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What is the primary purpose of medical terminology?
What is the primary purpose of medical terminology?
- To complicate communication in the healthcare field
- To confuse healthcare practitioners
- To discourage accurate healthcare reporting
- To accurately describe the human body and associated components (correct)
Who standardized medical terminology in ancient times?
Who standardized medical terminology in ancient times?
- Julius Caesar and Cleopatra
- Aristotle and Plato
- Hippocrates and Claudius Galen (correct)
- Alexander the Great and Socrates
Where did most medical terms originate from?
Where did most medical terms originate from?
- Arabic and Sanskrit languages
- Russian and Chinese languages
- Latin and Greek languages (correct)
- Spanish and French languages
What does medical terminology help relate to human anatomy, physiology, and disease states?
What does medical terminology help relate to human anatomy, physiology, and disease states?
What is the purpose of adding a suffix to the end of a word root or combining form?
What is the purpose of adding a suffix to the end of a word root or combining form?
What role do combining vowels play when attaching a suffix that starts with a consonant?
What role do combining vowels play when attaching a suffix that starts with a consonant?
Which of the following best describes the function of prefixes in medical terminology?
Which of the following best describes the function of prefixes in medical terminology?
In the medical term pericardium, what does the prefix 'peri-' signify?
In the medical term pericardium, what does the prefix 'peri-' signify?
What does the prefix 'ultra-' mean?
What does the prefix 'ultra-' mean?
Which prefix means 'above, upon'?
Which prefix means 'above, upon'?
What does the prefix 'exo-' signify?
What does the prefix 'exo-' signify?
Which prefix denotes 'within'?
Which prefix denotes 'within'?
What does the prefix 'infra-' indicate?
What does the prefix 'infra-' indicate?
'Pan-' as a prefix refers to:
'Pan-' as a prefix refers to:
What is the meaning of the prefix 'quadri-'?
What is the meaning of the prefix 'quadri-'?
What does the prefix 'homo-' signify?
What does the prefix 'homo-' signify?
If a structure is described as 'mega-', what does this indicate?
If a structure is described as 'mega-', what does this indicate?
'Micro-' as a prefix implies what size?
'Micro-' as a prefix implies what size?
What does the prefix 'pseudo-' suggest?
What does the prefix 'pseudo-' suggest?
'Hyper-' as a prefix signifies what condition?
'Hyper-' as a prefix signifies what condition?
The prefix 'hypo-' means above.
The prefix 'hypo-' means above.
The prefix 'intra-' means outside.
The prefix 'intra-' means outside.
The prefix 'juxta-' signifies a location far away.
The prefix 'juxta-' signifies a location far away.
The prefix 'exo-' means within.
The prefix 'exo-' means within.
The prefix 'super-' implies above or excess.
The prefix 'super-' implies above or excess.
The prefix 'meso-' refers to the middle.
The prefix 'meso-' refers to the middle.
A word root is the main part of a medical term to which prefixes and suffixes are added.
A word root is the main part of a medical term to which prefixes and suffixes are added.
Combining forms are used when a suffix is added to a word, and a vowel is inserted between the root and the next word part.
Combining forms are used when a suffix is added to a word, and a vowel is inserted between the root and the next word part.
A suffix is always added at the beginning of a medical term.
A suffix is always added at the beginning of a medical term.
Combining vowels are typically 'a or i', and others like 'o' are rarely used in medical terminology.
Combining vowels are typically 'a or i', and others like 'o' are rarely used in medical terminology.
The plural form of 'index' is 'indices'.
The plural form of 'index' is 'indices'.
'Ganglion' becomes 'ganglium' when changing from singular to plural.
'Ganglion' becomes 'ganglium' when changing from singular to plural.
The singular form of 'thrombi' is 'thrombus'.
The singular form of 'thrombi' is 'thrombus'.
When changing from singular to plural, 'alveolus' becomes 'alveoli'.
When changing from singular to plural, 'alveolus' becomes 'alveoli'.
The prefix 'ab-' indicates 'away from, outside of, toward, near to'.
The prefix 'ab-' indicates 'away from, outside of, toward, near to'.
The word root 'derm/o' refers to the liver.
The word root 'derm/o' refers to the liver.
The prefix 'brady-' suggests an abnormally slow rate.
The prefix 'brady-' suggests an abnormally slow rate.
The combining form 'gastr/o' is related to the stomach.
The combining form 'gastr/o' is related to the stomach.
The prefix 'circum-' means 'through'.
The prefix 'circum-' means 'through'.
The word root 'nephro-' refers to the kidney.
The word root 'nephro-' refers to the kidney.
The prefix 'post-' indicates a position of being before or in front of something.
The prefix 'post-' indicates a position of being before or in front of something.
The word root 'cardi/o' pertains to the liver.
The word root 'cardi/o' pertains to the liver.
The prefix 'neo-' implies something old.
The prefix 'neo-' implies something old.
The combining form 'pneum/o' is associated with the lung.
The combining form 'pneum/o' is associated with the lung.
'Xanth(o)' indicates a yellow color in medical terminology.
'Xanth(o)' indicates a yellow color in medical terminology.
'Cyan(o)' signifies a red color in medical terms.
'Cyan(o)' signifies a red color in medical terms.
