Exam: Medical Terminology Spelling Quiz!

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1.

Excessive potassium in the blood.

Explanation
hyper = excessive, prefix kal = potassium, word root emia = in the blood, suffix no combining vowel needed due to suffix beginning with a vowel.

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State of total deficient pituitary gland activity.

Explanation
pan = total, prefix hypo = deficient, prefix pituitar = pituitary gland, word root ism = state of, suffix no combining vowel used, notice that there are two prefixes in this term.

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Excision of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

Explanation
thyr = thyroid, word root parathyroid = parathyroid glands, word root ectomy = excision, suffix combining vowel used between the word roots, but suffix starts with a vowel so no combining vowel is needed between the word root and suffix.

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Abnormal state of much thirst.

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poly = much, prefix disps = thirst, word root ia = abnormal state, suffix no combining vowel needed.

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Run together.

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syn = together, prefix drome = run, suffix with a word root embedded no combining vowel needed.

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Enlargement of the adrenal glands.

Explanation
adren = adrenal glands, word roots megaly = enlargement, suffix combining vowel needed between the word root and suffix because the suffix does not begin with a vowel.

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Resembling a normal thyroid gland.

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eu = normal, prefix thyr = thyroid gland, word root oid = resembling, suffix no combining vowel needed.

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Pertaining to the cortex.

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cortic = cortex, word root al = pertaining to, suffix no combining vowel needed.

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Excision of a gland.

Explanation
aden = gland, word root ectomy = excision, suffix no combining vowel needed.

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Excessive sugar in the blood.

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hyper = excessive, prefix glyc = sugar, word root emia = in the blood, suffix no combining vowel needed.

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