TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN A FLASH 4TH EDITION BY FINNEGAN

Chapter 2: Medical Word Elements Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Which of the following prefixes means three? A. quadri- B. tri- C. uni- D. ultra- 2. Which of the following prefixes means new? A. para- B. mal- C. neo- D. eu- 3. The suffixes -ole and -ule mean: A. Stopping B. Softening C. Small D. Resembling 4. The suffix -logist means: A. Study of B. Specialist in the study of C. Measurement D. Condition 5. The suffix -megaly means: A. Measurement B. Movement C. Enlargement D. Nutrition 6. The suffix -phasia means: A. Speech B. Eating, swallowing C. Fear D. Feeling 7. The suffix -pexy means: A. Surgical fixation B. Digestion C. Slight or partial paralysis D. Deficiency 8. The suffix -trophy means: A. Crushing B. Nourishment C. Process of recording D. Hardening 9. Which of the following prefixes is matched with the correct definition? A. ambi-: against B. an-: with C. pan-: without D. bi-: two 10. The suffix -stenosis means: A. Visual examination B. Drooping, prolapse C. Narrowing, stricture D. Stopping 11. Which of the following prefixes means inadequate? A. mal- B. eu- C. tox- D. auto- 12. Which of the following prefixes is matched with the correct definition? A. infra-: above B. pro-: beyond C. re-: behind, back D. ultra-: after 13. Which of the following suffixes is matched with the correct definition? A. -phoria: fear B. -phobia: feeling C. -dynia: pain D. -algia: sound 14. Which of the following suffixes is matched with the correct definition? A. -paresis: pregnancy B. -partum: partial C. -plegia: pleural D. -pnea: breathing 15. Which of the following prefixes means all? A. pan- B. ambi- C. multi- D. micro- 16. The prefix di- means: A. Same, equal B. Much C. Through D. Twice, two, double 17. Which of the following prefixes is matched with the correct definition? A. mono-: single B. multi-: twice C. a-: with D. hemi-: whole