Decoding Medical Terminology Basics

What analogy is used in the video to explain medical terminology?

• A train

• A car

• A boat

• A plane

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the foundation of a medical term called?

• Combining vowel

• Word root

• Suffix

• Prefix

Which word root refers to the skin?

• Arthri

• Dermat

• Hemat

• Cardi

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the suffix '-itis' mean?

• Surgical removal

• Pertaining to

• Tumor

• Inflammation

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the suffix '-ectomy' refer to?

• Surgical removal

• Tumor

• Pertaining to

• Inflammation

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the purpose of a combining vowel in medical terminology?

• To connect word roots and suffixes

• To indicate inflammation

• To denote a body part

• To specify a prefix

Which combining vowel is most commonly used?

• O

• A

• E

• I

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?

• Without

• Before

• Too little

• Too much

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix 'hypo-' indicate?

• Without

• Excessive

• Deficient

• Pertaining to

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?

• Before

• During

• Without

• After

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A