Medical Terminology: Get Connected! 3rd Edition by Suzanne Frucht

,Medical Terminology: Get Connected!, 3e (Frucht) C
hapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology

All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining for
m 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 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 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 co
mputer 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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3 Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building

2) The combining form that means stomach is
. Answer: gastr/o; gastro
Page Ref: 5
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3 Taxonomy: Remembering
Question Type: Word Building

3) The combining form that means liver is
. Answer: hepat/o; hepato
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Question Type: Word Building

4) The combining form that means nose is
. Answer: rhin/o; rhino
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Question Type: Word Building

5) The combining form that means head is
. Answer: cephal/o; cephalo
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,6) The combining form that means joint is
. Answer: arthr/o; arthro
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Question Type: Word Building

7) The combining form that means muscle is
. Answer: my/o; myo
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Question Type: Word Building

8) The combining form that means bone is
. Answer: oste/o; osteo
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Question Type: Word Building

9) The combining form that means electricity is
. Answer: electr/o; electro
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Question Type: Word Building

10) The combining form that means cancer is
. Answer: carcin/o; carcino
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Question Type: Word Building

11) The suffix that means surgical removal is
. Answer: -ectomy; ectomy
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, 12) The suffix that means inflammation is
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. Answer: -
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itis; itis Page Ref: 3
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Learning Obj.: 1- ;; ; ;


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estion Type: Word Building
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13) The suffix that means enlarged is ;; ;; ;; ;; ;;


. Answer: -; ; ;


megaly; megaly Page Ref: 3 ;; ;; ;; ;;


Learning Obj.: 1- ;; ; ;


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14) The suffix that means study of is ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;;


. Answer: -;; ; ;


logy; logy Page Ref: 3
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Learning Obj.: 1- ;; ; ;


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15) The suffix that means a record is ;; ;; ;; ;; ;; ;;


. Answer: -; ; ;


gram; gram Page Ref: 3 ;; ;; ;; ;;


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16) The suffix that means disease is ;; ;; ;; ;; ;;


. Answer: -; ; ;


pathy; pathy Page Ref: 3 ;; ;; ;; ;;


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17) The prefix that means between is ;; ;; ;; ;; ;;


. Answer: inter-
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; inter Page Ref: 4
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