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Terminology Basics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the word perinatology, which part is the combining form? | In perinatology, "nat/o" is the combining form. |
| In the word cardiogram, which part is the suffix? | In cardiogram, "-gram" is the suffix. |
| In the word oncologist, which part is the prefix? | In oncologist, "oncol-" is the prefix. |
| In the word gastrointestinal, which part is the body of the word? | In gastrointestinal, "intestine" is the body of the word. |
| To pluralize (reference to more than one) the word "carcinoma", you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-oma" with "-omata" |
| To pluralize (reference to more than one) the word "bacterium", you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-ia" with "-um" |
| To pluralize (reference to more than one) the word "metastasis", you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-sis" with "-ses" |
| To pluralize (reference to more than one) the word "corpus", you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-us" with "-i" |
| To pluralize (reference to more than one) the word "coccus", you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-us" with "-i" |
| To singularize (reference to just one) the word "indices" you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-ces" with "-ex" |
| To singularize (reference to just one) the word "amoebae" you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-ae" with "-a" |
| To singularize (reference to just one) the word "myopathies" you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-ies" with "-y" |
| To singularize (reference to just one) the word "thoraces" you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-aces" with "-ax" |
| To singularize (reference to just one) the word "pelves" you would replace the ending with ___. | Switch "-es" with "-is" |