Chapter 1 Exam – Flashcards
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A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots, in a term is the: Root, Combining vowel, prefix, suffix
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Combining vowel
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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: White blood cells, red blood cells, bone cells, platelets
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White blood cells
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Hypo- is a: prefix, suffix, combining form, combining vowel
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Prefix
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In the word nephrosis, the suffix is ____, which means ____. : -phrosis/disease condition, nephr/o/kidney, -osis/condition, ne/new
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-osis/condition
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____gastric means pertaining to below the stomach. The word part you chose is a ____. : hypo-/ word root, Epi-/suffix, Sub-/prefix, Peri-/prefix
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Sub-/Prefix
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Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach is: Gastrostomy, gastroctomy, gastrectomy, gastroectomy
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gastrectomy
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The combining form that means bladder is: cysto, ciso, reno, cyto
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cysto
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An electro____gram is a record of the electrical conduction of the heart. : cardio, entero, encephalo, cephalo
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cardio
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____dermic means below the skin; the word part you chose is a ____. : hypo/prefix, retro/combining form, epi/suffix, hyper/prefix
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Hypo/prefix
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The terms osteoarthritis and gastroenterology are both examples of using a combing vowel: A) To connect two word roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel B) When connecting a prefix with a root that begins with a vowel C) Between a root and a suffix D) Between a root and a suffix, even if the suffix begins with a vowel
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A
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The combining vowel connects the root to the ___ or to another root. prefix, root, combining form, suffix
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Suffix
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The study of the stomach and intestines and their diseases is called: gastrology, enterology, gastroenterology, gastroenterobiology
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gastroenterology
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The term leukocytosis has: A) one prefix, one combining form, and one suffix B) one combining form and two suffixes C) one combining form and one suffix D) two combining forms and one suffix
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D
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Incision into the bone is called: Ostectomy, osteotomy, ostetomy, arthrotomy
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Osteotomy
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The study of disease is called: Autology, pathology, nephrology, radiology
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Pathology
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___al means pertaining to the kidneys. The word part you chose is a ____. : hepat/word root, enter/word root, hepat/combining form, ren/word root
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ren/word root
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The combining form is made up of the ____ and a combining vowel. :suffix, root, prefix, component part
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root
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The combining vowel is usually dropped when the suffix begins with _____. vowel, the letter i, a consonant, the letter o
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vowel
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The word part -gram is a: combining form, word root, suffix, prefix
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suffix
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The word root for urine, urinary tract is: cyst, uro, ur, cyt
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ur
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The term that means the process of cutting into is: vivisection, resection, incision, excision
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incision
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A patient with an inflammation of the stomach and intestines has: gastroenteritis, gastritis, hepatitis, enterogastritis
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gastroenteritits
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Gastritis is inflammation of the: stomach, heart, gland, kidney
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stomach
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The foundation of a wood is known as the: root, suffix, prefix, combining form
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root
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____ mean removal of the stomach. The term is composed of the combining form ___ and the suffix___. A) Gastrectomy, gastro, -ectomy B) Gastropathy, gastro, -pathy C) Gastroscopy, gastro, -scopy D) Gastotomy, gasto, -tomy
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A
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A tumor of the liver is call a(n): hepatoma, hepatopathy, hepatitis, adenoma
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hepatoma
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A patient who had her liver removed underwent a: nephrotomy, hepatectomy, nephroectomy, hepatotomy
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hepatectomy
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___ means nerve pain. The term is composed of the combining form ___ and the suffix ___. A) Neuropathy, neuro, -pathy B) Neuritis, nreuo, -itis C) Nervalgia, nervo, -algia D) Neuralgia, neuro, -algia
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D
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The term that refers to a part of the hip bone is: urethra, ileum, ilium, ureter
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ilium
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The surgical removal of all or part of the kidney is known as: nephrostomy, nephrectomy, nephrotomy, nephrotomography
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nephrectomy
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The study of the heart is ___logy. cardio, hemato, bio, cardi
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cardio
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Enteritis is the inflammation of the: joint, stomach, bone, intestine
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intestine
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____ means inflammation of the joints and is composed of the combining form ___ and the suffix ___. A) Arthritis, arthro, -itis B) Osteoarthritis, osteo, -arthritis C) Osteitis, osteo, -itis D) Arthroistis, arthro, -itis
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A
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The suffix that means cutting into or incision is: oma, scopy, ectomy, tomy
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tomy
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The term for a part of the hip bone is: ilium, pelvis, duodenum, ileum
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ilium
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___itis is inflammation of a gland. : cephal, aden, adeno, arthr
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aden
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Epi- is a: combining vowel, prefix, suffix, combining form
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prefix
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A ___ is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning. Combining vowel, root, prefix, suffix
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prefix
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A degenerative inflammatory condition of bone and joint is: rheumatoid arthritis, ostearteritis, osteoarthritis, ostearthritis
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osteoarthritis
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The abnormal condition of having a blood clot is called: thrombocytosis, thrombosis, thrombogenic, thrombotomy
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thrombosis
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___itis is inflammation of the kidney. Nephr, Osteoarthr, ren, arthr
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Nephr
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The word part entero is a: prefix, suffix, combining form, root
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combining form
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A red blood cell is called an: Erythrocyte, platelet, thrombocyte, leukocyte
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erthrocyte
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Most often the combining vowel is the letter ___. e o u a
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o
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Hepatitis is inflammation of the: stomach, gland, heart, liver
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liver
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The study of diseases of the urinary system is ___logy: the word part you chose is a ___. A)uro, combining form B) urino, prefix C) uro, suffix D)urino, combining form
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A
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The abnormal condition of a clot in a blood vessel is called: artertits, thrombosis, arteriosus, thromboosis
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thrombosis
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The medical term for pain in a joint is: arthritis, arthropathy, arthroalgia, arthralgia
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arthralgia
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The word part -itis is a: combining form, prefix, combining vowel, suffix
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suffix
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The word root for cancer is: leuk, -oma, -emia, carcin
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carcin
