Exam 1: The Structure of Medical Language

The study of the heart is known as ________.

Which suffix means "process of recording"?

The suffix -logy means ________.

The plural form for the word phalanx is ________.

The combining form psych/o- means ________.

The combining form hepat/o- means ________.

Which word means "inflammation of the lung"?

The combining form esthes/o- means "feeling;sensation."

To change a singular Latin noun (example: diagnosis)that ends in -is into its plural form,you change the -is to -es.

The medical word diverticulum is a Latin noun.You would make the plural form by changing the word ending -um to ________.

The combining form arthr/o- means ________.

When you combine word parts to build medical words,if the suffix begins with a vowel,delete the combining vowel on the combining form.

There are three different kinds of word parts.

The combining form cutane/o- means "________."

Occasionally,a medical word has two ________ at the beginning of the medical word,one right after the other.

The combining form cholecyst/o- means "________."

The prefix peri- means "around."

A prefix ________.

Which of the following is an example of a suffix?

The prefix endo- means "above;more than normal."