Ch 1 Practice Quiz (Per 4-5)

-Dys means bad or difficult

• true

• false

what is the definition of -algia?

• pain

• swelling

• surgery

The root my/o means muscle, so what does myalgia mean?

• muscle pain

• repture of the muscle

-rrhage means abnormal flow

• true

• false

What does the suffix -rrhea mean?

• flow;discharge

• intake something

• abnormal hardening

The suffix for suture is _____.

• -otomy

• -itis

• -rrhaphy

hyper- means decrease

• false

• true

what is the definition of hypo-?

• execessive

• increased

• decreased

True or False: Prefixes require a combining vowel.

• True

• False

Where is a prefix located in a medical term?

• Beginning

• End

• Middle