chapter 1 review test
the combining forms of hemat/o means
blood
which of the following is NOT one of the 4 basic word parts used to build medical terms
combining root
the combining form of skin
dermat/o
which suffix has the same meaning as algia
dynia
which prefix means painful or difficult
dys
which surgical means to remove
ectomy
the use of abbreviations in medical charts is usually discouraged
false
another name for an acute care hospital is
general hospital
which of the procedural suffixes means an instrument for recording
graph
which healthcare setting specifically provides supportive treatment to terminal patients
hospice
which prefix means within or inside
intra
what is the meaning of the suffix stenosis
narrowing
which of the following is NOT information given by suffixes
number
which part of a medical record is the physician's daily record of the patient's condition
physician's progress note
which medical terminology word parts gives information about location or time
prefix
what prefix means the opposite of brady
tachy
what information is found in a diagnostic report
test results
a combing vowel is NOT used when
the suffix begins with a vowel
the correct plural for the medical term thorax is
thoraces
which of the following combinations is used to make a combining form
word root + combining vowel