Exam 1: The Structure of Medical Language

Every medical word contains one suffix.

The word part that gives a medical word its meaning is the ________.

The prefix hyper- means "below;deficient."

The suffix -stomy means ________.

The prefix intra- means "between."

Medical words are derived from several languages,including Latin and Greek.

The combining form urin/o- means ________.

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "disease of the joint"?

In the word intravenous,the prefix intra- means "________."

Why are so many medical words derived from Latin or Greek?

Communication in any language consists of three language skills.

All of the following are TRUE about a medical record EXCEPT ________.

The suffix -megaly means "disease."

The suffix -scope means ________.

With bradycardia,there is a ________.

After you divide a medical word into its word parts,you get the definition of the word by beginning with the meaning of the ________.

Which describes the CORRECT order of word parts in a medical word?

The medical word drug originated from the ________ language.

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

The five skills of medical language include ________.