AMCA AMCA Medical Terminology 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which suffix means 'surgical fixation or stabilization'?
- -pexy (Correct answer)
- -plasty
- -rrhaphy
- -desis
Correct answer: -pexy
The suffix -pexy means surgical fixation or stabilization of an organ.
Question 2: The prefix 'brady-' means:
- rapid
- slow (Correct answer)
- painful
- difficult
Correct answer: slow
Brady- means slow, as in bradycardia (slow heart rate).
Question 3: What does the term 'dysphagia' mean?
- difficulty breathing
- difficulty speaking
- difficulty swallowing (Correct answer)
- difficulty seeing
Correct answer: difficulty swallowing
Dysphagia combines dys- (difficult) and -phagia (swallowing).
Question 4: Which word part means 'vein'?
- arteri/o
- phleb/o (Correct answer)
- lymph/o
- vas/o
Correct answer: phleb/o
Phleb/o is the combining form meaning vein, used in terms like phlebotomy.
Question 5: The medical term 'hematuria' refers to:
- blood in the stool
- blood in the urine (Correct answer)
- blood in the sputum
- blood in the cerebrospinal fluid
Correct answer: blood in the urine
Hematuria combines hemat/o (blood) and -uria (urine condition), meaning blood in the urine.
Question 6: Which combining form means 'liver'?
- gastr/o
- hepat/o (Correct answer)
- nephr/o
- splen/o
Correct answer: hepat/o
Hepat/o means liver, as seen in hepatitis (liver inflammation).
Question 7: The suffix '-ectomy' means:
- incision into
- surgical removal (Correct answer)
- visual examination
- new opening
Correct answer: surgical removal
The suffix -ectomy means surgical removal or excision of a body part.
AMCA AMCA Medical Terminology 4
Which suffix means 'surgical fixation or stabilization'?