Exam 1: Basic Word Structure

Give meanings for the following combining forms: -ped/o: __________

Gastrectomy:

Using slashes, divide the following terms into parts and give the meanings of the terms (For example: adenoma = aden/oma, tumor of glandular tissue): -cephalic: word parts: __________ meaning: __________

Match the terms with the correct definitions: -A physician who examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death

Give meanings for the following suffixes and prefixes: --scopy: __________

Electroencephalogram:

Give meanings for the following suffixes and prefixes: -trans-: __________

Iatrogenic:

Give the accented syllable in the following terms (For example: anemia = ne, diagnosis = no, endocrine = en): -endocrinology:

Select the correct meaning for each of the following prefixes: -epi-:

Complete the following medical terms: -Tumor of a gland (benign): __________oma

Give meanings for the following suffixes and prefixes: -hypo-: __________

Give meanings for the following suffixes: --opsy: __________

Give the suffix in each term and the meaning of the entire term: -nephrectomy: suffix: _____ meaning: __________

Select the correct combining form for each of the following terms: -X-rays:

Give meanings for the following combining forms: -cis/o: __________

Complete the following medical terms: -Study of women and female reproductive diseases: __________ology

Select the correct meaning for each of the following combining forms: -hepat/o:

Give meanings for the following suffixes and prefixes: --gram: __________

Give the combining forms for the following terms: -skin: __________