Question: mussels

Answer: a kind of shellfish that can be eaten

Question: Which of the following best describes the combining form my/o?

1. flesh

2. B. cell

3. C. muscle

4. D. nerve

5. Answer: C. muscle

6. Question: Which of the following medical terminology is spelled incorrectly?

7. A. carcenoma

8. B. epithelioma

9. C. lipoma

10. D. neuroma

11. Answer: A. carcenoma

12. Question: Which combining form means gland?

13. A. cyt/o

14. B. aden/o

15. C. my/o

16. D. neur/o

17. Answer: B. aden/o

18. Question: Which of the following best describes the term idiopathic?

19. A. absence of signs of tissue

20. B. response to injury

21. C. pertaining to a disease of unknown origin

22. D. becoming progressively worse

23. Answer: C. pertaining to a disease of unknown origin

24. Question: Which of the following terms refer to localized protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain?

25. A. idiopathic

26. B. inflammation

27. C. etiology

28. D. iatrogenic

29. Answer: B. inflammation

30. Question: Which of the following terms refer to a prediction of the outcome of a disease?

31. A. pathogenic

32. B. diagnosis

33. C. prognosis

34. D. iatrogenic

35. Answer: C. prognosis

36. Question: Which of the following means enlargement?

37. A. -plasia

38. B. hyper-

39. C. -megaly

40. D. -sis

41. Answer: C. -megaly

42. Question: Which of the following is the medical term for pertaining to cancer?

43. A. carcinogenic

44. B. carcinoma

45. C. carcinogen

46. D. cancerous

47. Answer: D. cancerous

48. Question: Which of the following is the suffix that means tumor?

49. A. -oma

50. B. -osis

51. C. -oid

52. D. -cyte

53. Answer: A. -oma