Terminology and Abbreviations

Question 1

Which of the following suffixes means “inflammation”?

Answer 1

-itis

Question 2

The abbreviation for the word “diagnosis” is

Answer 2

Dx

Question 3

The prefix “ab-“ means

Answer 3

Away from

Question 4

The capitalized portion of the word HYPOlipemia represents which of the following word parts?

Answer 4

Prefix

Question 5

Which of the following prefixes means “bad, difficult, painful”?

Answer 5

Dys-

Question 6

The prefix “milli-“ means

Answer 6

One-thousandth

Question 7

The abbreviation “stat” means

Answer 7

Immediately

Question 8

Which of the following contains the central meaning of a word?

Answer 8

Root

Question 9

The combining form “brachi/o” refers to the

Answer 9

Arm

Question 10

Hardening of the arteries, causing thickening of the walls and loss of elasticity, is called

Answer 10

Arteriosclerosis

Question 11

The prefix “intra-“ means

Answer 11

Within

Question 12

The suffix “-pathy” means

Answer 12

Disease

Question 13

A prefix is

Answer 13

A word structure at the beginning of a term that modifies the root

Question 14

Which of the following prefixes Is matched correctly with the meaning?

Answer 14

Period/around

Question 15

When the combing form “cyan/o” is used, it means that

Answer 15

The object is blue