Intro- Chapt 5 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is a word root? | The basic meaning of the medical term. Usually indicates a body part. |
What is a prefix? | Word part used at the beginning of the word. Describes, modifies, or limits the term. |
What is a suffix? | The word ending. Changes the meaning of the word. ALL medical terms have a suffix. |
What is the combining vowel? | The vowel that connects word roots together. Usually the letter "O". |
What is the combining form? | The word root plus the combining vowel, used to help pronounce certain words. |
In what order do you "read" a medical term? | Suffix, prefix, word root(s). |
Which vowel is used most often in a combining form? | o |
List the 4 main word parts in a medical term. | Prefix, suffix, combining form, word root. |
What is the suffix in the word "cardiology"? | ology |
What is the prefix in the word "intracranial"? | intra |
Identify the word root in "cardiomyopathy"? | cardio, myo |
Define "blepharospasm". | Involuntary contraction of the eyelid. |
Define "hepatonephritis". | Inflamation of the liver and kidneys. |
Define "rhinoplasty". | Surgical repair of the nose. |
Define "adenocarcinoma". | Tumor of a gland containing cancer. |
Define "ovariohysterectomy". | Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus. |
Define "hemigastrectomy". | Surgical removal of half of the stomach. |
Define "endocardial". | Pertaining to inside the heart. |
Define "ophthalmomyitis". | Inflamation of the eye muscle. |
Define "cholecystogram". | Record/picture of the gallbladder and bladder. |
Do all medical terms have prefixes? | No |
Do all medical terms have suffixes? | Yes |
Build a term that means "inflammation of a joint". | arthritis |
Build a terms that means "surgical incision into the stomach and intestines". | gastroenterotomy |
Build a term that means "any disease of a vessel". | angiopathy |
Build a term that mean "a specialist in the study of the eye". | ophthalmologist |
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