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1. Which suffix means pain or suffering?
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a. -ectomy
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b. Correct. The suffix -algia means pain or suffering.
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c. Incorrect. The suffix -itis means inflammation.
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d. Incorrect. The suffix -rrhaphy means surgical suturing.
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2. In the medical term neuroplasty, what does the suffix -plasty mean?
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a. surgical repair
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b. bleeding
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b. Incorrect. The suffix that means bleeding is -rrhage.
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c. Incorrect. The suffix that means flow or discharge is -rrhea.
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d. Incorrect. The suffix for disease or abnormal condition is -osis.
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3. Which suffix means abnormal hardening?
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b. -rrhaphy
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d. -ostomy
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a. Correct. The suffix -sclerosis means abnormal hardening.
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b. Incorrect. The suffix -rrhaphy means surgical suturing.
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c. Incorrect. The suffix -dynia means pain.
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d. Incorrect. The suffix -ostomy means the surgical creation of an artificial opening
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to the body surface.
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4. In the medical term prenatal, what does the prefix pre- mean?
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a. away from, negative, absent
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b. out of, outside, away from
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c. toward, to, in the direction of
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