What does cardialgia mean? - ANS Heart Pain
Gerontology is the study of what? - ANS Old age
The correct term for an adjective referring to the stomach is? - ANS Gastric
The prefix is a word element that comes at the beginning of a word. T/F - ANS True
Wha...
The correct term for an adjective referring to the stomach is? - ANS Gastric
The prefix is a word element that comes at the beginning of a word. T/F - ANS True
What term means inflammation of the heart? - ANS Carditis
The word gen/o means what? - ANS Origin
The combining vowel is usually what letter? - ANS O
The word natal means what? - ANS Birth
An adjective indicating the heart could be what? - ANS Cardiac
Do algia and dynia mean the same thing? - ANS Yes. Pain
The suffix logy means what? - ANS Study of
Do phryno and psycho have the same meaning? - ANS Yes. Mind
Word element that means before - ANS Pre
The suffix scope refers to viewing. T/F - ANS True
Arthro means what? - ANS Joint
Dermo means what? - ANS Skin
Prefix peri means what? - ANS Around
Root Patho means what? - ANS disease
, Root Pedi/o means what? - ANS child
What does Osteo mean? - ANS Bone
Correct term for joint inflammation. - ANS Arthritis
To translate a medical term start with the prefix or suffix first. - ANS Suffix
Most Medical terms are based on Greek and Latin words. T/F - ANS True
Gastr is an example of a combining form. T/F - ANS False
Suffix comes at the beginning of the word. T/F - ANS False
Geno means what? - ANS Origin
The combining form does what? - ANS Makes the word easier to pronounce
Suffixes have different meanings when used in a medical term than when used in a general
term. T/F - ANS False
Instrument to view is called a what? - ANS Scope
Some medicals terms contain 2 or more toots and no suffixes or prefixes. T/F - ANS True
Suffixes add description to a word. T/F - ANS True
Prefix comes at the beginning of the word. T/F - ANS True
Suffix comes at the end of the word. T/F - ANS True
Prefix post indicated what? - ANS After
Patients signs and symptoms determine what? - ANS The diagnosis
The suffix al changes the adjective to a noun. T/F - ANS False
Natal means what? - ANS Birth
Itis refers to what? - ANS Inflamation
What does osteo refer to? - ANS Bone
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