Medical Terminology__Quiz 1
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
