Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

The suffix that means record or picture is ____________________.

The prefix dys- means

The combining form that means heart is ____________________.

The majority of medical terms are based on Latin and Greek word parts.

The prefix often indicates the body system or organ being discussed.

All medical terms must have a prefix.

The combining form that means bone is ____________________.

Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?

In pronouncing a medical term,if pn is in the middle of a word,pronounce only the n.

The combining form that means joint is ____________________.

A combining vowel is placed between two word roots only if the second word root begins with a consonant.

Which combining form means "nose"?

The prefix that means below or underneath is ____________________.

Which of the following statements regarding prefixes is NOT true?

The suffix that means inflammation is ____________________.

The combining form oste/o means "bone."

Which prefix means "without"?

Terms ending in -a are pluralized by simply adding an -e to the end of the term.

Terms ending in -um are pluralized by simply adding an -s to the end of the term.

The prefix post- means "after."