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20 Cards in this Set
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Prefix |
Word beginning |
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Suffix |
Word ending |
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Root |
Main word part |
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Combining vowel |
Element appended to a root |
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Combining form |
Root plus a vowel |
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In the word gastr/ectomy, the element "gastr/o" is considered the _________. |
Combining form |
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In the word gastr/it is, the element "itis" is the _______. |
Suffix |
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In the word leuk/o/cut/o/penia, the element "leuk/o" is the ________. |
Combining form |
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In the word leuk/o/cut/o/penia, the element "leuk" is the ______. |
Root |
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When a medical term sounds like the letter _________, is may begin with the letters c, ch, or qu. |
K |
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The prefix _____ means "toward the midline." |
Ad- |
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The suffix ____ means "to surgically remove." |
-ectomy |
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The prefix _______ means "between," while the prefix _____ means "within." |
Inter-; intra- |
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The proper pronunciation of the prefix "meta" is: |
MEHT-ah |
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The analysis of medical terms should start with which of the following word elements? |
Suffix |
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In the word gastroenteritis, what is the combining vowel? |
O |
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A prefix meaning elevated is ______, while a prefix meaning depressed is _____. |
Hyper-; hypo- |
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A condition of blue discoloration is: |
Cyanosis |
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The suffix ____ means "to surgically stabilize." |
-plexy |
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The suffix for treatment with chemical substances or drugs is: |
-therapy |
