Medical Terminology Chapter 1 word parts

What does the word root 'gastr' mean?

• Brain

• Heart

• Stomach

• Liver

What is the purpose of a combining vowel in medical terminology?

• To indicate a disease

• To indicate a procedure

• To combine two root words

• To indicate a body part

What does the suffix '-itis' indicate?

• Inflammation

• Surgical repair

• Pain

• Enlargement

What does the prefix 'Hyper-' mean?

• Deficient or decreased

• Within or inside

• Excessive or increased

• Large, abnormal size

What is the word root for 'nerve'?

• Neur/o-

• Myel/o-

• Oste/o-

• Arthr/o-

What does the suffix '-rrhaphy' indicate?

• Surgical suturing

• Tissue death

• Surgical removal

• Enlargement

What does the suffix '-plasty' indicate?

• Pain and/or suffering

• Study of

• Enlargement

• Surgical repair

What does the prefix 'Dys-' mean?

• Large, abnormal size

• Bad, difficult, or painful

• Good, normal, well

• Excessive or increased

What does the suffix '-megaly' indicate?

• Enlargement

• Surgical repair

• Abnormal narrowing

• Tumor