MedTermMidTerm 1-4-Peek

A medical term formed from the first letter of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is

• an eponym

• modern language

• build from the English Language

• an acronym

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the

• prefix

• word root

• suffix

• combining vowel

The most common combing vowel is

• a

• e

• i

• o

In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?

• ic

• sub

• hepat

• hepat/o

A combining vowel is used to

• ease word pronunciation

• modify the meaning of a word

• make analyzing a word easier

• make defining a word easier

In the word intramuscular, intra- is the: 

• Prefix
• Word root
• Suffix

The basic unit of all living things is the

• organ

• system

• tissue

• cell

The combining form hist/o is defined as

• fat

• nuclus

• organ

• tissue

The combing form my/o is defined as

• flesh

• nerve

• muscle

• cell

The combining form onc/o is defined as

• cancer

• disease

• tumor

• organ