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