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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"
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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
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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-.
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Do NOT capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The
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computer will NOT recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
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1) The combining form that means heart is
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Answer:
g cardi/o; cardio g
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2) The combining form that means stomach is
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Answer:
g gastr/o; gastro g
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3) The combining form that means liver is
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Answer:
g hepat/o; hepato g
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4) The combining form that means nose is
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Answer:
g rhin/o; rhino g
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5) The combining form that means head is
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Answer:
g cephal/o; cephalo g
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,6) The combining form that means joint is
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Answer:
g arthr/o; arthro g
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7) The combining form that means muscle is
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Answer:
g my/o; myo g
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8) The combining form that means bone is
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Answer:
g oste/o; osteo g
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9) The combining form that means electricity is
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Answer:
g electr/o; electro g
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10) The combining form that means cancer is
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Answer:
g carcin/o; carcino g
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11) The suffix that means surgical removal is
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Answer:
g -ectomy; ectomy g
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, 12) The suffix that means inflammation is
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Answer:
g -itis; itis g
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13) The suffix that means enlarged is
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Answer:
g -megaly; megaly g
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14) The suffix that means study of is
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Answer:
g -logy; logy g
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15) The suffix that means a record is
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Answer:
g -gram; gram g
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16) The suffix that means disease is
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Answer:
g -pathy; pathy g
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17) The prefix that means between is
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Answer:
g inter-; inter g
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