We are now at the end of our four-part series on medical suffixes that describe diseases and functions. Thank you very much for taking the time to go through this quiz.
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1 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-sclerosis
The medical suffix term -sclerosis pertains to "hardening" .
Example Word: aden/o/sclerosis.
Word Breakdown: Aden/o is a combining form that refers to "gland", and -sclerosis pertains to "hardening".
Definition: Adenosclerosis can be defined as a hardening of the glands.
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2 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-trophy
The medical suffix term -trophy pertains to "nourishment" or "development" .
Example Word: dys/trophy.
Word Breakdown: Dys- for this term is a prefix that means "bad" or "abnormal", and -trophy pertains to "nourishment" or "development".
Definition: Dystrophy is the condition of the body wasting tissues, whether caused by genetics or insufficient nutrition.
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3 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-stasis
The medical suffix term -stasis pertains to "control" or "stop" .
Example Word: home/o/stasis.
Word Breakdown: Home/o is a combining form that denotes "unchanging", and -stasis pertains to "control" or "stop".
Definition: A steady state of internal, physical, and chemical equilibrium in living systems is called homeostasis. For example, warm-blooded animals maintain a stable temperature.
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4 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-spasm
The medical suffix term -spasm pertains to "sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle" .
Example Word: bronch/o/spasm.
Word Breakdown: Bronch/o is a combining form that refers to "bronchial tube", and -spasm pertains to "sudden, involuntary contraction of muscle".
Definition: Bronchospasm is difficulty breathing caused by contractions of smooth muscle around the bronchial tubes and bronchioles.
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5 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-stalsis
The medical suffix term -stalsis pertains to "contraction" .
Example Word: peri/stalsis.
Word Breakdown: Peri- is a prefix term that denotes "around", and -stalsis pertains to "contraction".
Definition: In the digestive system, peristalsis occurs when waves of muscle contractions move food.
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6 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-uria
The medical suffix term -uria pertains to "urine" or "urination" .
Example Word: noct/uria.
Word Breakdown: Noct is a word root that signifies "night", and -uria pertains to "urine" or "urination".
Definition: Nocturia is the frequent need to wake up during the night in order to urinate.
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7 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-tocia
The medical suffix term -tocia pertains to "labor" or "birth" .
Example Word: a/tocia.
Word Breakdown: A- is a prefix term that signifies "not" or "without", and -tocia pertains to "labor" or "birth".
Definition: Atocia refers to a woman's inability to conceive or give birth to a child.
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8 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-thorax
The medical suffix term -thorax pertains to "chest" or "chest cavity" .
Example Word: pneum/o/thorax.
Word Breakdown: Pneum/o is a combining form that denotes "lungs" or "air", and -thorax pertains to "chest" or "chest cavity".
Definition: A pneumothorax is an accumulation of air in the pleural cavity usually caused by a lung injury or chest injury.
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9 Find the suffix term of the image highlighted.
Correct!Wrong!-stenosis
The medical suffix term -stenosis pertains to "tightening" .
Example Word: angi/o/stenosis.
Word Breakdown: Angi/o is a combining form that denotes "vessel (usually blood vessel)", and -stenosis pertains to "tightening".
Definition: Angiostenosis is a narrowing of a blood vessel.
