Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

A psychiatric hospital is an example of an ambulatory care center.

Which prefix means before?

A suffix that means pertaining to visually examining is ________.

Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?

Which of the following suffixes means destruction?

The combining form that means heart is ________.

Ambulatory care and outpatient clinics both provide services that do not require overnight hospitalization.

The combining form carcin/o means disease.

A suffix that means narrowing is ________.

The suffix -genic means producing.

A suffix that means puncture to withdraw fluid is ________.

The combining form nephr/o means nerve.

The combining form that means small intestine is ________.

Which of the following abbreviations means label as follows?

A prefix that means large is ________.

The combining form that means nerve is ________.

A suffix that means one who studies is ________.

The prefix pseudo- means above.

Terms ending in -um are pluralized by simply adding an -s to the end of the term.

A suffix that means rupture is ________.