Exam 1: The Structure of Medical Language

To form the plural of a singular Latin noun that ends in -is,you change the -is to ________.

Briefly explain the origins of medical words.

The combining form pneumon/o- means "breath."

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

A neuroma is a tumor of a nerve.

In what order should you put the meanings of the word parts in order to get the definition of the entire medical word?

Prefixes and their meanings can be grouped into all of these categories EXCEPT ________.

A combining form contains a/an ________,a forward slash,a combining vowel,and a hyphen.

The suffixes -ac,-al,and -ar mean "pertaining to."

The study of word origins is ________.

The combining form mamm/o- means ________.

The prefix peri- means "________."

A medical word can only contain one prefix.

To define a medical word that contains a prefix,combining form,and suffix,you start with the meaning of the ________ first.

The suffix -gram means ________.

Medical words only contain one combining form.