Med Term Practice Exam 1 – Flashcards
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Cardi is an example of what word part?
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word root
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Which suffix means "practice"?
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-practic
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What is the definition of the medical term neonatal?
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pertaining to a newborn
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Select the suffix that means surgical creation of an opening
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-stomy
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Select the suffix that means pain
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-algia
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What is the definition of the suffix -scope?
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an instrument used for viewing
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The suffix -rrhea means
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discharge
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The suffix -scope in the term telescope means
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instrument for viewing
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The suffix that means surgical repair is?
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-plasty
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The suffix -pathy means ____ or disorder
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disease
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A ___ is a word part attached to the beginning of a word.
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prefix
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All medical terms are created from building blocks called word parts and include word roots, prefixes, suffixes and combining terms.
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False
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Select the suffix that means science or study of
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-logy
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The suffix -itis means?
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inflammation
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The combining form dermat/o means pertaining to the
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skin
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-ism
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disease (or condition)
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A word ___ is a word part that provides the primary meaning of a word.
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root
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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only condition of
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-itis
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inflammation
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A gastroplasty is removal of the stomach.
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false
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This type of word part comes before a word root
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prefix
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A suffix that means disease is
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-pathy
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The combining form psych/o means pertaining to the ____
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mind
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In the term arteriosclerosis, the suffix -sclerosis means hard.
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True
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The definition of cardiology is the study of the heart
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True
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The suffix -meter means "measure or measuring instrument."
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True
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The suffix for suturing is -rrhagia
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False
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The suffixes -ic and -al both mean:
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pertaining to
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What does the suffix -rraphy mean?
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suturing
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The suffix -phobia means:
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fear
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Select the suffix that means paralysis:
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-plegia
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A ___ is added to a root to assist with pronunciation when combining with other word parts.
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combining vowel
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A suffix that means -fear is___
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-phobia
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Select the suffix which does not mean "pertaining to"
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-a
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In the constructed term tonsill/ectomy, the word root is___.
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tonsill-
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The term gastropathy means disease of the stomach
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True
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The combining vowel is used between a prefix and a word root to ease pronunciation
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False
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When a medical term is constructed from word parts, its definition usually starts with the definition of the suffix.
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True
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In the constructed term leuk/emia, the suffix is:
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-emia
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In the word biology, bi- is a prefix meaning "two"
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False
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The suffix -phylaxis means "protection"
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yes
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An angiogram is an image or record of the arteries
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True
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The suffix -stomy means "surgical creation of an opening"
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True
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The combining form cerebr/o derives from:
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Latin
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The prefix meaning against or opposite of is___
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anti-
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This type of word part is attached to the beginning of a word
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prefix
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Modern researchers can NOT coin new medical terms
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False
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Medical terminology is a language that is built on mostly Greek and Latin word parts
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True
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Choose the combining form that means white
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leuk/o
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The suffix -emia means "vomiting"
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No
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In the constructed term micr/o/scope the suffix is___
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-scope
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Select the suffix that means hard:
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-sclerosis
