Medical Terminology a Short Course
9th Edition by Davi Ellen Chabner
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,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure Chabner:
Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th
Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
35. The combining form
cephal/o means: joint
head
life
cell
knowledge
ANS: B
36. The combining form
nephr/o means: heart
gland
stomac
h
kidney
urinary
bladder ANS:
D
37. The combining form for “urinary bladder” is:
cyt/o
cyst/o
cerebr/
o
cephal/
o
nephr/
o
ANS: B
38. The combining form for “nerṿe” is:
encephal/
o electr/o
erythr/o
,neur/o
nephr/o
ANS: D
, 39. The combining form for “liṿer” is:
hem/o
hemat/o
cyst/o
enter/o
hepat/o
ANS: E
40. The combining form for “eye” is:
cephal/o
cerebr/o
ophthalm
/o path/o
psych/o
ANS: C
41. The combining form for “woman” or “female” is:
gynec/
o
oste/o
sarc/o
ren/o
thromb
/o
ANS: A
1. A combining form
is the: word ending
root plus combining
ṿowel prefix
prefix plus combining
ṿowel root plus suffix
ANS: B
/o oste/o
aden
/o
-itis
-
algia
arthr