Exam 1: Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction

A(n) ________ is a medical term derived from the name of a person.

Identify the combining vowel in the term hepatology.

Choose the prefix that means "slow."

Many medical terms are made of multiple word parts that are combined. Such medical terms are called:

In the medical term cardiologist, the first o sound is pronounced as "ahl."

A prefix is the word part attached to the end of a medical term.

The combining form rhin/o means " ________."

In the constructed term tonsill/ectomy, the word root is ________.

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -path/o

Which of the following statements is false?

Identify the suffix in the term mastectomy.

The medical term hepatitis means "inflammation of the ________."

In the constructed term mast/o/plasty, the combining vowel is ________.

The medical term LASIK, which stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, is an example of a(n):

Choose the combining form that means "heart."

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -vas/o

a- is a prefix that means " presence of."

In the constructed term hem/o/philia, the combining vowel is ________.

Identify the prefix in the term antibiotic.

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -muscul/o