module 1:exam – Flashcards
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the combining form is made up of the ______ and a combining vowel
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root
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A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term is the:
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combining vowel
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the foundation of a word is known as the
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root
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the combining vowel connects to the root to the _____ to to another rooot
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suffix
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A _____ Is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning
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prefix
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most often the combing vowel is the letter
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o
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the combining vowel is usually dropped when the suffix begins with
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a vowel
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the terms osteoarthritis and gastroenterology are both examples of using combining vowel
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To connect two word roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel
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A patient who had her liver removed underwent a
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Hepatectomy
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The term that refers to a part of the hip bone is:
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Ilium
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In the word nephrosis, the suffix is ______, which means_____
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-osis,condition
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____ means inflammation of the joints and is composed of the combining form __ and the suffix ___
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Arthritis, arthr/o, -itis
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_____means nerve pain. The term is composed of the combing form ___and the suffix___
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Neuralgia, neuro/o, -algia
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___ means removal of the stomach. The term is composed of the combining form ____ and the suffix_____
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Gastrectomy, gastr/o, -ectomy
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the study of the heart is _____logy
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cario
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a red blood cell is called an:
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Erythrocyte
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Incision into bone is called:
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Ostetomy
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The abnormal condition of having a blood clot is called
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thrombosis
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The study of disease of the urinary system is ____logy; the word part you chose is a _____
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Uro, combining form
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____dermic means below the skin; the word part you chose is a _____
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Hypo, prefix
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An electro__-gram is a record of the electrical conduction of the heart
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cardio
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A patient with an iflammintion of the stomach and intestines has:
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Gastroenteritis
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the study of diseases is called:
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pathology
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Shawn, age 16, is being treated for leukemia, which is a condition in which there is a marked increase in abnormal:
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white blood cells
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the term leukocytosis has:
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two combining forms and one suffix
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the term that means the procces of cutting into is
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incision
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the word part enter/o is a
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combining form
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Epi- is a
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Prefix
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the word part -gram is a
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suffix
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Hypo- is a
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prefix
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the word part -itis is a
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suffix
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the suffix that means cutting into or incision is
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-tomy
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the word root for urine, urinary tract is
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ur
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a tumors of the liver is called
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Hepatoma
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___al means pertaining to the kidneys. The word part you chose is a
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Ren, wordroot
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____gastric menas pertaining to below the stomach. The word part you chose is a _____
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sub-, prefix
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gastritis is inflammation of the:
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stomach
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Hepatitis is inflammation of the:
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Liver
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Enteritis is inflammation of the:
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Intestine
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_____itis is inflammation of the kidney
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Nephr
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_____itis is inflammation of a gland
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aden
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The word root for cancer is
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carcin
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the combing form that means bladder is
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cyst/o
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a degenerative inflammatory condition of bone and joint is:
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osteoarthritis
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surgical removal of all or part of the stomach is:
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gastrectomy
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the study of the stomach and intestines and their disease is called:
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gastroenterology
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The survival removal of all or part of a kidney is known asL
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nephrectomy
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the abnormal condition of a clot in a blood vessel is called:
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thrombosis
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the ten for a part of the hip bone is
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pelvis
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The medical term for pain in a join isL
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arthralgia
