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