Section 7

Front 1

True or False
When defining a medical term, "begin by defining the word root, then move to the prefix and then the suffix"

Back 1

False

Front 2

True or False
Cardiology is an example of a word with one prefix

Back 2

False

Front 3

True or False
If a "suffix begins with a consonant, a combining vowel is not used.

Back 3

False

Front 4

How long should students wait to have quizzes reviewed and a new score posted ? It is 24 to ____ hours.

Back 4

48

Front 5

The component part usually found at the end of the medical word is the _______

Back 5

suffix

Front 6

The most commonly used "combining vowel" is ?

Back 6

o

Front 7

True or False
The plural form for the medical word "vertebra" is "vertebras"

Back 7

False

Front 8

True or False
The singular ending of -y changes to the plural formation of -ies

Back 8

True

Front 9

Intravenous is a commonly used word. The prefix means?

Back 9

within

Front 10

The meaning of the "suffix" in the medical word hepatic is ?

Back 10

pertaining to

Front 11

Divide the medical word subhepatic with "slashes"

Back 11

sub/hepat/ic

Front 12

True or False
When reading the medical word, sub/hepat/ic, begin by defining the suffix

Back 12

True

Front 13

The word root of subhepatic is ?

Back 13

hepat

Front 14

True or False
A prefix modifies the meaning of the word

Back 14

True

Front 15

True or False
Medicine has a language of its own and the term Nuclear Medicine Scanner is considered "Modern Language"

Back 15

True

Front 16

The three parts of medical terms are s_____, p_____, and ___ ___.

Back 16

suffix, prefix, word root

Front 17

The definition for the word part ven

Back 17

vein

Front 18

The definition for the word part sub-

Back 18

under

Front 19

The definition for the word part -itis

Back 19

inflammation

Front 20

The definition for the word part -ic

Back 20

pertaining to

Front 21

The definition for the word part -pathy

Back 21

disease

Front 22

The definition for the word part -megaly

Back 22

enlargement

Front 23

The definition for the word part oste

Back 23

bone

Front 24

List one commonly used acronym in medicine today ____

Back 24

SARS

Front 25

True or False
Most medical words used today are based on Greek and German terms.

Back 25

False

Front 26

Explain the difference between a combining vowel and a combining form

Back 26

combining vowel - usually an o used between two word roots or a word root and suffix to ease pronunciation hepat o pathy

combining form - word root plus combining vowel separated by a vertical slash for example hepat/o

Front 27

The course final is worth _____

Back 27

45%

Front 28

True or False
The plural form is fungi. The singular form would be fungus

Back 28

True

Front 29

True or False
If the suffix begins with a vowel, a combining vowel will not be used in a medical term

Back 29

True

Front 30

True or False
Some medical words have "no" prefix

Back 30

True

Front 31

Analyze the medical word osteoarthropathy

Back 31

wr/cv/wr/cv/s
oste/o/arthr/o/pathy
( cf )( cf )

Front 32

Arthr is part of arthropathy, osteoarthritis and osteoarthropathy. The word root arthr means ?

Back 32

joint