NUR 1055 Module 06 Medical Terminology Quiz
- The suffix -malacia means
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softening
- The suffix -trophy means
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development, nourishment
- The suffix -penia means
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decrease, deficiency
- Which suffix means suture?
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-rrhaphy
- The suffix -edema means
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swelling 1 / 3
- Which suffix means binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)?
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-desis
- Which suffix means separation; destruction; loosening?
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-lysis
- The suffix -megaly means
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enlargement
- The suffix -cele means
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hernia, swelling
- Which suffix means crushing?
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-tripsy
- Which suffix means pain?
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-algia 2 / 3
- Which suffix means surgical puncture?
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-centesis
- The suffix -ism means
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condition
- The suffix -iatry means
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medicine, treatment
- What is the plural form of fornix?
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fornices
- To change words ending in y from a singular form to a plural form
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drop the y and add ies
- The word leukemia is a(n)
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noun
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