NR 103 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

NR 103 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS

●● intravenous
Answer: pertaining to within a vein


●● Suffix
Answer: Word part that comes at the end of the medical term


●● Prefix
Answer: Word part that comes at the beginning of the medical term


●● Hypo
Answer: Beneath or below


●● -ia
Answer: Condition


●● A-, an-
Answer: lack of, without, not
Ex: Analgesic - without pain

,●● Dys-
Answer: bad, painful, difficult
Ex: Dysrhythmia- abnormal physiological rhythm


●● Hyper-
Answer: above, excessive, beyond
Ex: hypertension- high blood pressure


●● Hyp-, hypo-
Answer: below, beneath, deficient
Ex: hypoglycemia- low blood sugar


●● Macro-
Answer: large
Ex: Macrocephaly - large head


●● Micro-, micr-
Answer: tiny, small
Ex: microcephalic - small head


●● Post
Answer: after, behind, following

, ●● Pre-, pro-
Answer: before, in front of, preceding


●● Retro
Answer: backward, behind
Ex: retrocardiac -located behind the heart


●● -ac, -ic, -al, -ous, -tic
Answer: Related to, or pertaining to
Ex: Celiac - relating to the abdomen


●● -ent, -er, -ist
Answer: person, agent
Ex: dentist


●● -ism
Answer: condition or theory


●● -ectomy
Answer: excision, removal