RMA Chapter 2

A prefix is:

A: the first part of a word
B: a word structure at the end of a term
C:a word structure at the beginning of a term
D:found on all medical terms
E: the last part of a word that gives the word its meaning

The abbreviation for the word diagnosis is

A: Diag
B: DG
C: dgs
D: D
E: Dx

The prefix ab-means

A: without
B: toward
C: against
D: away from
E: previous or before

The combination form is the

A: word root
B: word root with the combining vowel attached
C: word root with the prefix and suffix attached(with a separating vertical slash)
D: word root with the prefix and suffix attached(written without a slash)
E: combining vowel

Which of the following suffixes means "lack of strength"

A:- algia
B:- tomy
C:- asthenia
D:- trophy
E:- phasia

Which of the following words is mispelled

A: abscess
B: homostasis
C: venous
D: prostate
E: integumentary

The combining form oste/o means

A: tendon
B: vertebra
C: muscle
D: calcium
E: bone

Which of the following abbreviations means "every day"

A: bid
B: qed
C: tid
D: qid
E: qd

The prefix intra- means

A: between
B: below
C: within
D: beside
E: above

The suffix-stasis means

A: condition
B: control
C: destruction
D: discharge
E: unchanges

The suffix- pathy means

A: disease
B: spasm
C: treatment
D: tumor
E: excision

The prefix epi- means

A: good
B: out
C: off
D: within
E: upon

The suffix -gravida refers to

A: a pregnancy
B: the condition of aging
C: a serious condition
D: a stomach ache
E: a malignancy

Which of the following contains the central meaning of a word

A: prefix
B: suffix
C: root
D: combining form
E: Both C and D

The prefix retro- means

A: behind
B: around
C: below
D: before
E: above

Which of the following words is mispelled

A: Vacsine
B: sphincter
C: parietal
D: osseous
E: asthma

The suffix -kinesia means

A: mind
B: muscle
C: pain
D: touch
E: movement

The prefix rube- means

A: rotation
B: small
C: spots
D: abnormal
E: red

Which of the following words is misspelled

A: neruon
B: malaise
C: humerus
D: desiccation
E: glaucoma

The prefix milli- means

A: one-thousandth
B: many
C: one
D: one-hundredth
E: one-tenth

The combining form xer/o refers to something

A: dry
B: yellow
C: multiple
D: pertaining to hair
E: pertaining to x-rays

The combining form ot/o means

A: hearing
B: seeing
C: light
D: eye
E: ear

The plural of diverticulum is

A: diverticulums
B: deverticuli
C: diverticulae
D: diverticulumes
E: diverticula

The plural of calculus is

A: calculus'
B: calcula
C: calculi
D: calculuses
E: calculus