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26 Cards in this Set
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Is Medical Terminology considered a foreign language?
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No, it is 100 percent English.
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What does the root "hemat" mean?
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"blood"
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To learn Medical Terminology, must you memorize thousands of medical terms?
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No, you must only learn 300 to 400 Greek or Latin terms.
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What does the root "oste" mean?
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Bone
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What is the combining form of the root "card"?
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card/i/o- Note the root "card" uses both the combining vowel "I" and "O".
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What does the root "path" mean?
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"disease"
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What does the root "psych" mean?
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"mind"
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Is "E" the most commonly used combining vowel?
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No, "O" is the most common used combining vowel followed by "I".
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What is a "suffix"?
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A word element found in most medical terms always located after the "root".
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What does the root "card" mean?
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"heart"
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How many combining forms are there for the root meaning "old age"?
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Two: Ger/o and geront/o
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How many combining forms are there for the root meaning "blood"?
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Two: Hem/o and hemat/o
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Is Medical Terminology internationally recognized?
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No
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What is the proper order to interpret word elements in order to define a medical term?.
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Define the suffix first, then the prefix, and lastly the root.
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How many combining forms are there for the root meaning "skin"?
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Two: Derm/o and dermat/o
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What does the root "neur" mean?
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Nerve
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What does the root "geront" mean?
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"old age"
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What is a combining form?
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A "root" plus a "combining vowel"
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Where is the hyphen placed to denote a "suffix"?
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The hyphen preceeds the suffix. Example: -logy
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What is a "prefix"?
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An optional word element preceeding the "root".
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What does the suffix "-logy" mean?
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"study of"
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What does the root "dermat" mean?
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"skin"
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Why are some syllables capitalized?
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Capitalized syllables indicate where the accent falls.
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Are most medical terms derived from Greek or Latin roots?
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Yes
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Where is the hyphen placed to denote a "prefix"?
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The hyphen follows the prefix. Example: Hyper-
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Are phonetics used to help students in learning proper pronunciation of medical terms?
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Yes
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