FullgTestgBankgFor
Quickg&gEasygMedicalgTerminologyg7thgEditiongBygPeggygC.gLeonardgChapterg2-15
Chapterg2:gSuffixesgandgCombininggFormsgMadegEasygLeon
ard:gQuickg&gEasygMedicalgTerminology,g7thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Suturegofgagbloodgvesselgisgcalled:
A. angiectomy
B. angioplasty
C. angiorrhaphy
D. angiotomy
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 29 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
2. Surgicalgpuncturegofgthegthingmembranegthatgsurroundsgthegfetusgisgcalled:
A. adenectomy
B. amniocentesis
C. angiorrhexis
D. glycolysis
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 29 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
3. Paingalonggthegcoursegofgagnervegisgcalled:
A. neuralgia
B. neurocele
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
4. Protrusiongofgallgorgpartgofgangorgangthroughgthegwallgofgagcavitygthatgcontainsg itgisgcalled:
A. aghernia
B. dilatation
C. edema
D. emesis
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
5. Agtermgthatgmeansgstretchinggofgagstructuregis:
A. dilatation
B. ptosis
C. prolapse
D. spasm
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
, 6. Thegpresencegofgabnormallyglargegamountsgofgfluidgingthegtissuesgthatgresultsgingswellingg
isgcalled:
A. dilatation
B. edema
C. emesis
D. ptosis
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
7. Excessivegpreoccupationgwithgfiregisgtermed:
A. hydrophobia
B. kleptomania
C. paranoia
D. pyromania
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 40
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
8. Carcinomagis:
A. angabnormalgfeargofgsomething
B. anothergtermgforgcancer
C. anygdiseasegofgagbodygstructure
D. excessivegpreoccupationgwithgillness
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 40
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
9. Prolapsegmeans:
A. cramping
B. discharge
C. sagging
D. rupture
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 37
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
10. Agwordgthatgisgalsogagsuffixgthatgmeansgstoppinggorgcontrollingg is:
A. edema
B. mania
C. ptosis
D. stasis
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 37
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
11. Surgicalgrepairgofgthegeyegis:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmological
C. ophthalmoplasty
D. ophthalmorrhagia
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 34 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
,12. Agsurgicalgproceduregtogincreasegthegsizegofgthegbreastsgis:
A. augmentationgmammoplasty
B. mammography
C. mastitis
D. reductiongmammoplasty
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 33
TOP:g CombininggFormsgforgBodygStructures
13. Partialgorgtotalgexcisiongofgagnervegisgcalled:
A. neurectomy
B. neurology
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 32 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
14. Agsurgicalgproceduregingwhichgthegcolongisgsuturedgtogthegabdominalgwallgis:
A. colonoscopy
B. colopexy
C. coloscopy
D. colostomy
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 32 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
15. Agtermgthatgmeansgvomitingg is:
A. amnion
B. emesis
C. endocrine
D. forensic
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
16. Thegbranchgofgmedicinegconcernedgwithgthegadministrationgofgdrugsgorgagentsgthatgproduc
eglossgofgfeelinggis:
A. anesthesiologist
B. anesthesiology
C. immunologist
D. immunology
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 26g|g27 TOP:g SpecialistsgandgSpecialties
17. Thegphysiciangwhogspecializesgingintestinalgandggastricgdisordersgisga:
A. gastroenterologist
B. gastroenterology
C. gerontologist
D. gerontology
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 24 TOP:g SpecialistsgandgSpecialties
, 18. Thegmedicalgspecialtygthatgisgdevotedgtogtreatinggdiseasesgofgthegfemalegreproductivegorgan
s,gincludinggthegbreasts,gis:
A. gerontology
B. gynecology
C. pathology
D. urology
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 18 TOP:g SpecialistsgandgSpecialties
19. Agtermgthatgmeansgunitinggagwoundgbygstitchesgis:
A. excision
B. incision
C. surgicalgpuncture
D. suture
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 29 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
20. Agtermgthatgmeansgthegoppositegofgmalignantgis:
A. benign
B. cancerous
C. obstetric
D. ptosis
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 23
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgTerms
21. Inflammationgofgthegeyegisgcalled:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmitis
C. ophthalmopathy
D. ophthalmorrhexis
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 39
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
22. Herniationgofgthegbraingthroughgangopeninggingthegskullgisgcalled:
A. craniectomy
B. craniotomy
C. encephalocele
D. encephalopathy
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
23. Thegtermgcardiologistg means:
A. agheartgspecialist
B. anygdiseasegofgthegheart
C. inflammationgofgthegheartgmuscle
D. studygofgthegheartgandgitsgassociatedgdiseases
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 20 TOP:g SpecialistsgandgSpecialties
24. Rupturegofgthegeyeballgisgtermed:
