Scientific/Medical Terminology XC – Flashcards
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Give the combining form meaning solid, having three dimensions.
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stere
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Give the combining form meaning skull
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crani
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning outside of
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ecto ect
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Give the prefix meaning around, surrounding
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peri
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Give the combining form meaning brain
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encephal
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Give the combining form meaning hard
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scler
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Give the combining form meaning rapid
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tachy
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Give the suffix form (be careful not to give the combining form) meaning one who specializes in a certain study or science
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logist
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Give the adjective-forming suffix which can mean pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation, or can indicate a drug or agent. Give the suffix which has antineuritic, laryingitic and arthritic as examples
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itic
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Give the combining form meaning nerve, nervous system
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neur
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning together, with, joined
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syn sym
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Give the combining form meaning life
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bi
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Give the combining form meaning white, white blood cell
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leuk
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Give the abstract noun-forming suffix which indicates a state or condition. Give the suffix which has amnesia and dysphasia as examples
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sia
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Give the suffix form (be careful not to give the combining form) meaning study, science, the study or science of
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logy
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Give the combining form meaning artery
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arteri
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning one, single
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mono mon
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Give the suffix which forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis. Give the suffix which has nephrotic, stenotic and sclerotic as examples
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otic
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Give the combining form meaning thin, fine, slight
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lept
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Give the prefix meaning over, above, excessive, beyond normal
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hyper
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Give the combining form meaning middle, secondary, partial
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mes
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Give the noun-forming suffix which forms the plural for words ending in -itis. Give the suffix which has arthritides and dermatitides as examples
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itides
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During which time period did Greek enter into the English language
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Renaissance
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning under, deficient, below normal.
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hypo hyp
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Give the combining form meaning first, primitive, early
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prot
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Give both suffixes which form names of substances. Give the suffixes which have adrenalin and chlorine as examples
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in ine
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Give the suffix form (be careful not to give the combining form) meaning the narrowing of
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stenosis
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Give the combining form meaning heart
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cardi
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning upon, over, above
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epi ep
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
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anti ant
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Give the prefix meaning difficult, painful, defective, abnormal.
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dys
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Give the adjective-forming suffix which can refer to a person suffering form a certain disability or condition. Give the suffix which has paraplegic and anorexic as examples
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ic
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Give the noun-forming suffix which can indicate an abnormal or diseased condition. Give the suffix which has nephrosis, stenosis and neurosis as examples
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osis
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Give the suffix indicating a person interested in (as in dermatologist)
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ist
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Give the combining form meaning narrow
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sten
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning out of, away from
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ec ex
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The Normans invaded England in 1066 and introduced which language to English?
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french
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Give the combining form meaning soft
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malac
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Give the two primary forms of the prefix meaning within (endogenous is one of the examples given)
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endo ento
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning not, without, lacking, deficient
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a an
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Give the combining form meaning bone.
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oste
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Give the combining form meaning face
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prosop
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Give the noun-forming suffix which can indicate the person afflicted. Give the suffix which has hemophiliac or insomniac as examples
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iac
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Give the prefix meaning two, twice, double (do not give the form that is said to be used only rarely).
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di
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning in, into, within
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en em
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Give the combining form meaning head.
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cephal
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Give the combining form meaning cell
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cyt
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Give the combining form meaning slow
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brady
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Give the suffix form (be careful not to give the combining form) meaning poisonous
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toxic
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Give the combining form meaning carcinoma, cancer
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carcin
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Give the prefix meaning before.
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pro
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning downward, disordered.
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cata cat
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Give the combining form meaning thick.
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pachy
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Give the combining form meaning night.
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nyct
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Give the two combining forms meaning liver.
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hepar hepat
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Give the combining form meaning tumor.
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onc
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Give both combining forms meaning mouth, opening.
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stom stomat
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Give the combining form meaning false.
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pseud
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Give the combining form meaning spleen.
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splen
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Give the abstract noun-forming suffix which can indicate a state, condition or procedure. Give the suffix which has amniocentesis or diuresis as examples.
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esis
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Give the combining form meaning fat.
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lip
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning different, other, relationship to another.
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heter hetero
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The word surgeon comes from a combination of two Greek words, cheir and ergon. What do these words mean?
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Hand, action
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Give both noun-forming suffixes which can indicate a particular science or study. Give the suffix which has geriatrics or pediatrics as examples.
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ics tics
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What is the Hippocratic scamnum?
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Bench
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Give the combining form meaning small intestine
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enter
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Give the combining form meaning spasm, involuntary muscular contraction.
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spasm
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning change, transformation, after, behind.
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meta met
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Give the combining form meaning pus
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py
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Give the combining form meaning flesh, soft tissue.
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sarc
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Give the combining form meaning double, twin.
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diplo
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Give the combining form meaning dull, faint.
