VETT 118 Exam 1

VETT 118 Exam 1 The suffix ________ means inflammation? - -itis The prefix_______ means AWAY from - -ab The suffix_______ means pertaining to - -al -ary and -ar -ic Which of the following suffixes means to remove an organ or body part? - -ectomy The suffix -rrhapy means: - to suture The suffix ______ means softening: - malacia Which suffix means pertaining to? - -al The suffix_______ means separation or breaking into parts - -lysis The suffix __________ means separation or breakdown - -lysis/-graphy The suffix _________ means disease? - -pathy The suffix -um means: - structure The prefix that means difficult, painful, or bad is: - dys- The prefix______ means INCREASED, while the prefix_____ means DECREASED. - hyper-, hypo- The suffix ______ means cutting into - -tomy The prefix(es)_______ means many - poly- The prefix ___________ means without or no is - an- The prefix_______ means below. - sub- Which prefix means excessive? - poly- _____________ means movement toward the midline. - adduction The plane that divides the body into UNEQUAL right and left portions is: - Sagittal ___________ means nearest to the beginning of a structure. - proximal The directional term meaning TOWARD the head is: - cranial The plane that divides the body into EQUAL right and left halves is: - median ___________ means a deformity present at birth. - Congenital The term that means an incomplete or less than normal development