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2) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmstomachmism
.mAnswer: gastr/o;mgastro
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3) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmlivermism
.mAnswer: hepat/o;mhepato
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3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
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4) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmnosemism
.mAnswer: rhin/o;mrhino
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3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
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5) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmheadmism
.mAnswer: cephal/o;mcephalo
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,6) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmjointmism
.mAnswer: arthr/o;marthro
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7) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmmusclemism
.mAnswer: my/o;mmyo
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8) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmbonemism
.mAnswer: oste/o;mosteo
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9) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmelectricitym ism
.mAnswer: electr/o;melectro
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10) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmcancermism
.mAnswer: carcin/o;mcarcino
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11) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmsurgicalmremovalmism
.mAnswer: -ectomy;mectomy
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, 12) Themsuffixmthat mmeansminflammationmism
.mAnswer: -itis;mitis
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2mTaxonomy:m Remembering
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13) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmenlargedmism
.mAnswer: -megaly;mmegaly
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14) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmstudymofmism
.mAnswer: -logy;mlogy
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15) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmamrecordmism
.mAnswer: -gram;mgram
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16) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmdiseasemism
.mAnswer: -pathy;mpathy
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17) Themprefixmthat mmeansmbetweenmism
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hapterm1m IntroductionmtomMedicalmTerminology
Allmanswersmtomquestionsmaskingmformamcombiningmformmmust mbemwrittenminmthemcombiningmform
mstyle,mmeaningmword mroot/combiningmvowel.mFormexample,mthemcombiningmformmmeaningm "gla
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aningmamhyphenmbeforemyourmanswer.mFormexample,mthemsuffixmmeaningm"cell"m ism-
cyte.mAllmanswersmtomquestionsmaskingmformamprefixmmust mbemwrittenminmprefixmform,mmeaningmam
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mputermwillmNOTmrecognizemyourmanswermasmcorrect mif mit mismwrittenminmanymothermstyle.
1) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmheartmism
.mAnswer: cardi/o;mcardio
PagemRef:m5
LearningmObj.:m 1-
3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
2) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmstomachmism
.mAnswer: gastr/o;mgastro
PagemRef:m5
LearningmObj.:m 1-
3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
3) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmlivermism
.mAnswer: hepat/o;mhepato
PagemRef:m5
LearningmObj.:m 1-
3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
4) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmnosemism
.mAnswer: rhin/o;mrhino
PagemRef:m5
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3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
5) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmheadmism
.mAnswer: cephal/o;mcephalo
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3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
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,6) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmjointmism
.mAnswer: arthr/o;marthro
PagemRef:m5
LearningmObj.:m 1-
3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
7) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmmusclemism
.mAnswer: my/o;mmyo
PagemRef:m5
LearningmObj.:m 1-
3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
8) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmbonemism
.mAnswer: oste/o;mosteo
PagemRef:m5
LearningmObj.:m 1-
3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
9) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmelectricitym ism
.mAnswer: electr/o;melectro
PagemRef:m4
LearningmObj.:m 1-
3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
10) Themcombiningmformmthat mmeansmcancermism
.mAnswer: carcin/o;mcarcino
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3mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
11) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmsurgicalmremovalmism
.mAnswer: -ectomy;mectomy
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, 12) Themsuffixmthat mmeansminflammationmism
.mAnswer: -itis;mitis
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LearningmObj.:m 1-
2mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
13) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmenlargedmism
.mAnswer: -megaly;mmegaly
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LearningmObj.:m 1-
2mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
14) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmstudymofmism
.mAnswer: -logy;mlogy
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LearningmObj.:m 1-
2mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
15) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmamrecordmism
.mAnswer: -gram;mgram
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LearningmObj.:m 1-
2mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
16) Themsuffixmthat mmeansmdiseasemism
.mAnswer: -pathy;mpathy
PagemRef:m3
LearningmObj.:m 1-
2mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
17) Themprefixmthat mmeansmbetweenmism
.mAnswer: inter-;minter
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2mTaxonomy:m Remembering
QuestionmType:m Word mBuilding
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