Chapter 3 Quiz 3 Medical Terminology

What does the suffix in this word mean

100

"salpingitis" is the inflammation of:

Fallopian tubes

200

1. What is the procedure that records brain wave activity?

Electroencephalography

300

 “After the stroke, my spouse is experiencing dysphasia”. What does the suffix in “dysphasia” mean?

Speaking

400

Hardening of fatty plaque (in the lining of the arteries)

Atherosclerosis 

What does the term mean

100

-metry

measurement

200

-ostomy

opening

300

-opsy, -opia, -opsia

vision

500

-paresis

slight paralysis

What does the term mean 2

100

-phobia

fear

200

-oxia

oxygen

300

-oma

tumor, neoplasm

What does the suffix in this word mean 2

100

1. Suffering from anemia is the same as suffering from erythropenia. What does the suffix in “erythropenia” mean?

Abnormal blood condition; deficiency

200

“Since my spouse did not control their diabetes, they now suffer from neuropathy”. What does the suffix in “neuropathy” mean?

Disease

300

“Due to the last stage of dementia, my grandparent has dysphagia”. What does the suffix in “dysphagia” mean?

eating

Fill in the blank

100

1. A woman who has given birth two or more times is referred to as _____ 

Multipara

200

Abdominal discomfort and nausea is known as _____

Dyspepsia