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Match each prefix with its meaning. -Upon, over


A) endo-
B) poly-
C) bi-
D) megalo-
E) tachy-
F) quadra-
G) sub-
H) circum-
I) pan-
J) epi-

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Match each suffix with its meaning. -To secrete


A) -ory
B) -cidal
C) -crine
D) -ase
E) -ectasis
F) -ad
G) -edema
H) -iasis
I) -gen
J) -blast

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Match each suffix with its meaning. -Stretching, dilating


A) -ory
B) -cidal
C) -crine
D) -ase
E) -ectasis
F) -ad
G) -edema
H) -iasis
I) -gen
J) -blast

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The prefix ultra- means:


A) single
B) scanty
C) beyond
D) backward

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C

The majority of medical terms have either _____ foundations.


A) French or Spanish
B) Latin or Greek
C) Gaelic or Roman
D) Russian or Arabic

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When changing a singular word with the ending of -a to a plural word, you change it to:


A) -as
B) -ices
C) -ae
D) -aes

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When dissecting a medical term, you should identify the word parts in which order (first to last) ?


A) suffix, prefix, word root or combining form
B) prefix, word root or combining form, suffix
C) prefix, suffix, word root or combining form
D) word root or combining form, prefix, suffix

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Suffixes do not commonly indicate a:


A) location
B) procedure
C) condition
D) disease

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A

Match each prefix with its meaning. -All


A) endo-
B) poly-
C) bi-
D) megalo-
E) tachy-
F) quadra-
G) sub-
H) circum-
I) pan-
J) epi-

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Match each prefix with its meaning. -Around


A) endo-
B) poly-
C) bi-
D) megalo-
E) tachy-
F) quadra-
G) sub-
H) circum-
I) pan-
J) epi-

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Which suffix means "breath" or "breathing"?


A) -phrenia
B) -rrhexis
C) -pnea
D) -plegia

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Which suffix means "disease"?


A) -oma
B) -phasia
C) -trophic
D) -pathy

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The combining form gastr/o means:


A) mouth
B) colon
C) nerve
D) stomach

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Match each suffix with its meaning. -Producing


A) -ory
B) -cidal
C) -crine
D) -ase
E) -ectasis
F) -ad
G) -edema
H) -iasis
I) -gen
J) -blast

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Match each suffix with its meaning. -Enzyme


A) -ory
B) -cidal
C) -crine
D) -ase
E) -ectasis
F) -ad
G) -edema
H) -iasis
I) -gen
J) -blast

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When changing a singular word with the ending of -nx to a plural word you would change it to:


A) -es
B) -nges
C) -ices
D) -ix

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The combining form colp/o means:


A) breast
B) ovary
C) vagina
D) tube

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The combining form cyan/o means:


A) blue
B) cell
C) mental illness
D) white

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Match each suffix with its meaning. -Condition, abnormal condition


A) -ory
B) -cidal
C) -crine
D) -ase
E) -ectasis
F) -ad
G) -edema
H) -iasis
I) -gen
J) -blast

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Which suffix means "discharge"?


A) -rraphy
B) -rrhea
C) -rrhagia
D) -rrhaphy

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B

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