Test Bank for Medical Terminology: Get Connected! 3rd Edition by Suzanne Frucht. SECTION I: BASIC WORD BUILDING Introduction to Medical Terminology Suffixes Prefixes Anatomical Terminology SECTION II: MEDICAL SPECIALTIES Dermatology & Integumentary System Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal System Cardio...
Medical Terminology: Get Connected!, 3e (Frucht)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form
style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, the combining form meaning "gland"
is aden/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a
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hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning "cell" is -cyte. All answers to
questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your
answer. For example, the prefix meaning "three" is tri-.
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Do NOT capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The
computer will NOT recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
1) The combining form that means heart is ________.
Answer: cardi/o; cardio
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
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Question Type: Word Building
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2) The combining form that means stomach is ________.
Answer: gastr/o; gastro
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Question Type: Word Building
3) The combining form that means liver is ________.
O
Answer: hepat/o; hepato
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4) The combining form that means nose is ________.
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Answer: rhin/o; rhino
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5) The combining form that means head is ________.
Answer: cephal/o; cephalo
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, 6) The combining form that means joint is ________.
Answer: arthr/o; arthro
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7) The combining form that means muscle is ________.
Answer: my/o; myo
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8) The combining form that means bone is ________.
C
Answer: oste/o; osteo
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
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Taxonomy: Remembering
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9) The combining form that means electricity is ________.
Answer: electr/o; electro
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10) The combining form that means cancer is ________.
Answer: carcin/o; carcino
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11) The suffix that means surgical removal is ________.
Answer: -ectomy; ectomy
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Learning Obj.: 1-2
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, 12) The suffix that means inflammation is ________.
Answer: -itis; itis
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13) The suffix that means enlarged is ________.
Answer: -megaly; megaly
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14) The suffix that means study of is ________.
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Answer: -logy; logy
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Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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15) The suffix that means a record is ________.
Answer: -gram; gram
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16) The suffix that means disease is ________.
Answer: -pathy; pathy
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17) The prefix that means between is ________.
Answer: inter-; inter
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Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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, 18) A prefix that means without is ________.
Answer: a-; a
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19) The prefix that means abnormal, difficult, or painful is ________.
Answer: dys-; dys
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20) A prefix that means under is ________.
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Answer: sub-; sub
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21) A prefix that means two is ________.
Answer: bi-; bi
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22) The prefix that means after is ________.
Answer: post-; post
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23) A word ________ is the foundation of most medical terms.
Answer: root
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Learning Obj.: 1-2
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Taxonomy: Remembering
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