Chapter 1 Study Guide

What condition is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain?

• inflammation

• infection

• laceration

Which prefix means within or inside?

• intra-

• sub-

• inter-

Which term means abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries?

• arteriomalacia

• arterionecrosis

• arteriosclerosis

Which term means the surgical repair of a nerve?

• neuritis

• neuroplasty

• neurectomy

Which combining form means red?

• erythr/o

• cyan/o

• leuk/o

Which suffix means a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes?

• -otomy

• -scopy

• -centesis

Which term describes a disease or procedure named for the person who discovered it?

• acronym

• eponym

• syndrome

Which suffix means to rupture?

• -rrhea

• -rrhaphy

• -rrhexis

Which is the correct spelling of the term meaning wound or injury?

• trauma

• trawma

• thrauma

Which combining form means both spinal cord and bone marrow?

• myel/o

• myc/o

• my/o