#1
What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean in medical terminology?
Above or excessive
ExplanationIndicates something above or excessive in medical terms.
#2
Which suffix is used to indicate 'surgical removal'?
-ectomy
ExplanationSuffix denoting surgical removal in medical terms.
#3
What is the meaning of the prefix 'hypo-' in medical terminology?
Below or deficient
ExplanationSignifies something below or deficient in medical terms.
#4
Which suffix means 'inflammation'?
-itis
ExplanationSuffix indicating inflammation in medical terminology.
#5
What is the meaning of the prefix 'trans-' in medical terminology?
Across or through
ExplanationIndicates movement across or through something in medical contexts.
#6
Which suffix means 'condition of'?
-osis
ExplanationSuffix indicating a condition of something in medical terminology.
#7
What does the prefix 'peri-' mean in medical terminology?
Around or surrounding
ExplanationRefers to something around or surrounding in medical contexts.
#8
Which suffix means 'pain'?
-algia
ExplanationSuffix indicating pain in medical terminology.
#9
What does the prefix 'sub-' indicate in medical terminology?
Below or deficient
ExplanationRefers to something below or deficient in medical contexts.
#10
Which suffix means 'study of'?
-ology
ExplanationSuffix used to denote the study of something in medical terms.
#11
What does the prefix 'inter-' indicate in medical terminology?
Between or among
ExplanationSignifies something between or among in medical terms.
#12
Which suffix means 'bursting forth (of blood)'?
-rrhage
ExplanationSuffix indicating bursting forth, especially of blood, in medical language.
#13
What does the suffix '-plasty' indicate in medical terminology?
Surgical repair
ExplanationDenotes surgical repair in medical language.
#14
What is the meaning of the suffix '-megaly' in medical terminology?
Enlargement
ExplanationDenotes enlargement in medical language.
#15
What is the meaning of the suffix '-pathy' in medical terminology?
Disease
ExplanationDenotes disease in medical terminology.
#16
What is the meaning of the suffix '-rrhaphy' in medical terminology?
Surgical repair
ExplanationDenotes surgical repair in medical terminology.
#17
What is the meaning of the suffix '-algia' in medical terminology?
Pain
ExplanationDenotes pain in medical language.