Exam 2: Prefixes and Suffixes in Medical Terms | Examlex

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The prefix meaning short is:

A) brady-
B) peri-
C) brachy-
D) dia-

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The prefix meaning single is:

A) mono-
B) poly-
C) tri-
D) bi-

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The prefix meaning four is:

A) quadri-
B) bi-
C) tri-
D) mono-

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Suffixes can only form nouns.

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The suffix meaning slight paralysis is:

A) -plegia
B) -paresis
C) -pepsia
D) -pexy

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The suffix meaning urine is:

A) -uria
B) -rrhea
C) -rrhexis
D) -rrhagia

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The suffix meaning a recording instrument is:

A) -meter
B) -graph
C) -logy
D) -gen

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The prefix meaning positioned beneath is:

A) supra-
B) infra-
C) inter-
D) re-

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The suffix meaning in the shape of is:

A) -form
B) -oma
C) -gen
D) -ad

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The suffix meaning cutting operation is:

A) -ectomy
B) -stomy
C) -phage
D) -tomy

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The suffix meaning blood is:

A) -emia
B) -ema
C) -cele
D) -blast

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The suffix meaning vision is:

A) -oma
B) -edema
C) -opsia
D) -emia

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The prefix meaning around is:

A) dia-
B) circum-
C) ex-
D) pro-

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The suffix meaning cell is:

A) -cyte
B) -emia
C) -oma
D) -edema

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The suffix meaning formation is:

A) -plasm
B) -form
C) -phonia
D) -megaly

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The suffix meaning devouring is:

A) -philia
B) -phage
C) -lysis
D) -clasis

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The prefix meaning many is:

A) poly-
B) mega-
C) mono-
D) post-

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The suffix meaning sensation is:

A) -form
B) -gen
C) -esthesia
D) -paresis

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The suffix meaning softening is:

A) -lysis
B) -clasis
C) -malacia
D) -pheresis

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The suffix meaning heavy discharge is:

A) -rrhagia
B) -rrhaphy
C) -clastic
D) -plegia

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