Basic Word Structure
Divide medical words into their components. . Learn suffixes, prefixes of the medical language. Use these combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes to build medical words. . .
- 1.
Cardi/o means???
- A.
Gland
- B.
Head
- C.
Joint
- D.
Heart
- E.
Life
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D. Heart -
- 2.
Aden/o means????
- A.
Brain
- B.
Life
- C.
Gland
- D.
Joint
- E.
Cancer
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C. Gland -
- 3.
Bi/o means???
- A.
Joint
- B.
Head
- C.
Skin
- D.
Life
- E.
Bladder
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D. Life -
- 4.
Cerebr/o means???
- A.
Cerebrum
- B.
Head
- C.
Joint
- D.
Cancer
- E.
Bladder
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A. Cerebrum -
- 5.
Cephal/o means????
- A.
Joint
- B.
Head
- C.
Cancer
- D.
Bladder
- E.
Cell
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B. Head -
- 6.
Arthr/o means?
- A.
Cancer
- B.
Bladder
- C.
Joint
- D.
Skin
- E.
Brain
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C. Joint -
- 7.
Carcin/o means???
- A.
Cell
- B.
Cancer
- C.
Bladder
- D.
Skin
- E.
Brain
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B. Cancer -
- 8.
Cyst/o means????
- A.
Bladder
- B.
Brain
- C.
Electricity
- D.
Cell
- E.
Skin
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A. Bladder -
- 9.
Cyt/o means???
- A.
Brain
- B.
Electricity
- C.
Cell
- D.
Skin
- E.
Tumor
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C. Cell -
- 10.
Electr/o means???
- A.
Skin
- B.
Brain
- C.
Electricity
- D.
Inflammation
- E.
Pertaining to
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C. Electricity -
- 11.
Encephal/o means????
- A.
Brain
- B.
Science of
- C.
Inflammation
- D.
Process of viewing
- E.
Record
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A. Brain -
- 12.
Means heart???
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cardi/o, - 13.
Means gland???
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aden/o - 14.
Means life???
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bi/o - 15.
Means cerebrum???
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cerebr/o - 16.
Means head???
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cephal/o - 17.
Means joint???
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arthr/o - 18.
Means electricity???
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electr/o - 19.
Means brain???
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encephal/o - 20.
Derm/o or dermat/o???
- A.
Tumor
- B.
Skin
- C.
Record
- D.
Process of viewing
- E.
Visual examination
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B. Skin -
- 21.
Means skin???
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derm/o or dermat/o - 22.
What does cyt/o mean???
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cell - 23.
Means bladder???
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cyst/o - 24.
Means cancer???
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carcin/o - 25.
Means cell???
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cyt/o - 26.
Word beginnings are called???
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prefixes - 27.
Word endings are called???
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suffixes - 28.
The foundation of a word ???
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root - 29.
Means tumor???
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-oma - 30.
-al and -ic mean???
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pertaining to - 31.
Means record???
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gram - 32.
Means inflammation???
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itis - 33.
Means science of????
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logy - 34.
What does scopy mean???
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visual examination - 35.
What does -opsy mean???
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process of viewing - 36.
Pertaining to the cerebrum???
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cerebral - 37.
Process of viewing life???
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biopsy - 38.
Inflammation of a gland???
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adenitis - 39.
Pertaining to the head???
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cephalic - 40.
Tumor that is cancerous???
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carcinoma - 41.
Process of visually examining the urinary bladder???
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cystoscopy - 42.
Record of the electricity of the heart???
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electrocardiogram - 43.
Study of the heart???
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cardiology - 44.
Record of the electricity of the brain????
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electroencephalogram - 45.
Inflammation of the skin???
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dermatitis - 46.
Process of visual examination of a joint???
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arthroscopy - 47.
Science of cells???
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cytology - 48.
What does cerebral mean???
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cerebrum - 49.
What does biopsy mean???
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process of viewing life - 50.
What does adenitis mean???
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inflammation of a gland
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