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
