Medical Terminology

What does "-plasty" mean?

• Opening

• Incision

• Repair

• Surgical Cleaning

• Inflammation

What does "-rrhea" mean?

• Blood

• Flow

• Occlusion

• Liquid

• Feces

What does "intra-" mean

• Outside

• Surrounding

• Within

• Cavity

What does "Nephro-" mean?

• Liver

• Kidney

• Bladder

• Gallbladder

• Decay

What does "Dys-" mean?

• Difficulty

• Blockage

• Distraction

• Slow

What does "cyano-" mean?

• Blue

• Skin

• Hypoxia

• Red

Which of the following elements usually indicates a

procedure, condition, or disease:

• Prefix

• Word root

• Suffix

• Compound word

• Combining vowel

Hyper- is an example of:

• Word root

• Combining form

• Combining vowel

• Suffix

• Prefix

The most common combining vowel is:

• "o"

• "a"

• "e"

• "i"

• "u"

A word element located at the beginning of a word:

• root

• prefix

• suffix

• combining vowel

• breve