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All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style
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i/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hy
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cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hy
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9) The combining form that means female is
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Chapter 1 $# Introduction to Medical Terminology $# $# $#
1.1 $# $# Fill-in-the-Blank Questions $#
Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
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All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style
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, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is card
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i/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hy
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phen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -
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cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hy
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phen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-.
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Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The comput
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3) The combining form that means heart is
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5) The combining form that means to cut is
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