Med Term Final Review 1

Mary is told that she has absence of breathing. What is the name of her condition?

• apnea

• dyspnea

• hperpnea

• hypopnea

myectomy

• surgical repair of muscle
• surgical removal of muscle
• surgical incision of eye
• surgical repair of eye muscle

ostitis 

• inflammation of bone
• pertaining to inflammation of bone
• inflammation of the ear
• inflammation of the mouth

pain or painful feeling

• -algia
• -pathy
• tachy-
• -iac

surgical incision, process of cutting into

• -plasty
• -ectomy
• -otomy
• -ostomy

surgical removal of

• -plasty

• -ectomy

• -otomy

• -pathy

Which prefix means "around"?

• an-

• hypo-

• peri-

• tachy-

which of the following is not a meaning for the prefix "hyper-"?

• above
• excessive
• over
• around

my/o

• muscle

• eye

• bone

• mouth

The suffix -malacia means

• abnormal widening
• abnormal softening