Medical Affixes and Terminology Review

If brandon had an OTOPLASTY then he had a Surgical REPAIR of the ?

• Eye

• Ear

• Mouth

• Nose

What is the definition for the following medical term HYPERNEUROPLASIA.

• increased nerve formation

• decreased brain development

• under nerve formation

• good nerve condition

RHINOTOSTENOSIS means Abnormal hardening of the nose and ear.

• False

• True

The Heart is ________ to the Stomach.

Choose the best directional term that applies.

• Superior

• Distal

• Lateral

• Dorsal

What does the prefix HYPO- refer to?

• Over

• Under

• Between

• Equal

Cost/o

• Heart

• Body

• Ribs

• Head

What is the root word for muscle?

• Cyto

• Derm

• Myo

• Phleb

abnormal condition

• -dynia
• -osis
• -rrhea
• -pathy

-pathy

• a path
• enlargement
• disease
• pain

surgical incision, process of cutting into

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