Medical Terminology Midterm Exam Review

intra- means

• between

• within

• surrounding

• ultra

Answer explanation

What does Dys- mean?

• Difficulty

• Below

• Thirsty

• Slow

_______ means surgical suturing.

• -rrhage

• -rrhaphy

• -plasty

• -rrhexis

• -rrrhea

_______ means surgical suturing.

• -rrhage

• -rrhaphy

• -plasty

• -rrhexis

• -rrrhea

Which word below is spelled correctly?

• hepatomegaly

• hepatmegaly

• hepatomegly

Which term means pertaining to the throat?

• oral

• esophageal

• tracheal

• pharyngeal

To define a term, begin with the

• prefix

• combining form

• suffix

• It doesn't make any difference which word part

Which combining form means brain?

• cerebr/o

• cephal/o

• encephal/o

• syncop/o

The process of viewing the stomach with a scope

• gastroscopy

• stomatoscopy

• gastroscopic

• endoscopy

Removal of the gallbladder

• cholotomy

• cholecystomy

• cholectomy

• cholecystectomy