Chapter 03: Suffixes
Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Amniocentesis:
a.
Incision of the abdomen
b.
Paracentesis
c.
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
d.
Puncture of the chest region
e.
Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo
2. Inflammation of lymph tissue in the throat:
a.
Bronchitis
b.
Laryngitis
c.
Pharyngeal
d.
Tonsilitis
e.
Tonsillitis
3. Falling, drooping, prolapse:
a.
-pathy
b.
-ptosis
c.
-trophy
d.
-plasty
e.
-plasm
4. Blood is held back from an area:
a.
Thrombocyte
b.
Anemia
c.
Ischemia
d.
Hematoma
e.
Hemolysis
5. Death:
a.
neur/o
b.
nephr/o
c.
neutr/o
d.
nucle/o
e.
necr/o
6. Acromegaly:
a.
Exocrine disorder of bone enlargement
b.
Enlargement of extremities after puberty due to pituitary gland problem
c.
Abnormal growth of bones before puberty
d.
Endocrine gland problem in young children
e.
Fear of extremities (heights)
7. Pain in the ear:
a.
Pleurodynia
b.
Otitis
c.
Otalgia
d.
Osteitis
e.
Neuralgia
8. Continuing over a long period of time:
a.
Chronic
b.
Acute
c.
Chromic
d.
Relapse
e.
Remission
9. Small artery:
a.
Capillary
b.
Arteriole
c.
Venule
d.
Lymph vessel
e.
Blood vessel leading from the heart
10. Instrument to visually examine:
a.
-scope
b.
-scopy
c.
-opsy
d.
-stasis
e.
-tomy
11. Hernia of the urinary bladder:
a.
Rectocele
b.
Inguinal hernia
c.
Hiatal hernia
d.
Rectalgia
e.
Cystocele
12. Tumor of bone marrow (cancerous):
a.
Myosarcoma
b.
Multiple myeloma
c.
Osteogenic sarcoma
d.
Adenocarcinoma
e.
Metastasis
13. X-ray record of the spinal cord:
a.
Electroencephalogram
b.
Bone scan
c.
Myogram
d.
Myelogram
e.
Electromyogram
14. Berry-shaped (spheroidal) bacteria:
a.
staphyl/o
b.
pneum/o
c.
-cele
d.
strept/o
e.
-cocci
15. Neutrophil:
a.
Lymphocyte
b.
Polymorphonuclear leukocyte
c.
Monocyte
d.
Mononuclear agranulocyte
e.
Platelet
16. Instrument to record:
a.
-gram
b.
-scopy
c.
-scope
d.
-graph
e.
-graphy
17. Resembling:
a.
-osis
b.
–eal
c.
lith/o
d.
-oid
e.
–ic
18. An eosinophil is a/an:
a.
Erythrocyte
b.
Leukocyte
c.
Mononuclear cell
d.
Platelet
e.
Lymphocyte
19. Removal of the voice box:
a.
Larnygectomy
b.
Pharyngotomy
c.
Pharynostomy
d.
Laryngectomy
e.
Trachectomy
20. Angioplasty means:
a.
Pertaining to fat
b.
Fear of extremities
c.
Therapy with chemicals
d.
Surgical puncture of a blood vessel
e.
Surgical repair of a blood vessel
21. A blood cell that produces antibodies:
a.
Erythrocyte
b.
Platelet
c.
Lymphocyte
d.
Monocyte
e.
Basophil
22. The opposite of -malacia is:
a.
-megaly
b.
-sclerosis
c.
-emia
d.
-plasia
e.
-lysis
23. Excessive development:
a.
Hypoplasia
b.
Dystrophy
c.
Achondroplasia
d.
Morphology
e.
Hypertrophy
24. Treatment:
a.
-therapy
b.
-genic
c.
-plasty
d.
-osis
e.
-stasis
25. Surgical creation of a permanent opening to the outside of the body:
a.
-stomy
b.
-tomy
c.
-ectomy
d.
Section
e.
Resection
26. Beyond control (spread of a cancerous tumor):
a.
metastesis
b.
metastasis
c.
metastatis
27. Pertaining to the voice box:
a.
larnygeal
b.
laryngeal
c.
laryngel
28. Condition (disease) of the lung:
a.
pneumonia
b.
pneumoneia
c.
pnuemonia
29. Hernia of the urinary bladder:
a.
cytocele
b.
cystocele
c.
cystosele
30. Deficiency in white blood cells:
a.
leukopenia
b.
luekopenia
c.
lucopinea
31. Excessive development:
a.
hypertropy
b.
hypertrophy
c.
hypertrofe
32. Pertaining to the groin:
a.
inguinal
b.
ingiuinal
c.
ingwanal
33. Clotting cell:
a.
platelete
b.
platlet
c.
platelet
34. Incision of a vein:
a.
pilbotomy
b.
phlebotomy
c.
plebotomy
35. Small vein:
a.
venule
b.
vanule
c.
venuel
Select the correct meaning for the following suffixes.
