In the medical word surgeon, the suffix -eon means _______

In the medical word surgeon, the suffix -eon means ________.

A) skilled expert; skilled professional
B) operative procedure
C) person who performs
D) make an incision

QUESTION 2

Angioplasty is general surgical repair of a blood vessel that includes proce-dures to reopen blocked vessels.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 3

An incisional biopsy is a procedure to expose the suspected cancer and remove the entire tumor along with a surrounding margin of normal tissue.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 4

Which of the following is a nuclear medicine procedure to detect hot spots that indicate cancerous tumors in the bone?

A) x-ray
B) scintigraphy
C) bone densitometry
D) blood uric acid level

QUESTION 5

In the medical word terminal, the combining form means ________.

A) walking
B) boundary; end; word
C) genetic inheritance
D) nourishment

QUESTION 6

A heart block is the blockage of an artery that supplies the heart, often due to atherosclerosis.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 7

Which medical word is used to refer to cancer of the white blood cells?

A) leukemia
B) anemia
C) multiple myeloma
D) blood dyscrasia

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In the medical word surgeon, the suffix -eon means ________.

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