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ambly
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Give the combining form meaning stomach.
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gastr
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Give both combining forms meaning bladder, cyst (do not include the parentheses or the letter within the parentheses).
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cyst cystis
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Give the abstract noun-forming suffix which indicates a state, condition, or a muscular spasm. Give the suffix which has esophagismus as an example.
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ismus
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Give the combining form meaning hernia, tumor, swelling.
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cel
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Give the three combining forms meaning blood. Give them in the same order as presented in the Dunmore Text Book.
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hem hemat em
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Give the combining form meaning small.
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micr
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Give both combining forms meaning colon (do not include the parentheses or the letter within the parentheses).
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col colon
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning in place of.
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pros prosth
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Give the three combining forms meaning large or long. (The order of your answer does not matter.)
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macr mega megal
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Give the verb-forming suffix that means make, become, cause to be, subject to, or engage in.
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ize
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Give the noun and adjective-forming suffix which indicates a shape, form, or resemblance. Give the suffix which has adenoid as an example.
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oid
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Give the suffix which can form names of chemical substances; and adjectives meaning full of, resembling. Give the suffix which has varicose or glucose as examples.
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ose
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Give the combining form meaning bile, gall (do not include the parentheses or the letter within the parentheses).
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chol
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Give the adjectival suffix which means pertaining to, located in. Give the suffix which has bronchial or psychological as examples.
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al
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning alongside, around, abnormal, beyond.
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para par
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Give the prefix meaning up, back, against.
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ana
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Give the combining form meaning highest point, extremities.
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acr
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Give the prefix meaning away from.
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apo
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Give the prefix meaning good, normal, healthy.
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eu
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning same, likeness.
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homo homeo
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Give the combining form meaning dark, black.
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melan
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Give the prefix meaning within, inner, inward.
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eso
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Give the combining form meaning blue.
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cyan
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Give the combining form meaning pain.
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odyn
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Select the condition for the affected body part marked above. Each of these is worth 2 points.
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Part 1: Cystocele Part 2: Gastrocele Part 3: Rectocele
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According to Hippocratic practices and the lecture slide, a physician can make a prognosis by observing how a person sleeps.
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True
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What is the meaning of the combining form HELC-?
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ulcer
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Give both combining forms meaning meningeal membrane, meninges.
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mening meninx
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Give the combining form meaning hard.
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scler
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Give the combining form meaning sensitivity to pain.
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alges
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Give the combining form meaning many, excessive.
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poly
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Give the combining form meaning strength.
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sthen
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Give the combining form meaning mind.
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psych
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What is the meaning of the combining form HIDR(OT)- or -IDR-?
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sweat
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Give the combining form meaning other, divergence, difference from.
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all
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Give the combining form meaning solid, having three dimensions.
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stere
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What is the meaning of the combining form SOMAT- or -SOMA?
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body
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What is the meaning of the combining form MYC- or MYCET-?
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fungus
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Give the combining form meaning heart.
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cardi
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Give the combining form meaning joint.
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arthr
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Give the combining form meaning narrow.
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sten
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Give the combining form meaning neck, cervix.
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trachel
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Give the combining form meaning cartilage.
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chondr
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Give the combining form meaning face.
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prosop
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Give the combining form meaning few, deficient.
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olig
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Give the combining form meaning artery.
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arteri
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Give the combining form meaning stupor, numbness.
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narc
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Give the combining form meaning gray matter of the brain and spinal cord.
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poli
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Give the combining form meaning sleep.
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hypn
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Give the combining form meaning passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity.
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por
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Give the combining form meaning corpse, dead.
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necr
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Give the combining form meaning equal, same, similar, alike.
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is
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Give the combining form meaning brain.
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encephal
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What is the meaning of the combining form MY- or MYS-?
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muscle
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Give the combining form meaning middle, secondary, partial, mesentery.
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mes
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Give the combining form meaning yellow.
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xanth
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Give the combining form meaning kidney.
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nephr
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Give the combining form meaning water, fluid.
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hydr
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Give the combining form meaning soft.
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malac
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Give the combining form meaning bone marrow, spinal cord.
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myel
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Give the combining form meaning rapid.
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tachy
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Give the combining form meaning green.
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chlor
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Give the combining form meaning nerve.
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neur
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Give both combining forms meaning fiber, muscle.
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in inos
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In the mythological story of Arachne, the goddess Athena was pleased by Arachne's tapestry and rewarded her with life as a spider.
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False
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Which of the following best defines pterodactyl?
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winged fingers
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Hippocratic physicians may treat a patient in four ways according to Lecture M3. Name one. Capitalization is unnecessary.
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prognosis
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Give the combining form meaning jaundice.
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icter
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Give the combining form meaning tissue (do not include the parentheses or the letter within the parentheses).
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hist
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Select the combining forms for the affected body part marked above. Each of these is worth 2 points.
