Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

In building medical terms,the combining vowel most often used is:

The suffix -ic means:

________ means one-millionth of a gram.

In the term prophylactic,the root prophylact means:

The suffix -centesis means:

In the acronym SOAP,the S stands for:

In the term radiology,the suffix -logy means:

Inflammation of a joint is called ________.

The prefix meaning below,under,or deficient is ________.

When building medical words,what should you do when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant to a combining form?

The prefix in abnormal means:

Etiology is the study of the cause of disease.

What should you do if you believe an abbreviation has the potential to be misinterpreted?

The combining form onc/o means:

Which of the following is an example of an acronym?

Write the correct abbreviation for milligram:

The term cachexia means:

Write the correct abbreviation for diagnosis:

Centimeter is 100 steps or degrees.

The term ________ may be a syllable or group of syllables united with,or placed at,the end of a word to alter or modify the meaning of the word or to create a new word.