Chapter 1- Medical termonology

In the medical term arthropathy, the combining form is:

arthr/o

In the medical term hepatitis, the word part -itis is a:

suffix

Which of the following medical terms is an eponym?

Heimlich maneuver

A ________ is attached to the beginning of the word root to modify its meaning.

Prefix

When analyzing a medical term built from word parts, the word root would be labeled as:

WR

The medical term arthritis is an example of:

a term built from word parts

The medical term magnetic resonance imaging is:

a term taken from modern language

A medical term that is formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, can be spoken as a whole word, and usually contains a vowel is:

an acronym

A combining form could best be described as a(n):

association of a word root and combining vowel

The word part that does not alter the meaning of a medical term is:

combining vowel

The word part that links a word root to a suffix is a:

combining vowel

A medical term that is an eponym is:

derived from the name of a person

A word root is the word part that:

is the core of the word

In the medical term thermometer, the word part that is the combining vowel is:

o

Medical terms composed of word parts are:

of Greek and Latin origin

In the medical term subhepatic, the word part that is a prefix is:

sub-

The word part placed at the end of a word to modify its meaning is a:

suffix

Medical terms built from word parts are defined by:

the meaning of the word parts

When connecting a word root and a suffix, a combining vowel is usually not used if:

the suffix begins with a vowel

The combining vowel connects the root to the ________ or to another root.

word part

In the medical term arthritis, the word part arthr is a:

word root