Nursing 204 Exam 1 Medical Terminology and Abbreviations Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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Nursing 204 Exam 1 Medical
Terminology and Abbreviations
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
Question: osteo
Answer:
bone


Question: arthro
Answer:
joint


Question: chondro
Answer:
cartilage


Question: myelo
Answer:
bone marrow/spine


Question: myo
Answer:
muscle


Question: tendo
Answer:

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tendon


Question: costo
Answer:
ribs


Question: derma
Answer:
skin


Question: onychon
Answer:
nail


Question: rhino/naso
Answer:
nose


Question: laryngo
Answer:
larynx or voicebox


Question: tracheo
Answer:
upper windpipe/trachea


Question: broncho

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Answer:
lower windpipe/bronchus


Question: pulmo
Answer:
lung


Question: pneumo
Answer:
air/lung


Question: pneo
Answer:
breath or breathing


Question: stem
Answer:
the main body or basic component of word; i.e. hepat (meaning liver) and
gatr (meaning stomach); root


Question: combining vowel
Answer:
Certain combinations of stems or root words are difficult to pronounce,
making it necessary to insert a vowel; usually an "o"


Question: combining form
Answer: