Ch. 3 pages 83-126 Quiz
1. The suffix -osis means:
A) inflammation
B) tumor
C) pain
D) abnormal condition
E) visual examination
2. The suffix -stomy means:
A) hardening
B) new opening
C) enlargement
D) surgical procedure to remove fluid
E) bursting forth (of blood)
3. The suffix -megaly means:
A) hardening
B) new opening
C) enlargement
D) surgical procedure to remove fluid
E) bursting forth
4. The suffix -sclerosis means
A) hardening
B) new opening
C) enlargement
D) surgical procedure to remove fluid
E) bursting forth
5. A suffix meaning “resection” is:
A) -tomy
B) -plasty
C) -ectomy
D) -stomy
E) -therapy
6. Enlargement of the liver is called:
A) hepatomegaly
B) nephritis
C) hepatitis
D) cardiomegaly
E) nephromegaly
7. A condition that lasts for a long time is called:
A) acute
B) septic
C) lateral
D) coccygeal
E) chronic
8. A benign tumor of muscle is a(n):
A) adenoma
B) adenocarcinoma
C) myoma
D) myosarcoma
E) myocardial infarction
9. The suffix -plasty means:
A) disease
B) breakdown, destruction, separation
C) surgical repair
D) urination
E) treatment
10. The combining form aden/o means:
A) gland
B) Artery
C) Kidney
D) pertaining to
E) flesh