PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

HEALING AND REPAIR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the suffix that tells you a condition is chronic?
A
-itis
B
-ologist
C
-ology
D
-erous
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Suffix meaning condition, state.

Detailed explanation-2: –Osis means ‘disease process or condition. ‘ Hematosis makes use of the suffix-osis and is a term meaning ‘blood disease. ‘ Lymphosis is medical term that describes a disease and uses the suffix-osis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Medical terms always end with a suffix. 3. The suffix usually indicates a specialty, test, procedure, function, condition/disorder, or status. For example, “-itis” means inflammation and “-ectomy” means removal. Alternatively, the suffix may simply make the word a noun or adjective.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does suffix mean? A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed at the end of a word to create a new word. For example, you can add the suffix-y to sleep to make sleepy or the suffix-er to loud to make louder.

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