Chapter 1 Medical Terminology

2. In the term perinatal, which part is the suffix?
4. Which suffix means abnormal narrowing?
5. Which is the correct spelling of the term meaning the study of the ears and larynx or throat?
6. Which term means the surgical repair of a nerve?
8. What condition is characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain?
9. Which suffix means inflammation?
10. Which prefix means within or inside?
13. Which term means the outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide?
15. Which term describes part of the small intestine?
17. Which combining form means red?
18. Which term is the opposite of anterior?
20. Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?

1. Which term means toward the midline?
2. Which suffix means a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes?
3. Which term describes a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
7. Which suffix means pain or suffering?
11. Which plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?
12. Which suffix means abnormal enlargement?
14. Which area of the abdomen is commonly known as the belly button?
16. Which prefix means deficient or decreased?
19. In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word root (combining form) means ear?