In the term osteomyelitis, what does the root myel refer to?
A. Inflammation
B. Bone marrow
C. Bone
D. Infection
E. Muscle
B. Bone Marrow
In the term sphenoid, what does the suffix mean?
A. Fiber
B. Bolt or nail
C. Bind together
D. Pertaining to
E. Resemble
E. Resemble
oid
oid means resembling
Which of the following elements means chest?
A. Radi
B. Clavicul
C. Trochle
D. Pector
E. Scapul
D. Pector
The suffix in the word detoxification means?
A. Replace
B. Remove
C. Take out
D. Fix
E. Disease
B. Remove
fication
which means the process of making or doing In this context, it refers to the process of making something less poisonous or removing toxins from the body.
In the word detoxification, what is the prefix? And what does it mean?
A. The prefix is -toxi, and it means poison.
B. The prefix is -ification, and it means remove.
C. The prefix is de- and it means from, out of.
E. The prefix is de- and it means pertaining to.
C. The prefix is de- and it means from, out of.
The suffix in the word chiropractor means?
A. Straight
B. Disease
C. Evaluation
D. A doer
E. Muscle
D. A doer
-or
which means a doer
In the word osteopenia, the suffix means?
A. Breakdown
B. Abnormal condition
C. Storage
D. Deficiency
E. Creation
D. Deficiency
penia-
which means defeciency or lack
What does the prefix in the term periosteum mean?
A. Around
B. Creation of new bone
C. Membrane covering bone
D. Bone structure
A. Around
“peri-“
In the term sarcoma, what does the suffix mean?
A. Without
B. Tumor, mass
C. Flesh
D. Deficient
B. Tumor, mass
In the term sarcoma, the root means?
A. Bone
B. Porous
C. Flesh
D. Cartilage
E. Tumor
C. Flesh
sarc and -oma
sarc meaning flesh -oma means tumor
In the word meniscectomy what does the suffix mean?
A. Anastomosis
B. Reduction
C. Incision
D. To slice
E. Excision
E. Excision
ectomy
In the term scoliosis, the root means?
A. Straight
B. Crooked
C. Posterior
D. cramped
E. Lateral
B. Crooked
In the term osteomyelitis, how many word elements are present?
A. Three
B. One
C. Five
D. Two
E. Four
A. Three
In the medical term, the achondroplasia the root means?
A. Cartilage
B. Deficiency
C. Without
D. Development
E. Bone
A. Cartilage
chondro
which means cartilage
In the word metacarpal, what does the prefix mean?
A. After
B. Below
C. Above
D. Behind
E. Around
A. After
meta-
The suffix in rhabdomyolysis means?
A. Destruction
B. Nourishment
C. Inflammation
D. Muscle
E. Rod-shaped
A. Destruction
lysis
lysis means breakdown, dissolution, or to break apart.
In the medical term polymyositis has a prefix that means?
A. Pain
B. Inflammation
C. Many
D. Muscle
E. Pertaining to
C. Many
Destruct the word pectoral?
A. Pect meaning chest-oral meaning pertaining to
B. Pec meaning lungs-toral meaning process
C. Pector meaning chest -al meaning pertaining to
D. Pector meaning back -al meaning condition
C. Pector meaning chest; - al meaning pertaining to.
In the word latissimus Doris, the suffix -imus means?
A. Little
B. None.
C. Few
D. Large
E. Most
E. Most
In the term insertion, the suffix -ion means?
A. After
B. Remove
C. Before
D. Action
E. Around
D. Action
In the term quadriceps fermoris, the anterior thigh muscle what does the prefix quadri- mean?
A. Thigh
B. Muscle
C. In front of
D. Lower extremity
E. Four
E. Four
What is the meaning of the prefix in the term triceps brachii?
A. Fracture
B. Muscle
C. Avulsion
D. Laceration
E. Three
E. Three
In the term orthotic, the root means?
A. Bone
B. Body
C. Restore
D. Treatment
E. Correct
E. Correct
“orth/o”
In the medical term fibromyalgia the suffix means?
A. Muscle
B. Nerve
C. Pain
D. Pertaining to
E. Fiber
C. Pain
algia
algia means pain
