Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

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The combining form that means chemical is ________.

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chem/o

The combining form that means kidney is ________.

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nephr/o

The suffix -gram means a record or picture.

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Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to a surgical procedure?

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Abbreviations are an important part of learning medical terminology.

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A suffix that means instrument for measuring is ________.

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The combining form that means blood is ________.

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A prefix that means self is ________.

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Which of the following abbreviations means label as follows?

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The ________ is a comprehensive outline of the patient's entire hospital stay.

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Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
History and Physical
report of treatments and therapies
-cyte
record of a patient's care throughout the day
retro-
written by the admitting physician
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History and Physical
report of treatments and therapies
-cyte
record of a patient's care throughout the day
retro-
written by the admitting physician
hospice
provide physical and occupational therapy
Operative Report
surgical removal
acute care hospital
backward
brady-
false
pulmon/o
provides supportive treatment for terminally ill
post-
does not require overnight hospitalization
nephr/o
kidney
combining vowel
used to indicate time
-ectomy
slow
pseudo-
written by a surgeon
-sclerosis
used to indicate a procedure
suffix
stomach
Ancillary Report
also called a general hospital
rehabilitation center
connects two word roots
gastr/o
cell
ambulatory care
after
combining form
destruction
Nurse's Notes
word root + combining vowel
cardi/o
lung
-lytic
heart
word root
foundation of a medical term
prefix
hardening
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A suffix that means tumor or mass is ________.

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The combining form that means immunity is ________.

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Which combining form means female?

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A prefix that means large is ________.

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A suffix that means record or picture is ________.

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Which of the following suffixes means narrowing?

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The combining form that means skin is ________.

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The combining form carcin/o means disease.

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The combining form that means nose is ________.

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