Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

Which prefix means within?

Which suffix means protrusion?

The combining form nephr/o means nerve.

Which suffix means hardening?

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. -A suffix that means disease is ________.

Which of the following healthcare specialists do not report information regarding a patient in an Ancillary Report?

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. -A prefix that means after is ________.

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. -The combining form that means stomach is ________.

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. -A suffix that means enlarged is ________.

Which combining form means skin?

Abbreviations are an important part of learning medical terminology.

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. -A suffix that means suture is ________.

Which prefix means none?

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. -A prefix that means self is ________.

Which prefix means normal?

The combining form bi/o means life.

A Pathologist's Report gives the results of the examination of tissue removed from a patient.

Home health care provides nursing, therapy, and personal care in the patient's home.

Which combining form means nose?

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