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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat language is medical terminology derived from?American and FrenchGreek and FrenchLatin and GreekLatin and Italian
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWord roots:Usually indicate a number, time, position, color or sense of negation.Usually indicates a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.Frequently indicates a body part.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSuffixes:Usually indicates a number, time, position, direction, color, or sense of negation.Usually indicates a procedure, condition, or part of speech.Frequently indicates a body part.
- 4. Multiple ChoicePrefixes:Usually indicates a number, time, position, direction, color, or sense of negation.Usually indicates a procedure, condition, or part of speech.Frequently indicates a body part.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceBasic rule one states a word root is used __________ a suffix that begins with a vowel.afterbeforein the middle of
- 6. Multiple Choice
Basic rule two states that __________ __________ is used to link a suffix that begins with a consonant and to link a word root to another word root to form a compound word.
combining word
combining vowel
word root
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is correct regarding defining medical words?First define the suffix or ending. Second, define the prefix, or beginning. Third, define the middle.First define the prefix, or beginning. Second, define the suffix or ending. Third, define the middle .First, define the middle. Second, define the suffix or ending. Third, define the prefix, or beginning.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT one of the parts of medical language
Reading
Thinking
Creating new terms
Listening
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAll medical terms have at least oneprefixcombining vowelsuffixword root
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA combining form is made up of aword root and a combining vowelprefix and a combining vowelcombining vowel and a suffixprefix and a word root
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA combing vowel is used toease word pronunciationmodify the meaning of a wordmake analyzing a word easiermake defining a word easier
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe most common combining vowel isaiou
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIn the term arthr/itis, itis is theword rootprefixcombining vowelsuffix
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?icsubhepathepat/o
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?the second oostearthrpathy
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe o in arthr/o/pathy is thecombining vowelprefixword rootsuffix
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhen defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with theword rootprefixsuffixcombining vowel
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe o in arthr/o/pathy is thecombining vowelprefixword rootsuffix
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with theword rootprefixsuffixcombining vowel
- 20. Multiple Choice
A combining form consists of a word root and combining vowel.TRUEFALSE - 21. Multiple ChoiceCombining vowels make medical terms easier to pronounce.truefalse
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?combining vowelword rootcombining formsuffix
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?combining vowelword rootsuffixprefix
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?procedurelocation of organnumber of partstime
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich combining form means heart?cardi/ocarcin/ogastr/ocis/o
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich combining form is spelled incorrectly?dermat/ohemat/onephr/oopthalm/o
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich combining form means nose?pulmon/oot/orhin/olaryng/o
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich combining form means stomach?cardi/ogastr/oenter/onephr/o
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich suffix means inflammation?-ia-iasis-ism-itis
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