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21 Cards in this Set
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Define medical words by defining the:
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suffix first
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A word ending is called a :
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suffix
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Gastr/o/rrhexisis a rupture of the stomach:
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True
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Inability to speak is:
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aphasia
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An instrument to measure the pelvis is:
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pelvimeter
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An element located at the beginning of a medical word is a:
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prefix
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In the word erythrocyte, erythr- is a combining form?
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false.
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An element located at the beginning of a word is called a:
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prefix
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An instrument for recording the activity of the heart is:
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cardi/o/graph
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The prefix for around is:
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circum
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Dilation of the bronchi is:
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bronchiectasis
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The suffix for prolapse is:
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-ptosis
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The prefix para means:
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along the side of
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In medical terms "ch" is usually pronounced:
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"kay"
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Inflammation of the stomach:
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gastritis
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The plural form of fornix is:
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fornices
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Arthr/ocentesis menas puncture of a joint. In this word, atrhr/o is a:
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combining form
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an incision to remove a stone is:
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lithotomy
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The "oe" in roentgen is pronounced:
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"e"
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A combining form is a prefix plus a word root?
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false
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The suffix that means binding, fixation(of a bone or joint) is:
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desis
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