Quickg&gEasygMedicalgTerminologyg7thgEditiongBygPeggygC.gLeonardgChapterg2-15
Chapterg2:gSuffixesgandgCombininggFormsgMadegEasygLeon
ard:gQuickg&gEasygMedicalgTerminology,g7thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Suturegofgagbloodgvesselgisgcalled:
A. angiectomy
B. angioplasty
C. angiorrhaphy
D. angiotomy
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 29 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
2. Surgicalgpuncturegofgthegthingmembranegthatgsurroundsgthegfetusgisgcalled:
A. adenectomy
B. amniocentesis
C. angiorrhexis
D. glycolysis
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 29 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
3. Paingalonggthegcoursegofgagnervegisgcalled:
A. neuralgia
B. neurocele
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
4. Protrusiongofgallgorgpartgofgangorgangthroughgthegwallgofgagcavitygthatgcontainsg itgisgcalled:
A. aghernia
B. dilatation
C. edema
D. emesis
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
5. Agtermgthatgmeansgstretchinggofgagstructuregis:
A. dilatation
B. ptosis
C. prolapse
D. spasm
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
, 6. Thegpresencegofgabnormallyglargegamountsgofgfluidgingthegtissuesgthatgresultsgingswellingg
isgcalled:
A. dilatation
B. edema
C. emesis
D. ptosis
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
7. Excessivegpreoccupationgwithgfiregisgtermed:
A. hydrophobia
B. kleptomania
C. paranoia
D. pyromania
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 40
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
8. Carcinomagis:
A. angabnormalgfeargofgsomething
B. anothergtermgforgcancer
C. anygdiseasegofgagbodygstructure
D. excessivegpreoccupationgwithgillness
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 40
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
9. Prolapsegmeans:
A. cramping
B. discharge
C. sagging
D. rupture
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 37
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
10. Agwordgthatgisgalsogagsuffixgthatgmeansgstoppinggorgcontrollingg is:
A. edema
B. mania
C. ptosis
D. stasis
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 37
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
11. Surgicalgrepairgofgthegeyegis:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmological
C. ophthalmoplasty
D. ophthalmorrhagia
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 34 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
,12. Agsurgicalgproceduregtogincreasegthegsizegofgthegbreastsgis:
A. augmentationgmammoplasty
B. mammography
C. mastitis
D. reductiongmammoplasty
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 33
TOP:g CombininggFormsgforgBodygStructures
13. Partialgorgtotalgexcisiongofgagnervegisgcalled:
A. neurectomy
B. neurology
C. neuroplasty
D. neurosis
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 32 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
14. Agsurgicalgproceduregingwhichgthegcolongisgsuturedgtogthegabdominalgwallgis:
A. colonoscopy
B. colopexy
C. coloscopy
D. colostomy
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 32 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
15. Agtermgthatgmeansgvomitingg is:
A. amnion
B. emesis
C. endocrine
D. forensic
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
16. Thegbranchgofgmedicinegconcernedgwithgthegadministrationgofgdrugsgorgagentsgthatgproduc
eglossgofgfeelinggis:
A. anesthesiologist
B. anesthesiology
C. immunologist
D. immunology
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 26g|g27 TOP:g SpecialistsgandgSpecialties
17. Thegphysiciangwhogspecializesgingintestinalgandggastricgdisordersgisga:
A. gastroenterologist
B. gastroenterology
C. gerontologist
D. gerontology
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 24 TOP:g SpecialistsgandgSpecialties
, 18. Thegmedicalgspecialtygthatgisgdevotedgtogtreatinggdiseasesgofgthegfemalegreproductivegorgan
s,gincludinggthegbreasts,gis:
A. gerontology
B. gynecology
C. pathology
D. urology
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 18 TOP:g SpecialistsgandgSpecialties
19. Agtermgthatgmeansgunitinggagwoundgbygstitchesgis:
A. excision
B. incision
C. surgicalgpuncture
D. suture
ANS:g D PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 29 TOP:g SurgicalgSuffixes
20. Agtermgthatgmeansgthegoppositegofgmalignantgis:
A. benign
B. cancerous
C. obstetric
D. ptosis
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 23
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgTerms
21. Inflammationgofgthegeyegisgcalled:
A. ophthalmalgia
B. ophthalmitis
C. ophthalmopathy
D. ophthalmorrhexis
ANS:g B PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 39
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
22. Herniationgofgthegbraingthroughgangopeninggingthegskullgisgcalled:
A. craniectomy
B. craniotomy
C. encephalocele
D. encephalopathy
ANS:g C PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 36
TOP:g SymptomsgandgDiagnosticgSuffixes
23. Thegtermgcardiologistg means:
A. agheartgspecialist
B. anygdiseasegofgthegheart
C. inflammationgofgthegheartgmuscle
D. studygofgthegheartgandgitsgassociatedgdiseases
ANS:g A PTS:g g 1 REF:g g 20 TOP:g SpecialistsgandgSpecialties
24. Rupturegofgthegeyeballgisgtermed:
