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Caduceus Medical Terminology Flashcards and Self Tests
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root word/ stem word - ANSWER the word part that contains
the fundamental meaning of the word is the
root or stem word - ANSWER In the medical word
intra/ven/ous, 'ven' is the
suffix - ANSWER In the medial trm arthr/itis, -itis is the
suffix - ANSWER The word part attached to the end of a root
word in order to modify its meaning is the
'o' - ANSWER The most common combining vowel is
combining vowel "used with both the stem word and the suffix"
- ANSWER In the divided medical term arthr/o/pathy, "o" is the
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sub- and -ic - ANSWER In the divided medical term
sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix and which part is the
suffix?
root word and combining vowel - ANSWER The combining form
of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the
___ and _____.
por- and -osis - ANSWER In the divided medical term
osteo/por/o/sis, the slash lines indicate that the vowel may be
used as part of which word parts?
pertains to - ANSWER The phrase, refers to or _______, is a
generalized actual menaing (not a literal meaning) uses for the
suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um
action taken, condition, or state - ANSWER Verb variations of a
stem word usually describe
distinction of the object from something else - ANSWER
Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting
quality, quantity, extent or ______
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fracturing - ANSWER Breaking a compound term into
component word parts (usually with combining vowel or
vowels) is called
nucleus - ANSWER What cellular organelle contains
chromosomes and has the literal meaning 'nut'?
viscer/o - ANSWER The combining form or term that literally
means "internal organs" is
liver - ANSWER the abdominal cavity contains the
muscle - ANSWER my/o is the combining form of a word part
that means
tissue or web-like - ANSWER the combining form hist/o means
organ - ANSWER A body part which is formed of two or more
types of body tissues and performs one or more specific
functions is called an
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formation, growth, or development - ANSWER The suffix -
plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to
connective - ANSWER Bone is described as ____ tissue
eti/o - ANSWER The combining form that means "cause of
(disease)" is
meta - ANSWER The prefix that means "change or after " is
-stasis - ANSWER The suffix that means "to control or stop" is
path/o/logy - ANSWER The medical term that means "the
science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is
tumor - ANSWER The combining form onc/o means
encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive - ANSWER If a
tumor is found to be benign, it is
Caduceus Medical Terminology Flashcards and Self Tests
Questions with 100% COMPLETE UPDATE 2026!!!
root word/ stem word - ANSWER the word part that contains
the fundamental meaning of the word is the
root or stem word - ANSWER In the medical word
intra/ven/ous, 'ven' is the
suffix - ANSWER In the medial trm arthr/itis, -itis is the
suffix - ANSWER The word part attached to the end of a root
word in order to modify its meaning is the
'o' - ANSWER The most common combining vowel is
combining vowel "used with both the stem word and the suffix"
- ANSWER In the divided medical term arthr/o/pathy, "o" is the
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sub- and -ic - ANSWER In the divided medical term
sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix and which part is the
suffix?
root word and combining vowel - ANSWER The combining form
of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the
___ and _____.
por- and -osis - ANSWER In the divided medical term
osteo/por/o/sis, the slash lines indicate that the vowel may be
used as part of which word parts?
pertains to - ANSWER The phrase, refers to or _______, is a
generalized actual menaing (not a literal meaning) uses for the
suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um
action taken, condition, or state - ANSWER Verb variations of a
stem word usually describe
distinction of the object from something else - ANSWER
Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting
quality, quantity, extent or ______
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fracturing - ANSWER Breaking a compound term into
component word parts (usually with combining vowel or
vowels) is called
nucleus - ANSWER What cellular organelle contains
chromosomes and has the literal meaning 'nut'?
viscer/o - ANSWER The combining form or term that literally
means "internal organs" is
liver - ANSWER the abdominal cavity contains the
muscle - ANSWER my/o is the combining form of a word part
that means
tissue or web-like - ANSWER the combining form hist/o means
organ - ANSWER A body part which is formed of two or more
types of body tissues and performs one or more specific
functions is called an
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formation, growth, or development - ANSWER The suffix -
plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to
connective - ANSWER Bone is described as ____ tissue
eti/o - ANSWER The combining form that means "cause of
(disease)" is
meta - ANSWER The prefix that means "change or after " is
-stasis - ANSWER The suffix that means "to control or stop" is
path/o/logy - ANSWER The medical term that means "the
science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is
tumor - ANSWER The combining form onc/o means
encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive - ANSWER If a
tumor is found to be benign, it is
