Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

A combining vowel is not required when two word roots are joined together.

Abnormal enlargement of the liver is ____________________ (hepat/o means liver).

Suppuration is the formation or discharging of pus.

Which term means the rupture of a muscle?

Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?

Which statement is true about inflammation?

A pathologic change of muscle tissue is known as ____________________ (my/o means muscle).

A prefix usually,but not always,indicates location,time,or number.

Which term means pain in the stomach?

Mucous is the substance secreted by the mucous membranes.

Euthyroid means a hyperactive thyroid gland.

An inflammation is the invasion of the body by a disease-causing organism.

Match each definition with the correct term. -cardiac

The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid is ____________________ (abdomin/o means abdomen).

Prostate means to collapse.

Match each definition with the correct word part. --osis

A/An ____________________ is the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time.

Which of these suffixes requires the use of the combining vowel?

The suffix -gram means the process of recording a picture or record.

A combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a vowel.