Medical Terminology Midterm Exam / Verified Questions with Correct Answers.
Qs: What is a word root? -
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The foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning. Most word roots are derived from Greek or Latin language.
Qs: What is a suffix? -
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Word element placed at the end of a word that changes a meaning of the word.
Qs: What is a prefix? -
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Word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root. Not all medical terms have a prefix.
Qs: What does a suffix describe? -
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In medical terminology, a suffix usually describes a pathology (disease or abnormality), symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, or part of speech.
Qs: What does a prefix indicate? -
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Prefixes usually indicate a number, time, position, direction, or negation.Page 1 of 15 1 / 2
Qs: What is a combining form? -
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A combining form is created when a word root is combined with a vowel.
Qs: What is a combining vowel? -
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Qs: In medical terminology, a combining vowel is the vowel that is
combined with a word root. It is usually an "o" but sometimes it is an "i." A combining vowel has no meaning of its own but enables two or more word elements to be connected.
Qs: What is a compound word? -
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A medical term with two or more word roots.
Qs: What is the meaning of the term "arthritis?" -
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Inflammation of the joints
Qs: What is the suffix for the term "softening?" -
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-malacia
Qs: What is the suffix for the term "condition?" -
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-esis -ia -ism
Qs: What is the suffix for the term "meal?" -
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