Medical Terminology Review

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A ____ is used at the BEGINNING of a word to indicate number, location, or time.

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prefix

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A ____ is used at the END of a word to modify or vary the meaning.

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suffix

Front

This is usually the general meaning of the medical term.

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combining form

Front

The ____ is the foundation of a word that contains its primary meaning.

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word root

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The main difference between the word root and the combining form is...

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the combining form contains the combining vowel.

Front

Every medical term must have a _____.

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suffix

Front

Which of the following correctly builds the following term?
[lob/o] [hemi-] [-ectomy]
Options: hemiloboectomy, hemiectomylobo, hemilobectomy, lobohemiectomy

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hemilobectomy

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How do you combine the following term? [gastr/o] [-algia]

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gastralgia

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How do you build the following term? [cardi/o] [-megaly]

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cardiomegaly

Front

The vowel that connects two word roots or a suffix with a word root is usually an ___?

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o