Chapter # 1 -1 - Nabeeha Chowdhury
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Name :__Nabeeha Chowdhury______________________________ Date:___8/28/23__________
Chapter # 1 - Concepts, Suffixes and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Select the best answer and write the letter of your choice to the left of each number.
___
B
__ 1. Epi- in the term epigastric is a
a. word root
b. pre±x
c. su²x
d. combining form
___
D
__ 2. The- oid in the term xiphoid is a
a. root
b. pre±x
c. derivation
d. su²x
___
C
___3. The term musculoskeletal is a(n)
a. abbreviation
b. word root
c. combining form
d. compound word
___
B
____4. The adjective for larynx is
a. larynxic
b. laryngeal
c. larynal
d. largeal
___
C
___5. The combining form for thorax (chest) is
a. thorax/o
b. thor/o
c. thorac/o
d. thori/o
___
B
___6. In David’s case study, the term GERD represents a(n)
a. combining form
b. acronym
c. pre±x
d. su²x
__
A
____7.In David’s case study, the ph in dysphagia is pronounced as
a. f
b. p
c. h
d. s
PLURALS FILL IN THE BLANKS
Complete the sentence with the correct term(s).
8. A root with a vowel added to aid in pronunciation is called a(n) . _
combining form
__
9. Combine the word parts
dia
, meaning “through,” and
rhea
, meaning “³ow,” to form a word
meaning “passage of ³uid stool” . __
diarhea
_
10. The abbreviation ETOH means (refer to Appendix 2) . _
ethyl alcohol
_
11. Use Appendix 3 to ±nd that the su²x in
gastroduodenoscopy
, seen in David’s opening case
study, means . _
“examination of”
_
12. Combine the root
cardi
, meaning “heart,” with the su²x
logy
, meaning “study of,” to form a
word meaning “study of the heart” __
cardiology
_______
13. The su²x
al
, as in
esophageal
, seen in David’s case study followup means . __
“pertaining to”, “
like”, or “resembling”
__
14. Appendix 1 shows that the symbol ↑ means . _
increase
_
15. A monocle has _
one
_lens(es).
16. A triplet is one of _
three
_babies born together.
17. Sinistrad means toward the _
left
_
18. A disaccharide is a sugar composed of _
two
_subunits.
19. A contralateral structure is located on the side _
opposite
to a given point.
20. A tetralogy is composed of _
four
_part(s).
Write the plural for the following words. Each word ending is underlined.
21. gingiva (
JINjihvah
) (gum) _
gingivae
_
22. testis (
TESTis
) (male reproductive organ) _
testes
_
23. criterion (
kriTIReon
) (standard) _
criteria
_
24. lumen (
LUmen
) (central opening) _
lumina
___
25. locus (
LOkus
) (place) _
loci
__
26. ganglion (
GANGleon
) (mass of nervous tissue)_
ganglia
_
27. larynx (
LARinks
) (voice box) _
larynges
_
28. nucleus (
NUkleus
) (center; core) _
nuclei
_
OPPOSITES
Write a word that means the opposite of each of the following.
29. humidify __
dehumidify
__________
30. permeable _
impermeable
___________
31. heterogeneous _
homogeneous
__________
32. exotoxin ___
endotoxin
_____________
33. microscopic __
macroscropic
___________
34. hyperventilation __
hypoventilation
_________
35. postsynaptic ___
presynaptic
_____________
36. septic _____
antiseptic
___________________
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