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Part 1: ONYCH Part 2: DACTYL Part 3: DERM(AT) Part 4: POD
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Give the combining form meaning destroy, break down (do not include the parentheses BUT do include the letter within the parentheses).
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lys
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Give the combining form meaning fire, burning.
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pyr
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Give the compound suffix form meaning surgical excision, removal of all or part of an organ.
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ectomy
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Give the compound suffix form meaning an instrument for recording the activity of an organ.
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graph
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What is the combining form meaning healer, treatment?
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iatr
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Give the combining form meaning heal, treat medically (do not include the parentheses or the letters within the parentheses).
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therap
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Give the compound suffix form meaning by, produced by or in.
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genous
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What is the combining form meaning write, record?
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graph
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Give the compound suffix form meaning bursting of tissues or rupture.
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rrhexis
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Give the combining form meaning end, completion.
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tel
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Give the combining form meaning rupture.
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rhex
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What is the combining form meaning self?
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aut
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Give the compound suffix form meaning dropping, sagging, prolapse.
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ptosis
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Give the combining form meaning ear.
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ot
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Give the compound suffix form meaning a surgical incision.
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tomy
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Give the combining form meaning look at, examine.
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scop
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Give the compound suffix form meaning causing, producing, caused.
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genic
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Which of the following is the correct list of four humors as outlined in your lecture?
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blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile
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How many types of fever are there?
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4
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Give the compound suffix form meaning a record of the activity of an organ
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gram
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Give the combining form meaning straight, erect, normal.
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orth
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Give the compound suffix form meaning formation, origin.
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genesis
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To treat parotitis, Pliny, the Roman encyclopedist, recommended mixing foxes' testicles and bull's blood.
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True
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Give the compound suffix form meaning profuse discharge or excessive secretion.
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rrhea
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Give the combining form meaning disease.
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path
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Give the compound suffix form meaning substance that produces something.
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gen
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Give the combining form meaning (be) infected.
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sep
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One meaning of the combining forms GEN(E)- and -GEN is 'come into being'. Give the second meaning.
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produce
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Give both compound suffix forms meaning dilation, enlargement.
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ectasia ectasis
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Give the combining form meaning fever.
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pyret
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Give the compound suffix form meaning profuse discharge or hemorrhage.
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rrhagia
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What is the combining form meaning "of one's self"?
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idi
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Give the compound suffix form meaning disease.
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pathy
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Give the combining form meaning (muscular) tone, tension.
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ton
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Give the combining form meaning love.
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phil
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Give the combining form meaning flow, secrete.
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rhe
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What is the combining form meaning separate, secrete, secretion?
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crin
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What is the meaning of the combining forms TEN- and TENON(T)-?
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tendon
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Give the compound suffix form meaning a surgical instrument for cutting.
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tome
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Give the combining form meaning stretching.
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ta
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Give the combining form meaning flow profusely, hemorrhage.
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rhag
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What is the combining form meaning something written, a record?
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gram
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Give the compound suffix form meaning dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration.
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lysis
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Give the combining form meaning mucus.
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myx
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Give the combining form meaning incision, slice, a cutting.
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tom
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Give the combining form meaning be feverish.
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pyrex
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Give the compound suffix form meaning examination.
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scopy
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Give the combining form meaning fall, sag, drop.
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pt
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Give the compound suffix form meaning the recording of the activity of an organ, or a treatise on a subject.
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graphy
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Give the combining form meaning swallow, eat.
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phag
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A squirting cucumber was prescribed for women who wanted to
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expel an afterbirth
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Give the combining form meaning produce or make.
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poie
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Give the abstract noun-forming suffix which indicates a state or condition. Give the suffix which has amnesia and dysphasia as examples.
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sia
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Give the two primary forms of the prefix meaning within (endogenous is one of the examples given).
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endo ento
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Give the common noun-forming suffix which indicates membrane or connective tissue. Give the suffix which has endometrium and pericardium as examples.
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ium
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Give both combining forms meaning have an appetite.
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orec orex
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning upon, over, above.
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epi ep
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Give a combining form meaning speak.
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phras
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Give all three combining forms meaning color, pigment. You must give them in the same order as presented on page 51 of Dunmore.
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chrom chroma chromat
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Give the combining form meaning talk.
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lal
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Give both combining forms meaning fat, sebum, sebaceous glands.
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stear steat
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Echo can only repeat what others say because she was cursed by which goddess?
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Hera
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Give the adjective-forming suffix which can mean pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation, or can indicate a drug or agent. Give the suffix which has antineuritic and laryingitic as examples.
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itic
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Give the combining form meaning fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion.
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amni
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Give the suffix which forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis. Give the suffix which has nephrotic, stenotic and sclerotic as examples.
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otic
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Give the combining form meaning rotten, putrid, decaying.