36. -cele:
a.
softening
b.
cell
c.
hernia
37. -coccus:
a.
inflammation
b.
berry-shaped bacterium
c.
breakdown, destruction, separation
38. -centesis:
a.
formation
b.
softening
c.
surgical puncture to remove fluid
39. -genesis:
a.
condition of producing, forming, formation
b.
surgical puncture to remove fluid
c.
breakdown, destruction, separation
40. -graphy:
a.
process of recording
b.
instrument for recording
c.
record
41. -emia:
a.
condition of producing, forming, formation
b.
blood condition
c.
enlargement
42. -pathy:
a.
disease condition
b.
process of recording
c.
to view
43. -lysis:
a.
blood condition
b.
softening
c.
breakdown, destruction, separation
44. -penia:
a.
pain
b.
enlargement
c.
deficiency
45. -malacia:
a.
drooping, sagging, prolapse
b.
softening
c.
hardening
46. -megaly:
a.
softening
b.
deficiency
c.
enlargement
Select the correct suffix for the following descriptions.
47. Instrument to visually examine:
a.
-graphy
b.
-scope
c.
-scopy
48. Fear:
a.
-penia
b.
-phobia
c.
-plasia
49. Enlargement:
a.
-megaly
b.
-ptosis
c.
-penia
50. Falling, drooping, prolapse:
a.
-stomy
b.
-megaly
c.
-ptosis
51. Separation, destruction:
a.
-malacia
b.
-lysis
c.
-ptosis
52. Softening:
a.
-malacia
b.
-ptosis
c.
-lysis
53. Incision:
a.
-trophy
b.
-scopy
c.
-tomy
54. Treatment:
a.
-therapy
b.
-trophy
c.
-pathy
55. Excision:
a.
-centesis
b.
-ectomy
c.
-dynia
56. New opening:
a.
-trophy
b.
-stasis
c.
-stomy
Select the correct combining form for the following terms.
57. Liver:
a.
hemat/o
b.
hepat/o
c.
hydr/o
58. Muscle:
a.
my/o
b.
myel/o
c.
morph/o
59. Flesh:
a.
splen/o
b.
sacr/o
c.
sarc/o
60. Nerve:
a.
neutr/o
b.
neur/o
c.
nephr/o
Select the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis =
no, endocrine = en).
61. Arteriole:
a.
ar
b.
ter
c.
ole
62. Hypertrophy:
a.
hy
b.
per
c.
tro
d.
phy
63. Osteomalacia:
a.
os
b.
teo
c.
ma
d.
la
64. Necrosis:
a.
ne
b.
cro
c.
sis
65. Carcinogenesis:
a.
car
b.
cin
c.
gen
d.
sis
66. Arteriosclerosis:
a.
ar
b.
ter
c.
scle
d.
ro
67. Laparoscopy:
a.
lap
b.
pa
c.
ros
d.
scop
68. Thrombocytopenia:
a.
throm
b.
bo
c.
cy
d.
pen
69. Abdominocentesis:
a.
ab
b.
dom
c.
cen
d.
te
70. Hydrotherapy:
a.
hy
b.
dro
c.
ther
Spelling
71. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
pericardeum
b.
pericardium
72. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
arteriosclerosis
b.
arteriosklerosis
73. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
myleogram
b.
myelogram
74. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
hepatomeagaly
b.
hepatomegaly
75. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
tonsillitis
b.
tonsilitis
76. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
trachostomy
b.
tracheostomy
77. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
abdominocentesis
b.
adbominocentesis
78. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
ploorodinia
b.
pleurodynia
79. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
ophthalmology
b.
opthalmology
80. Select the term that is spelled correctly:
a.
staphylococci
b.
staphlococci
MATCHING
Match the terms with their correct meanings.
a.
acrophobia
b.
angiogenesis
c.
biopsy
d.
blepharoptosis
e.
cardiomyopathy
f.
cystocele
g.
electroencephalogram
h.
hemolysis
i.
hydronephrosis
j.
inguinal
k.
ischemia
l.
laparotomy
m.
laryngeal
n.
mastectomy
o.
metastasis
p.
necrosis
q.
otalgia
r.
peritoneal
s.
thrombocytopenia
t.
tracheostomy
1. Pertaining to the groin
2. Prolapse of an eyelid
3. Disease of heart muscle
4. Resection of a breast
5. Ear pain
6. Pertaining to the voice box
7. Formation of blood vessels
8. Pertaining to the membrane surrounding the abdomen
9. Destruction of blood (RBCs)
10. Incision of the abdomen
11. Spread of a malignant tumor
12. Holding back blood from tissues
13. Fear of heights
14. New opening of the windpipe to the outside of the body
15. Abnormal condition of death of cells
16. Hernia of the urinary bladder
17. Record of the electricity in the brain
18. Deficiency of clotting cells (platelets)
19. Removal of living tissue and examination under a microscope
20. Abnormal condition of fluid (water) in the kidney
Match the terms that describe blood cells with their correct meanings.
a.
erythrocyte
b.
eosinophil
c.
thrombocyte
d.
neutrophil
e.
monocyte
f.
lymphocyte
21. A clotting cell; platelet
22. A red blood cell
23. A granulocytic white blood cell that destroys cells by engulfing and digesting them;
polymorphonuclear leukocyte
24. A mononuclear leukocyte that is a phagocyte
25. A mononuclear leukocyte that destroys foreign cells by making antibodies
26. A leukocyte whose granules turn red with stain and whose numbers are elevated in allergic
reactions
Match the meanings with their correct suffixes.
a.
falling, drooping, prolapse
b.
surgical repair
c.
nourishment or development
d.
fear
e.
blood condition
f.
formation
g.
enlargement
h.
softening
i.
disease condition
j.
deficiency
27. -malacia
28. -phobia
29. -plasia
30. -ptosis
31. -pathy
32. -plasty