Exam 1: Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction

In the constructed term tonsill/ectomy, the suffix is ________.

Which of the following combining forms means "nose"?

This type of word part comes before a word root.

What is the definition of the suffix -scope?

Which of the following cannot come after a word root?

What is the definition of the medical term psychology?

The suffix meaning "surgical excision or removal" is ________.

The suffix -ist means "inflammation."

The meaning of gastritis is "inflammation of the ________."

The prefix meaning "against or opposite of" is ________.

A medical term must have four parts: a prefix, a word root, a combining vowel, and a suffix.

Which of the following medical terms is an example of an acronym?

The definition of pathology is "the study of ________."

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -lith/o

Which of the following medical terms means "pertaining to the brain"?

Which types of word parts make up the medical term proctoscopy?

Which of the following suffixes means "surgical repair"?

The medical term that means "treatment of the mind" is ________.

The meaning of rhinoplasty is "surgical repair of the nose."

In the constructed term endo/cardi/al, the prefix is ________.