Medical Terminology__Quiz 1

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prefix

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

hematology

A patient with an erythrocyte disorder would probably see a specialist in:

inflammation of the intestine

A person with enteritis has

ex-

A prefix that means out or away from is:

-gram, record

In the term electroencephalogram, the suffix is ______, which means ________.

suffix, pertaining to

The _____ -ic means _______

suffix

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

root

The foundation of a word is known as the _____.

gastroenterology

The study of the stomach and intestines and their diseases is called

gastroenterology

The study of the stomach and intestines is called:

visual exam; process of visually examining

The suffix scopy means

nephrectomy

The surgical removal of a kidney is a:

osteoarthritis

The term that means inflammation of bone and joint is:

gastroenterology

The term that means study of the stomach and intestines is:

hematology

The term that means the study of blood is:

cystoscopy

The visual examination of the urinary bladder is a procedure called:

suffix

The word part -ectomy is a

combining form

The word part cardi/o is a:

combining form

The word part gastr/o is a

hypo-

Which of the following prefixes may be added to the term dermic to create a new term that means pertaining to below the skin?

epigastric; gastr

______means pertaining to above the stomach; its word root is _____.

ren, word root

____al means pertaining to the kidneys. The word part you chose is a _____.

enter, word root

____opathy means disease of the intestines. The word part you chose is a _________.

sub-; prefix

___hepatic means pertaining to under the liver. The word part you chose is a __________.

liver

a person w/ hepatitis has a disorder of the

arthritis

a person w/ inflammation of the joints

-pathy

a suffix that means "disease"

osteo, combining form

arthritis is a degeneration of bones and joints that occurs as the body ages and is often accompanied by inflammation. The word part you chose is a ____.

thrombocyte

cell that helps blood to clot

gastroectomy

choose the term that means "surgical removal of the stomach"

arthr/o

combining form that means "joint"

-opsy; process of viewing, view of

in the term autopsy, the suffix----means-----.

hepatitis

inflammation of the liver

o

most often, the combining letter is

ileum

name for a portion of the small intestine

renal

pertaining to the kidneys

nephrosis

term that means "abnormal condition of the kidney"

dermal

term that means "pertaining to the skin"

skin

the combining form derm/o means

liver

the combining form hepat/o means

cyst/o

the combining form that means (urinary) bladder

vowel

the combining vowel is usually dropped when the suffix begins with a

-logy

the suffix that means "process of study" in microbiology

cephalic

the term that means "pertaining to the head"

prefix

the word part -endo is a...

Prefix

the word part auto- is a

prefix

the word part hyper- is a

nerve

the word part neur/o means

hepatoma

tumor of the liver

carcin

word root for cancer


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