NUR 1055 Module 06 Medical Terminology Quiz

NUR 1055 Module 06 Medical Terminology
Quiz
1. The suffix -malacia means
Answer
softening
2. The suffix -trophy means
Answer
development, nourishment
3. The suffix -penia means
Answer
decrease, deficiency
4. Which suffix means suture?
Answer
-rrhaphy
5. The suffix -edema means
Answer
swelling
6. Which suffix means binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)?
Answer
-desis
7. Which suffix means separation; destruction; loosening?
Answer
-lysis
8. The suffix -megaly means
Answer
enlargement