Question 1

What does the prefix micro- mean?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the prefix micro- mean?...

Question 2

What is the medical term that means "pertaining to the brain"?

Accepted Answer

A) hepatic 
B) psychic 
C) cerebral 
D) pancreatic

Question 3

In the constructed term tonsill/ectomy,the word root is ________.

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Question 4

Identify the suffix in the term cardiology.

Accepted Answer

A) cardi/o 
B) cardi 
C) o 
D) -logy

Question 5

In most cases,the combining vowel is the letter:

Accepted Answer

A) o 
B) a 
C) e 
D) i

Question 6

The combining vowel is used between a prefix and a word root to ease pronunciation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identify the combining vowel in the term hepatology.

Accepted Answer

A) hepat/o 
B) hepat 
C) o 
D) -logy

Question 8

An acronym is a term that is an abbreviation for a word or words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the medical term cardiologist,the first o sound is pronounced as "all."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the meaning of the prefix anti-?

Accepted Answer

A) under 
B) away from 
C) excess 
D) against

Question 11

Cardiology is made up of three word parts: a word root,a combining vowel,and a suffix.The combining form is cardi/a,and the suffix is -logy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the definition of the suffix -scope?

Accepted Answer

A) an instrument used for viewing 
B) study of instruments 
C) use of an instrument for viewing 
D) pertaining to instruments

Question 13

When a medical term is constructed from word parts,its definition usually starts with the definition of the suffix.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the medical term laryngectomy,what is the word root?

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Question 15

a- is a prefix that means "without or presence of."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The combining form cardi/o means "pertaining to the ________."

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Question 17

In the constructed term rhin/o/plasty,the combining form is ________.

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Question 18

Choose the prefix that means "small."

Accepted Answer

A) anti- 
B) micro- 
C) epi- 
D) neo-

Question 19

Choose the suffix that means "surgical repair."

Accepted Answer

A) -plasty 
B) -gram 
C) -logy 
D) -scopy

Question 20

Choose the combining form that means "white."

Accepted Answer

A) electr/o 
B) rhin/o 
C) path/o 
D) leuk/o

Exam 1: Introduction to Word Parts and Word Construction

What does the prefix micro- mean?

What is the medical term that means "pertaining to the brain"?

In the constructed term tonsill/ectomy,the word root is ________.

Identify the suffix in the term cardiology.

In most cases,the combining vowel is the letter:

The combining vowel is used between a prefix and a word root to ease pronunciation.

Identify the combining vowel in the term hepatology.

An acronym is a term that is an abbreviation for a word or words.

In the medical term cardiologist,the first o sound is pronounced as "all."

What is the meaning of the prefix anti-?

Cardiology is made up of three word parts: a word root,a combining vowel,and a suffix.The combining form is cardi/a,and the suffix is -logy.

What is the definition of the suffix -scope?

When a medical term is constructed from word parts,its definition usually starts with the definition of the suffix.

In the medical term laryngectomy,what is the word root?

a- is a prefix that means "without or presence of."

The combining form cardi/o means "pertaining to the ________."

In the constructed term rhin/o/plasty,the combining form is ________.

Choose the prefix that means "small."

Choose the suffix that means "surgical repair."

Choose the combining form that means "white."