Medical Terminology

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A combining form is developed when you combine the following element with a combining vowel:

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Word root

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Which of the following elements usually indicates a procedure, condition, or disease: Prefix, Word root, Suffix, Compound word, Combining vowel?

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Suffix

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A prefix should not indicate which of the following: Direction, Sense of negation, Surgical procedure, Number, Position?

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Surgical procedure

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When defining a medical term, which of the following would be the first step: Define the suffix, Define the prefix, Define the middle, Define the combining vowel, Define the compound word

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Define the suffix

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Cardi/o is an example of:

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Combining form

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Hyper- is an example of: Word root, Combining form, Combining vowel, Suffix, Prefix

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Prefix

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A word root + a combining vowel is the definition of:

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Combining form

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The most common combining vowel is:

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"o"

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A word element located at the beginning of a word:

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prefix

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Vowels marked with a macron indicate:

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long sound