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Med. Term 1-3
Chapters 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The mains part of a word is called: | root |
| A word part at the beginning of a word is a(n): | prefix |
| A word part at the end of a word is the: | suffix |
| Most medical words are derived from the languages: | latin and greek |
| The ch in the word chemist is pronounced like the letter: | k |
| The ps in the word psychic is pronounced like the letter: | s |
| Compound words contain: | more than one root. Examples: eyeball, bedpan, frostbite, and wheelchair |
| Roots shown with a combining vowel are called: | combining forms example: neur + o + logy = neurology |
| If there is a consonant before the x, cuh as yx or nx, the x is change to a g. | for example: pharynx becomes pharyngeal coccyx becomes coccygeal |
| If a vowel coes before the x, such as ax or iam change the x to a c. | for example: thorax becomes thoractomy cervix becomes cervical |
| When you add a suffix beginning with rh to a root, the r is doubled. | for example: hem/o + rhage = hemorrhage men/o + rhea = menorrhea |
| An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase: | acronym |
| This is an example of a comopund word: | urogenital |
| The adjective for pharynx is: | pharyngeal |
| The adjective for cervix is: | cervical |
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