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