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Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 7th Edition By Peggy C. Leonard Chapter 2-15
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Chapter 2: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy Leonar
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MULTIPLE8CHOICE

1. Suture8of8a8blood8vessel8is8called:
A. angiectomy
B. angioplasty
C. angiorrhaphy
D. angiotomy
ANS:8 C PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 29 TOP:8 Surgical8Suffixes

2. Surgical8puncture8of8the8thin8membrane8that8surrounds8the8fetus8is8called:
A. adenectomy
B. amniocentesis
C. angiorrhexis
D. glycolysis
ANS:8 B PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 29 TOP:8 Surgical8Suffixes

3. Pain8along8the8course8of8a8nerve8is8called:
A. neuralgia
B. neurocele
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:8 A PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 36
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

4. Protrusion8of8all8or8part8of8an8organ8through8the8wall8of8a8cavity8that8 contains8 it8 is8called:
A. a8hernia
B. dilatation
C. edema
D. emesis
ANS:8 A PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 36
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

5. A8term8that8 means8stretching8of8a8structure8is:
A. dilatation
B. ptosis
C. prolapse
D. spasm
ANS:8 A PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 36
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

, 6. The8presence8of8abnormally8large8amounts8of8fluid8in8the8tissues8that8results8in8swelling8is8c
alled:
A. dilatation
B. edema
C. emesis
D. ptosis
ANS:8 B PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 36
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

7. Excessive8preoccupation8with8fire8is8termed:
A. hydrophobia
B. kleptomania
C. paranoia
D. pyromania
ANS:8 D PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 40
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

8. Carcinoma8is:
A. an8abnormal8fear8of8something
B. another8term8for8cancer
C. any8disease8of8a8body8structure
D. excessive8preoccupation8with8illness
ANS:8 B PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 40
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

9. Prolapse8means:
A. cramping
B. discharge
C. sagging
D. rupture
ANS:8 C PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 37
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

10. A8word8that8is8also8a8suffix8that8means8stopping8or8controlling8 is:
A. edema
B. mania
C. ptosis
D. stasis
ANS:8 D PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 37
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

11. Surgical8repair8of8the8eye8 is:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmological
C. ophthalmoplasty
D. ophthalmorrhagia
ANS:8 C PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 34 TOP:8 Surgical8Suffixes

,12. A8surgical8procedure8to8increase8the8size8of8the8breasts8is:
A. augmentation8mammoplasty
B. mammography
C. mastitis
D. reduction8mammoplasty
ANS:8 A PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 33
TOP:8 Combining8Forms8for8Body8Structures

13. Partial8or8total8excision8of8a8nerve8 is8called:
A. neurectomy
B. neurology
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:8 A PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 32 TOP:8 Surgical8Suffixes

14. A8surgical8procedure8in8which8the8colon8is8sutured8to8the8abdominal8wall8is:
A. colonoscopy
B. colopexy
C. coloscopy
D. colostomy
ANS:8 B PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 32 TOP:8 Surgical8Suffixes

15. A8term8that8 means8vomiting8 is:
A. amnion
B. emesis
C. endocrine
D. forensic

ANS:8 B PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 36
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

16. The8branch8of8medicine8concerned8with8the8administration8of8drugs8or8agents8that8produce8l
oss8of8feeling8is:
A. anesthesiologist
B. anesthesiology
C. immunologist
D. immunology
ANS:8 B PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 268|827 TOP:8 Specialists8and8Specialties

17. The8physician8who8specializes8in8intestinal8and8gastric8disorders8is8a:
A. gastroenterologist
B. gastroenterology
C. gerontologist
D. gerontology
ANS:8 A PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 24 TOP:8 Specialists8and8Specialties

, 18. The8medical8specialty8that8is8devoted8to8treating8diseases8of8the8female8reproductive8organs,8i
ncluding8the8breasts,8is:
A. gerontology
B. gynecology
C. pathology
D. urology
ANS:8 B PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 18 TOP:8 Specialists8and8Specialties

19. A8term8that8means8uniting8a8wound8by8stitches8is:
A. excision
B. incision
C. surgical8puncture
D. suture
ANS:8 D PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 29 TOP:8 Surgical8Suffixes

20. A8term8that8 means8the8opposite8of8malignant8is:
A. benign
B. cancerous
C. obstetric
D. ptosis
ANS:8 A PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 23
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Terms

21. Inflammation8of8the8eye8is8called:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmitis
C. ophthalmopathy
D. ophthalmorrhexis
ANS:8 B PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 39
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

22. Herniation8of8the8brain8through8an8opening8in8the8skull8is8called:
A. craniectomy
B. craniotomy
C. encephalocele
D. encephalopathy
ANS:8 C PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 36
TOP:8 Symptoms8and8Diagnostic8Suffixes

23. The8term8cardiologist8 means:
A. a8heart8specialist
B. any8disease8of8the8heart
C. inflammation8of8the8heart8muscle
D. study8of8the8heart8and8its8associated8diseases
ANS:8 A PTS:8 8 1 REF:8 8 20 TOP:8 Specialists8and8Specialties

24. Rupture8of8the8eyeball8is8termed:

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