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Test Your Medical Terminology Knowledge
Multiple Choice
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What does the prefix "brady-" mean?
a. Short
b. Between
c. Slow
d. Without
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What does the the prefix "hypo-" mean?
a. Large
b. Abnormal
c. Above Normal
d. Below Normal
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What does "tachy-" mean?
a. Together
b. Fast
c. Many
d. Above, over
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What does the suffix "-edema" mean?
a. Swelling
b. Blood
c. Condition
d. Cell
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What does the suffix "itis" mean?
a. Disease
b. Skin
c. Secreting
What does the suffix "-ectomy" mean?
a. Removal of
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d. Inflammation
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b. Expansion
c. Destruction of
d. Rupture
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What does the suffix "-phasia" mean?
a. Paralysis
b. Wasting away
c. Speaking
d. Digestion
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What does the suffix "-pnea" mean?
a. Growing
b. Breath
c. Wasting away
d. Lessening in density
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What does the suffix "-stenosis" mean?
a. Narrowing
b. Opening
c. Contraction
d. Splitting
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What does the suffix "-pathy" mean?
a. Blood
b. Plaque
c. Formation
d. Disease
What does the suffix "-megaly" mean?
a. Softening
b. Enlargement
d. Production of
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c. Inflammation
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What does onychotomy mean?
a. Disease of the hair
b. Incision into the scalp
c. Skin lesion
d. Incision into a nail
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What does Rhinitis mean?
a. Difficulty breathing
b. dgfsf
c. sdfsf
d. Inflammation of the nose
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What does Oophorectomy mean?
a. Removal of the uterus
b. Repair of fallopian tube
c. Removal of the ovaries
d. Hernia of the ovary
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What does Otoplasty mean?
a. Surgical repair of outer ear
b. Repair of the eardrum
c. Surgical repair of the septum
d. Surgical repair of outer eyelid
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What does Orchitis mean?
a. Inflammatin of the ovaries
b. Sperm production
c. Inflammation of the prostate gland
d. Inflammation of the testis
a. Hernia of the bladder
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What does cystocele mean?
b. Hernia of the ovaries
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c. Painful urination
d. Swollen testicles
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What does neuritis mean?
a. Inflammation of the spinal cord
b. Paralysis
c. Inflammation of the nerves
d. Bruising of the brain
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What does thrombectomy mean?
a. Surgical removal of the thyroid
b. Surgical removal of a lung
c. Surgical removal of a artery or vein
d. Surgical removal of a blood clot
What does cyanosis mean?
a. Bluish or purplish coloration
b. Abnormal heart rhythm
c. Heart Disease
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d. Hardening of the arteries
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