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Medical Terminology: A Living Language
by Bonnie F. Fremgen Suzanne S Frucht
8th edition
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
1.1 F i l l -in-the-Blank Questions
Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style,
meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/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, a
prefix meaning two is bi-.
Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer
will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
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1) The combining form that means life is .
Answer: bi/o
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2) The combining form that means cancer is .
Answer: carcin/o
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3) The combining form that means heart is .
Answer: cardi/o
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4) The combining form that means chemical is .
Answer: chem/o
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5) The combining form that means to cut is .
Answer: cis/o
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6) The combining form that means skin is .
Answer: dermat/o
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7) The combining form that means small intestine is .
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Answer: enter/o
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8) The combining form that means stomach is .
Answer: gastr/o
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9) The combining form that means female is .
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Answer: gynec/o
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10) The combining form that means blood is .
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Answer: hemat/o
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11) The combining form that means protection is .
Answer: immun/o
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12) The combining form that means voice box is .
Answer: laryng/o
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13) The combining form that means kidney is .
Answer: nephr/o
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14) The combining form that means nerve is .
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Answer: neur/o
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15) A combining form that means eye is .
Answer: ophthalm/o
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16) The combining form that means ear is .
Answer: ot/o
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