True or False Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Exercise 7 The suffix -lith means little. 1. True False The suffixes -ia and -ism mean condition. 2. True False 3. True False The suffix -derma means down. 4. True The suffix -megaly means motion. False The suffix -necrosis means tissue death. 5. True False The suffixes -partum and -tocia mean person. 6. True False The suffix -osis means oxygen. 7. True False The suffix -trophy means nourishment or growth. 8. True False
MEDICAL WORD ELEMENTS True or False Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Exercise 9 The suffixes -al. -ial, -tic, and -tous mean pertaining te 1. True False The suffixes -ole and -ule mean pertaining to. 2. True False The suffixes -cyte and -cytic mean small. False 3. True The plural form of the word appendix is appendixes. 4. True False The plural form of the word diagnosis is diagnoses. 5. True False The suffixes -ac, -ar, -ory, and -ous mean pertaining to. 6. True False 7. True False The plural form of the word thrombus is thrombuses. 8. True False The suffixes -y, -um, and -ex mean pertaining to. 9. True False The suffixes -ary, -ical, -ic, and -eal mean pertaining 10. True False The plural form of the word diverticulum is diverticula IN A FLASH! Remove the Suffix Flash Cards from the back of this book and run through them at least three times before you continue. Prefixes