Med Term Ch 1 Review

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What does a prefix refer to?
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a word part affixed to the beginning of a word
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What does a suffix refer to?
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a word part affixed to the end of a word
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What does a word root refer to?
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a word part that provides the primary meaning
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What does the combining form mean?
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a word root plus its combining vowel
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What does a combining vowel mean?
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a vowel added to a word root to connect a suffix
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What is the most commonly used combining vowel?
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O
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What are the constructed terms?
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multiple word parts that are combined into a new word
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Which of the following is an example of a constructed term?
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Esophagogastroscopy
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What are the nonconstructed terms?
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prefixes
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Medical terms are generally made up of _______ word parts?
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3
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In the word rhinoplasty, what is the suffix?
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plasty
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In the word colostomy, what is the prefix?
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col
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In the word, mammoplasty what is the combining vowel?
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o
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What does the prefix ab
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mean?-away from
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What does the prefix endo
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mean?-within
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What does the suffix
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al mean?-pertaining to
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What does the suffix
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itis mean?-inflammation of
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What does the combining form dermat/o mean?
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skin
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What does the combining form hepat/o mean?
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liver
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What does the combining form pharyng/o mean?
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throat
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Cardi is an example of which word part?
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word root
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Which medical term is spelled correctly?
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hepatology
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What word parts make up the medical term gastroscopy?
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word root, combining vowel, suffix
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Which combining form means the joint?
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arthr/o
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What is the meaning of the prefix sub?
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under
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Wilm's tumor is an example of a(n):
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eponym
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Which medical term is an example of an acronym?
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COPD
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What is the meaning of the medical term intrahepatic?
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pertaining to within the liver
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Which medical term defines the study of the diseases of bones?
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osteopathy
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Which is the medical term that means pertaining to an artery and a vein?
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arteriovenous
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Which medical term has two word roots?
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osteoarthritis
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How many root words and combining vowels are in the term gastroenteropathy
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1 root word and 2 combining vowels
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All except one of the following suffixes mean pertaining to?
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itis
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The plural of the neurosis is neuroses. True or False?
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True
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The combining vowel is used between a prefix and a word root to ease pronunciation. True or False?
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False. Between two root, or root and suffix
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A medical term must have four parts: a prefix, a word root, a combining vowel, and a suffix. T or F.
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False, can have 2,3, or 4 parts
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A pleural form of an atrium is atriums. T or F?
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False, atria
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A prefix and/or suffix is the part of a word that modifies its primary meaning. T or F?
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True
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An acronym is a word created from abbreviations or the first letters of a group of words. T or F?
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True
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The suffix pathy means an inflammation of. T or F?
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False, disease of