Medical Terminology Flashcard

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The word "seborrhea" combines seb- (oil) with -rrhea meaning _____

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excessive

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Select the word that has the suffix that means the process of cutting: fibrinolysis, nephectomy, hematopoiesis, gastrotomy

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gastrotomy

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Select the word that has the word root that means bone marrow: hyperlipidemia, thrombocyte, neuropathology, osteomyelitis

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osteomyelitis

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Which of the following terms describes pain in the joints? Myopathy, Atrophy, Osteoarthritis, Arthralgia

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Arthralgia

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Select the word that has the word root that means rib: akylosis, kyphosis, craniotomy, intercostal.

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intercostal

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What kind of word part is -osis?

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suffix

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Select the term that means inflammation of the bone marrow.

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osteomyelitis

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Select the word that has the word root that means fat: subcutaneous, adipose, biology, epidermis

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adipose

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Select the word that has the prefix that means many: ambidextrous, craniotomy, kyphosis, polyphagia

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polyphagia

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Select the word that has the prefix that means under: atrophy, hyperhidrosis, epidermis, subcutaneous

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subcutaneous