Chapter 2: Word Analysis and Communication

Which of the following terms would be appropriate to use to document several broken fingers on a patient's medical record?

Phalanges

Choose the correct plural form of the singular term carcinoma.

Carcinomata

Choose the correct deconstruction of the medical term costovertebral.

-al, cost/o, vertebr

Which of the following is the correct way to deconstruct the medical term pyrexia?

-ia, pyrex-

Which of the following is the correct way to deconstruct the medical term endocarditis?

-itis, endo-, card-

Which of the following is the correct pronunciation for the medical term abdomen?

AB-doh-men

Which of the following statements regarding a patient's medical record is incorrect?

Accuracy in documentation is not as important as the care that is provided

Choose the correct plural form of the singular term axilla.

Axillae

Which of the following medical terms contains a prefix?

Endocarditis

Which of the following terms has a suffix that means structure or tissue?

Endocardium

Choose the correct plural form of the singular term ganglion

Ganglia

Choose the correct pronunciation of the medical term hypertension.

HIGH-per-TEN-shun

Which of the following medical terms that means to bleed profusely is spelled correctly?

Hemorrhage

The correct spelling for the medical term that means pertaining to the abdomen is

abdominal

The combining form hem/o- means

blood

The prefix in the medical term diagnosis means

complete

The suffix in the medical term pyrexia means

condition

To deconstruct a medical term, always start with the

end of the term, its suffix or root

The prefix in the medical term hypertension means

excessive, above normal

The suffix in the medical term hemorrhage means

flow profusely

In the medical term hypotension, identify the prefix and its meaning.

hypo; less than normal

The abbreviation stat means

immediately, at once

Identify the suffix in the medical term endocarditis

itis

The combining form in the medical term radiopaque mean

radiation

Choose the correct pronunciation of the medical term radiopaque.

ray-dee-oh-PAKE

The root in the combining form costovertebral means

rib

The plural form of the singular term septum is

septa

The term hemostasis means

the stopping of bleeding

The tube that connects the urinary bladder to the outside is the _____ and the tube that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder is the ____

urethra, ureter

The plural form of the singular term viscus is

viscera