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sapr
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Give a combining form meaning speak, communicate.
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pha
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Give the noun-forming suffix which often indicates an abnormal or diseased condition. Give the suffix which has trauma and edema as examples.
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ma
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Give the adjective-forming suffix which can refer to a person suffering form a certain disability or condition. Give the suffix which has paraplegic and anorexic as examples.
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ic
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Give the noun-forming suffix which indicates an inflamed condition or inflammation. Give the suffix which has gastritis and hepatitis as examples.
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itis
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Give both combining forms meaning bladder, sac, bag.
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asc ascit
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Give both combining forms meaning enclose, obstruct.
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phrac phrag
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Give the combining form meaning protection (against disease).
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phylac
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Give the noun-forming suffix which can indicate the person afflicted. Give the suffix which has hemophiliac or insomniac as examples.
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iac
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Give the combining form meaning voice, sound.
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phon
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Give the combining form meaning speech
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phem
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Give the adjective-forming suffix which indicates pertaining to or located in. Give the suffix which has analgesic, gastric or toxic as examples.
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ic
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Give the combining form meaning mind, diaphragm.
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phren
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Ancient and modern herbal practices are often similar.
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False
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Give the combining form meaning new.
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ne
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Give the combining form meaning heavy, dull, hard.
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bary
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Give the combining form meaning pierce.
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cente
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Give the noun-forming suffix which can indicate an abnormal or diseased condition. Give the suffix which has nephrosis, stenosis and neurosis as examples.
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osis
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Give the combining form meaning know (do not include the letter in the parentheses or the parentheses).
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gno
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Give both forms of the prefix meaning not, without, lacking, deficient.
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a an
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Give the noun-forming suffix which forms the plural for words ending in -itis. Give the suffix which has arthritides and dermatitides as examples.
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itides
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Give the combining form meaning read.
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lex
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Give both combining forms meaning swelling.
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edema edemat
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Give the combining form meaning thirst.
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dips
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Theophrastus wrote during the Hellenistic Period.
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True
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Give the combining form meaning abdomen, abdominal wall.
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lapar
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Give the combining form meaning mind, mental activity, comprehension.
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no
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Give the combining form meaning vomit.
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eme
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Give the combining form meaning remember.
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mne
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Give the combining form meaning hidden, latent.
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crypt
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Give both combining forms meaning strike, paralyze.
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plec pleg
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Give all three combining forms (in the exact order they are presented in Dunmore) meaning split, cleft, fissure.
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schiz schist schisis
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Give the combining form meaning produce, make.
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poie
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Give the combining form meaning tooth.
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odont
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Give both combining forms meaning speak or speak, communicate (these are two distinct combining forms).
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phras pha
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Give the combining form meaning thread (worm).
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nemat
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According to Aristotle, women and men contribute equally to conception.
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False
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Give the combining form meaning plant organism, growth.
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phyt
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Give the combining form meaning bearing, carrying.
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phor
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Give the combining form meaning short.
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brachy
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Give two combining forms meaning death - one which does not include the letters in parentheses and one which does. (Do NOT include the parentheses).
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than thanat
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Give the combining form meaning nourishment.
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troph
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Give two combining forms meaning all, entire, every - one which does not include the letter in parentheses and one which does. (Do NOT include the parentheses).
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pan pant
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Give the combining form meaning place, put.
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the
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Give the combining form meaning long, narrow, slender
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dolich
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Give the combining form meaning man, male.
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andr
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Soranus' treatise Gynecology is the only of its kind to come down to us from antiquity.
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True
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Which of the following did Soranus reject as a treatment for difficulties conceiving, during labor, or with a miscarriage?
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provoking a sneeze
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Give both combining forms meaning fused, stiffened, hooked, crooked.
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ankyl ancyl
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Give both combining forms meaning dripping oozing (of blood).
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staxis staxia
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Give the combining form meaning vertebra.
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spondyl
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Give both combining forms meaning light, daylight.
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phos phot
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According to Hesiod, Aphrodite's name means:
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foam-born
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Give the combining form meaning hair.
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trich
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Give the combining form meaning disease, illness.
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nos
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Give two combining forms meaning spine - one which does not include the letter in parentheses and one which does. (Do NOT include the parentheses).
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rachi rhachi
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Give both combining forms meaning 'have an appetite'.
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orec orex
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Give the combining form meaning speech.
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phem
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Give the combining form meaning 'a running'.
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drom
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Give two combining forms meaning acute, pointed, rapid, acid, oxygen - one which does not include the letter in parentheses and one which does. (Do NOT include the parentheses).
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ox oxy
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Based on some archaeological evidence, there were practicing female physicians in antiquity.
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True
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Give the combining form meaning (intestinal) worm. (Do not include the letter in parentheses or the parentheses).
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helmint
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Give the combining form meaning people, population.
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