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Medical Terminology: Get Connected!, 3e (Frucht)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
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All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form
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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
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answer. For example, the prefix meaning "three" is tri-.
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
Taxonomy: Remembering
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Question Type: Word Building
2) The combining form that means stomach is ________.
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Answer: gastr/o; gastro
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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3) The combining form that means liver is ________.
Answer: hepat/o; hepato
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Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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4) The combining form that means nose is ________.
Answer: rhin/o; rhino
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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5) The combining form that means head is ________.
Answer: cephal/o; cephalo
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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6) The combining form that means joint is ________.
Answer: arthr/o; arthro
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
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Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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7) The combining form that means muscle is ________.
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Answer: my/o; myo
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
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Question Type: Word Building
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8) The combining form that means bone is ________.
Answer: oste/o; osteo
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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9) The combining form that means electricity is ________.
Answer: electr/o; electro
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
Taxonomy: Remembering
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Question Type: Word Building
10) The combining form that means cancer is ________.
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Answer: carcin/o; carcino
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Learning Obj.: 1-3
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Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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11) The suffix that means surgical removal is ________.
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Answer: -ectomy; ectomy
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Learning Obj.: 1-2
Taxonomy: Remembering
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Question Type: Word Building
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12) The suffix that means inflammation is ________.
Answer: -itis; itis
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Learning Obj.: 1-2
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Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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13) The suffix that means enlarged is ________.
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Answer: -megaly; megaly
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Learning Obj.: 1-2
Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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14) The suffix that means study of is ________.
Answer: -logy; logy
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Learning Obj.: 1-2
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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Learning Obj.: 1-2
Taxonomy: Remembering
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Question Type: Word Building
16) The suffix that means disease is ________.
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Answer: -pathy; pathy
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Learning Obj.: 1-2
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Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building
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17) The prefix that means between is ________.
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Answer: inter-; inter
Page Ref: 4
Learning Obj.: 1-2
Taxonomy: Remembering
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Question Type: Word Building
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