WK 1: Basic Medical Terminology

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What period in history saw the origin of medical terms?

Ancient Civilization (5-13th century)

Modern Era (18-20th century)

Middle Ages

Renaissance (14-17th century) (correct)

What is the primary function of a word root in medical terminology?

To specify the suffix of the term

To indicate the location of the term

To modify the prefix of the term

To provide the main meaning of the term (correct)

Which scientist is credited with developing the modern system of naming organisms?

Arabic scholars

Iman Hegazi

Carl Linnaeus (correct)

Italian anatomists

What is the term for the 'glue' that connects the root word to the suffix?

Combining Vowel Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of medical terminology in biomedical science over the last 50 years?

English/French Signup and view all the answers

How many elements can a medical term be composed of?

Some or all of the following: Prefix, Word root, Combining Vowel, Suffix Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a combining vowel in medical terminology?

To connect a root word and a suffix Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct order to define a medical term?

Start at the end of the term and move backward Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the prefix 'intra-'?

Within or inside Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a prefix in medical terminology?

To modify the meaning of a root word Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the suffix '-itis'?

Inflammation or disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct breakdown of the medical term 'cardiomyopathy'?

Root Word: Cardi, Combining Vowel: -o, Root Word: -my, Suffix: -pathy Signup and view all the answers

What is the Greek root for 'blood'?

haem Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a combining vowel?

It enables two or more word elements to be connected Signup and view all the answers

What is the word element that changes the meaning of a medical word?

Suffix Signup and view all the answers

What is the Latin root for 'bone'?

Oste Signup and view all the answers

What is the Greek root for 'heart'?

Cardi Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a word root?

To form the basis of a medical word Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of suffixes that begin with a consonant?

They always require a combining vowel Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following examples is an instance of a suffix that does not require a combining vowel?

appendic/ectomy Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hemi-' mean in a medical term?

half Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a prefix in a medical term?

To change the meaning of a medical word Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the study of the structure and function of the skin?

dermatology Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-tomy' mean in a medical term?

making an incision Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a lung disease caused by breathing in minute particles of siliceous volcanic dust?

Pneumonoconiosis Signup and view all the answers

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