Chapter 2 medical terminology

Question 1

what three word parts make up a word and in what order?

Answer 1

Prefix, root, suffix

Question 2

what does the prefix “a” mean?

Answer 2

without

Question 3

what does the prefix “ab” mean?

Answer 3

away from

Question 4

what do the prefixes “ante” and “pre” mean?

Answer 4

before

Question 5

what do the prefixes “anti” and “contra” mean?

Answer 5

against

Question 6

what does the prefix “dia” mean?

Answer 6

through

Question 7

what does the prefix “dys” mean?

Answer 7

bad or difficult

Question 8

what does the prefix “ecto” mean?

Answer 8

outside

Question 9

what does the prefix “endo” mean?

Answer 9

within

Question 10

what does the prefix “hemi” mean?

Answer 10

half

Question 11

what does the prefix “hyper” mean?

Answer 11

high/above

Question 12

what does the prefix “hypo” mean?

Answer 12

below

Question 13

what do the prefixes “mega” and “megalo” mean?

Answer 13

large

Question 14

what do the prefixes “mono” and “uni” mean?

Answer 14

one

Question 15

what does the suffix “ectomy” mean?

Answer 15

removal

Question 16

what does the suffix “genic” mean?

Answer 16

beginning

Question 17

what do the suffixes “iasis” “osis” and “pathy” mean?

Answer 17

condition or disease

Question 18

what does the suffix “itis” mean?

Answer 18

inflammation

Question 19

what does the suffix “lysis” mean?

Answer 19

destruction

Question 20

what does the suffix “phagia” mean?

Answer 20

swallowing

Question 21

what does the suffix “plegia” mean?

Answer 21

paralysis

Question 22

what does the suffix “pnea” mean?

Answer 22

breathing

Question 23

what does the suffix “rrhea” mean?

Answer 23

excessive flow/discharge

Question 24

what does the suffix “stasis” mean?

Answer 24

stoppage

Question 25

what does the suffix “stomy” mean?

Answer 25

surgical creation of a new opening

Question 26

how does a term ending in “is” become plural?

Answer 26

change to “es”

Question 27

how does a term ending in “um” or “on” become plural?

Answer 27

change to “a”

Question 28

how does a term ending in “us” become plural?

Answer 28

change to “i”

Question 29

how does a term ending in “ma” become plural?

Answer 29

add “ta”

Question 30

how does a term ending in “a” become plural?

Answer 30

add “e”

Question 31

what is the term for the cause of a disease?

Answer 31

etiology

Question 32

what is the term for movement away from the midline?

Answer 32

abduction

Question 33

what is the term for movement toward the midline?

Answer 33

adduction

Question 34

what are the abbreviations for the eyes?

Answer 34

OD - right
OS - left
OU - both

Question 35

what are the abbreviations for the ears?

Answer 35

AD - right
AS - left
AU - both

Question 36

what is the purpose of a combining vowel?

Answer 36

to ease pronunciation

Question 37

what does the suffix “penia” mean?

Answer 37

lacking