Master Medical Terms: Suffix of Suture & More
Ready to master suffix to suture and which combining form means fever? Start the quiz!
Use this Suffix of Suture Quiz to practice key medical word parts - like the suffix of suture (-rrhaphy), the root in stenosis, fever-related combining forms, and terms such as arterionecrosis. Work through quick questions to spot gaps before an exam, or keep practicing with the roots and forms quiz or prefixes and suffixes practice.
Study Outcomes
- Identify the suffix of suture -
Locate and recognize '-rrhaphy' as the suffix of suture, distinguishing it from other common medical endings.
- Define rrhaphy -
Articulate the medical definition of the suffix -rrhaphy as the suffix to suture and apply it when decoding related procedural terms.
- Interpret the root/combining form in stenosis -
Explain that 'steno-' means narrowing and use this combining form to decode and understand related medical terms.
- Distinguish which combining form means fever -
Identify 'pyro-' (or pyret/o) as the combining form for fever and differentiate it from other symptom-based roots.
- Analyze arterionecrosis medical term -
Break down 'arterionecrosis' into its parts - arterio- and necrosis - to understand the concept of vascular tissue death.
- Apply combining forms and suffixes in quizzes -
Use your understanding of key medical components to confidently answer quiz questions and reinforce exam preparedness.
Cheat Sheet
- Suffix of Suture: "-rrhaphy" -
The suffix of suture in medical terminology is "-rrhaphy," denoting the act of suturing or repairing tissues surgically. For example, "myorrhaphy" means suturing a muscle. Remember "RR = Repair & Reinforce" to lock in that "-rrhaphy" always refers to sewing tissues together.
- Define RRHAPHY -
The medical definition of rrhaphy is a surgical procedure to stitch or repair; it derives from the Greek rhaphē, meaning "seam." You'll see it in terms like "nephrorrhaphy" (suturing of the kidney). Picture a tailor's needle mending fabric to recall how rrhaphy mends organs or tissues.
- Root/Combining Form in "Stenosis" -
In the word stenosis, the combining form sten/o means "narrow" and the suffix -osis indicates a condition. Thus, stenosis describes an abnormal narrowing of a body passage. Use the mnemonic "STENch of a tight space" to link sten/o with constriction.
- Combining Form for Fever -
The combining form that means fever is pyret/o (alternatively pyrex/o or febr/i), coming from the Greek pyr, "fire." You'll find it in terms like "antipyretic" (against fever). Think "pyro" for fire to remember that fever heats the body like flames.
- Arterionecrosis Medical Term Breakdown -
Arterionecrosis combines arterio- (artery) with necrosis (tissue death), defining the death of arterial tissue. For instance, prolonged blockage can lead to arterionecrosis in limbs. Visualize an artery "turning dark" to cement that necrosis involves dead tissue.
