Exam 1: The Structure of Medical Language

A prefix modifies the meaning of the suffix.

Which of the following pairs of prefixes have an opposite meaning?

The suffix is the foundation of a medical word.

Not every medical word contains a combining form.

Which prefix means the opposite of hypo-?

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the medical word urinary?

The suffix -stomy means "surgically created opening."

For a patient who is ready to be sent home from the hospital,the doctor dictates a DS.The abbreviation DS as used here means ________.

The combining form communicat/o- means "listen and speak."

There are three different kinds of word parts: prefixes,combining forms,and ________.

The abbreviation for "review of systems" is ________.

The combining form esthes/o- means ________.

The combining form cardi/o- means ________.

The combining form cutane/o-,as in the word subcutaneous,means ________.

Every medical word contains a prefix.

To define a medical word that contains a prefix,combining form,and suffix;you put the word part meanings in this order: the meaning of the prefix,the meaning of the suffix,the meaning of the combining form.

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

The combining form medic/o- means "medicine;physician."

To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -a into its plural form,you change the -a to -ae.

A/an ________,which is found at the end of a medical word,can be a single letter.