CHS 111 Medical Terminology Chapter 1
Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?
Midsagittal
Arthr/o means joint. The word that means visual examination of a joint is
arthroscopy
Retroperitoneal means
behind the peritoneum
In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
combining form
The suffix -ism means
condition
Which term means establishing the cause of a disease?
diagnosis
Which term means double vision?
diplopia
The suffix -megaly means
enlargement
Which term describes the body defense against injury, infection, or allergy?
inflammation
The prefix uni- has the same meaning as
mono-
Which element is located at the beginning of a medical word?
prefix
The suffix -graphy means
process of recording
The prefix homo- means
same
The suffix -malacia means
softening
A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
vowel