Roots and prefixes for disease
What is the meaning of the prefix in the word tachycardia mean?
What does the suffix -pathy mean?
A. inflammation
B. any disease of
C. rupture
B. any disease of
What is defined as "The cause of disease"?
A. Immunology
B. Etiology
C. Disology
Etiology
What does the suffix in the word electrocardiogram mean?
A. instrument for recording data
B. A record of data
C. instrument for measuring
B. A record of data
In the word pharmacy, what does the root mean?
A. fever
B. poison
C. drug, medicine
C. Drug, medicine
What does the root in the word pathogen mean?
disease
What does the suffix -oma mean?
A. enlargement
B. tumor
C. pain
B. Tumor
What exam technique involves listening for sounds within the body usually within the chest or abdomen?
A. Inspection
B. Auscultation
C. Percussion
B. Ausculation
A. instrument for measuring
B. instrument for viewing or examining
C. examination of
B. Instrument for viewing or examining
What does the prefix anti- mean?
against
What is the meaning of the root word carcin/o?
cancer
What does the suffix -itis mean?
inflammation
What is the product of inflammation consisting of fluid and white blood cells?
A. Parasite
B. Necrosis
C. Pus
Pus
What suffix would you use for a word meaning surgical incision of the abdomen?
A. -tomy
B. -pexy
C. -rhaphy
A. -tomy
What does the root chem/o mean?
A. Chemical
B. medicine
C. chemotherapy
A. Chemical
What prefix means abnormal, painful, difficult?
A. mal-
B. dys-
C. xero-
B. dys-
What suffix means enlargement?
A. -rhexis
B. -clasis
C. -megaly
C. -megaly
What is a condition that results from abrupt cessation or reduction of a drug that has been used regularly?
A. Withdrawal
B. Tolerance
C. Substance Dependence
A. Withdrawal
A thoracentesis is a(an) ________ of the chest.
A. surgical repair
B. excision
C. Puncture
C. Puncture
The word antipyretic means counteracting what?
A. fever
B. pain
C. sleep
A. fever
What does the root alg/o mean?
A. Pain
B. hard
C. tumor
A. Pain
Which suffix means fissure or splitting?
A. -rhea
B. -odynia
C. -schisis
C. -schisis
What practice focuses on treating a person as a whole entity with physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs?
A. Biofeedback
B. Homeopathy
C. Holistic health care
C. Holistic Health Care
What does the suffix in the word lithotripsy mean?
crushing
What does the suffix in the word psychotropic mean?
acting on