .	What does the suffix "-ectomy" mean?
a. Removal of b. Expansion c. Destruction of d. Rupture e. None of the above
7 .	What does the suffix "-phasia" mean?
a. Paralysis b. Wasting away c. Speaking d. Digestion e. None of the above
8 .	What does the suffix "-pnea" mean?
a. Growing b. Breath c. Wasting away d. Lessening in density e. None of the above
9 .	What does the suffix "-stenosis" mean?
a. Narrowing b. Opening c. Contraction d. Splitting e. None of the above
10 .	What does the suffix "-pathy" mean?
a. Blood b. Plaque c. Formation d. Disease e. None of the above
11 .	What does the suffix "-megaly" mean?
a. Softening b. Enlargement c. Inflammation d. Production of e. None of the above
12 .	What does onychotomy mean?
a. Disease of the hair b. Incision into the scalp c. Skin lesion d. Incision into a nail e. None of the above
13 .	What does Rhinitis mean?
a. Difficulty breathing b. dgfsf c. sdfsf d. Inflammation of the nose e. None of the above
14 .	What does Oophorectomy mean?
a. Removal of the uterus b. Repair of fallopian tube c. Removal of the ovaries d. Hernia of the ovary e. None of the above
15 .	What does Otoplasty mean?
a. Surgical repair of outer ear b. Repair of the eardrum c. Surgical repair of the septum d. Surgical repair of outer eyelid e. None of the above
16 .	What does Orchitis mean?
a. Inflammatin of the ovaries b. Sperm production c. Inflammation of the prostate gland d. Inflammation of the testis e. None of the above
17 .	What does cystocele mean?
a. Hernia of the bladder b. Hernia of the ovaries c. Painful urination d. Swollen testicles e. None of the above
18 .	What does neuritis mean?
a. Inflammation of the spinal cord b. Paralysis c. Inflammation of the nerves d. Bruising of the brain e. None of the above
19 .	What does thrombectomy mean?
a. Surgical removal of the thyroid b. Surgical removal of a lung c. Surgical removal of a artery or vein d. Surgical removal of a blood clot e. None of the above
20 .	What does cyanosis mean?
a. Bluish or purplish coloration b. Abnormal heart rhythm c. Heart Disease d. Hardening of the arteries e. None of the above

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