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Medical Terminology

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Medical terms composed of word parts are of Greek and Latin origin
A medical term that is an eponym is derived from the name of a person
A medical term that is formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, can be spoken as a whole word, and usually contains a vowel is an acronym
The medical term magnetic resonance imaging is a term taken from modern language
Which of the following medical terms is an eponym? Heimlich maneuver
The medical term arthritis is an example of a term built from word parts
The word part placed at the end of a word to modify its meaning is a suffix
A word root is the word part that is the core of the word
The word part that links a word root to a suffix is a combining vowel
A combining form could best be described as a(n) association of a word root and combining vowel
When analyzing a medical term built from word parts, the word root would be labeled as WR
In the medical term hepatitis, the word part -itis is a suffix
In the medical term arthritis, the word part arthr is a word root
In the medical term subhepatic, the word part that is a prefix is sub-
In the medical term thermometer, the word part that is the combining vowel is o
In the medical term arthropathy, the combining form is arthr/o
When connecting a word root and a suffix, a combining vowel is usually not used if the suffix begins with a vowel
The word part that does not alter the meaning of a medical term is combining vowel
Medical terms built from word parts are defined by the meaning of the word parts
The word part arthr/ means joint
The word part that means liver is hepat
The word part -ic means pertaining to
The word part that means inflammation is -itis
The word part that completes the medical term meaning disease of the joint, arthr/o/________, is -pathy
The word part that completes the medical term meaning inflammation of the bone and joint, oste/__/arthr/itis, is o
The combining vowel connects the root to the ________ or to another root. suffix
A ________ is attached to the beginning of the word root to modify its meaning. prefix
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