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inflammation suffix

  • HESI A2
  • Vocabulary and General Knowledge
  • Multiple choice
  • Difficulty 2 of 5

Question

A nurse sees dermatitis in an adult client’s history. What does the ending -itis indicate?

  1. Surgical removal✗ Incorrect

    Incorrect. Surgical removal does not express the meaning of inflammation.

  2. Inflammation✓ Correct

    Correct. Inflammation expresses the meaning in this context.

  3. Visual examination✗ Incorrect

    Incorrect. Visual examination does not express the meaning of inflammation.

  4. Enlargement✗ Incorrect

    Incorrect. Enlargement does not express the meaning of inflammation.

Answer

B. Inflammation

Rationale

The ending -itis signals inflammation. With the skin-related word part, it forms the term dermatitis.

RememberThe suffix -itis indicates inflammation.

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