Medical terminology 1st semester exam 2023 ( 200 questions and answers)
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Medical terminology 1st semester exam 2023 ( 200 questions and answers)
Root Word
The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
Prefix
The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
Suffix
The word part that is attached t...
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Medical terminology 1st semester exam 2023 ( 200
questions and answers)
Root Word
The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
Prefix
The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is
the
Suffix
The word part that is attached to the end of a wood root to modify its meaning is the
Root word and combining vowel
A combining form is made up of a
Suffix
When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
The letter "O"
The most common combining vowel is
Sub- and -ic
In the the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
Connective tissue
Bone is made up of what tissue?
Lungs
The thoracic cavity contains the
An organ
Two or more kinds of tissue that together perform special body functions are called
Muscle
The combining form my/o is defined as
Sarc/o
A combining form that means flesh is
Nail
The combining form onc/o is defined as
Cancer
The word part carcin means
-genesis
The suffix that means origin is
Malignant
The suffix -sarcoma is defined as
Myoma
A tumor composed of muscle tissue is
melan/o/carcin/oma
The correct way to divide the term melanocarcinoma is
Adenocarcinoma
The term that means cancerous tumor composed of a glandular tissue is
Cytology
The study of cells is
Pathology
, The study of disease is called
Oncologist
The term that means a physician who studies and treats tumors is
Cell with a nucleus
The term karyocyte is defined as
Pertaining to yellow color
Xanthochromic means
(Dx) or diagnosis
The abbreviation for the medical term meaning state of complete knowledge is
Leiomyomas
Fibroid tumors, a common diagnosis in women over 40 years of age are also called
_______ because they are derived of smooth muscle
excaberation
A patient with multiple sclerosis may experience an increase in the severity of
symptoms or a(n)
somatogenic
A disease or disorder originating in the body as opposed to a psychological construct
would be refereed to as
Medi/o
The combining form meaning middle is
Away
The combining form dist/o means
Toward
The suffix -ad means
Side
The term lateral describes movement towards the
Proximal
The term that refers to the direction closest to the point of attachment is
Cephalad
The term that means towards the head
Medial
The term that means pertaining to the middle is
Back
The term dorsal means pertaining to the
Away from the point of attachment
The term distal describes movement
Inferior
The term that means pertaining to below is
Bellyside
The term ventral had a meaning similar to
Sagittal planes
The plane that divides the body into right and left sides is called
Tranverse planes
The plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions is called
Right and left iliac
The regions to the right and left of the hypogastric region are the
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