Study Guide For CH 1-4 Test (Medical Terminology) – Flashcards
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The foundation of a word is the
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Word root
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The combining form onc/o means
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Tumor
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The prefix is _____ of a word
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Beginning
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The prefix in abnormal means
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Away from
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The prefix in diagnosis means
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through
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The medical term that means pertaining to fever is
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Febrile
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The latin word element for midwife is
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Obstetrix
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The suffixes -ician and -ist both mean
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Specialist, physician
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The term gynecology refers to
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Study of female reproductive system
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What suffix should be added to ster to make a word resembling a solid substance
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-oid
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The suffix -pnea means
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Breathing
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The suffix in rhinorrhea means
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Flow, discharge
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In the term basophil, the suffix means
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Attraction
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The prefix for below, under, or deficient is
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Hypo-
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In the term pericardial, the prefix peri- means
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Around
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The prefix milli- means
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One thousandth
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Circum- is a prefix that means
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Around
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The prefix in the term decrease means
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Down, away from
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The prefix in catabolism (Cata-) means
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Down
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In the term mesomorph, the suffix -morph means
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Form, shape mind
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A ___ is a hollow space containing body organs
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Cavity
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Which plane vertically divides the body into unequal right and left halves
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Midsagittal plane
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The chemical name of a drug is usually
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Formula
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Three types of muscles tissue are
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Skeletal, Smooth, and Cardiac
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The root in the word dehydrate means
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Water
