Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology Questions (Frequently Tested) with Verified Answers

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
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1. -algia correct answer: Pain, sutterring
2. Dys- correct answer: bad, diflcult, painful, abnormal
3. -ectomy correct answer: Surgical removal
4. -megaly correct answer: Enlargment
5. Hyper- correct answer: Excessive, increased, more than normal
6. Hypo- correct answer: Deficient, decreased, less than normal
7. -itis correct answer: inflammation
8. -malacia correct answer: Abnormal softening.
9. -necrosis correct answer: Tissue death
10. -osis correct answer: Any abnormal condition or disease
11. -ostomy correct answer: The creation of an artificial opening to the body
12. -otomy correct answer: to cut into or incision
13. -plasty correct answer: surgical repair
14. -rrhage correct answer: burst forth of blood
15. -rrhea correct answer: flow or discharge
16. -rrhaphy correct answer: to suture
17. -rrhexis correct answer: to rupture
18. -centiesis correct answer: surgical puncture
19. -sclerosis correct answer: abnormal hardening
20. arthr/o correct answer: Joint
21. carcin/o correct answer: cancer
22. cardi correct answer: heart
23. cephal correct answer: head
24. electr correct answer: electricity
25. gastr correct answer: stomach
26. hepat correct answer: liver
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