Surgical Technology Certification
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The part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the -
✔✔suffix
An agent used against fever is - ✔✔antipyretic
anti- = against; pyr- = fever; -ic = pertaining to
A slow pulse rate is - ✔✔bradychardia
brady- = slow; cardia = heart
An incision made below the breast is - ✔✔inframammary
infra- = below; mammary = pertaining to the breast
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,A congenital anomaly is an - ✔✔abnormal condition existing at birth
con- = with; genital = birth; a- = without; nomaly = normal
An instrument used to view the large intestine is a - ✔✔colonoscope
colon = large intestine; scope = instrument for visualization
Surgical removal of half the stomach is - ✔✔hemigastrectomy
hemi- = half; gastr- = stomach; ectomy = surgical removal
You are scheduled to scrub o a cheiloplasty. The anatomical part to be revised is the -
✔✔lip
cheil- = lip; -plasty = surgical repair or shaping
A record made of a joint is - ✔✔arthrogram
arthr- = joint; -gram = record
A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a - ✔✔condition of gallstones
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, chole- = bile; lith - = stone; -iasis = condition
Hepatomegaly is - ✔✔an enlarged liver
hepat- = lier; -megaly = enlarged
Inflammation of the brain is - ✔✔encephalitis
encephal- = brain (inside head); -it = inflammation
A laparoscope would be used to visualize the - ✔✔abdominal cavity
lapar- = abdomen; -scope = instrument for viewing
A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the - ✔✔cartilage
chondro- = cartilage; -malacia = abnormal softening
The suffix that means to suture is - ✔✔-rrhaphy
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Exam Review Questions and Answers
100% Pass Approved
The part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the -
✔✔suffix
An agent used against fever is - ✔✔antipyretic
anti- = against; pyr- = fever; -ic = pertaining to
A slow pulse rate is - ✔✔bradychardia
brady- = slow; cardia = heart
An incision made below the breast is - ✔✔inframammary
infra- = below; mammary = pertaining to the breast
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,A congenital anomaly is an - ✔✔abnormal condition existing at birth
con- = with; genital = birth; a- = without; nomaly = normal
An instrument used to view the large intestine is a - ✔✔colonoscope
colon = large intestine; scope = instrument for visualization
Surgical removal of half the stomach is - ✔✔hemigastrectomy
hemi- = half; gastr- = stomach; ectomy = surgical removal
You are scheduled to scrub o a cheiloplasty. The anatomical part to be revised is the -
✔✔lip
cheil- = lip; -plasty = surgical repair or shaping
A record made of a joint is - ✔✔arthrogram
arthr- = joint; -gram = record
A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a - ✔✔condition of gallstones
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, chole- = bile; lith - = stone; -iasis = condition
Hepatomegaly is - ✔✔an enlarged liver
hepat- = lier; -megaly = enlarged
Inflammation of the brain is - ✔✔encephalitis
encephal- = brain (inside head); -it = inflammation
A laparoscope would be used to visualize the - ✔✔abdominal cavity
lapar- = abdomen; -scope = instrument for viewing
A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the - ✔✔cartilage
chondro- = cartilage; -malacia = abnormal softening
The suffix that means to suture is - ✔✔-rrhaphy
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