Medical Terminology Building System Quiz
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What does the prefix 'hemisemi' mean?

  • Half (correct)
  • Two
  • Painful
  • One
  • Which prefix means 'against'?

  • Pseudo-
  • Contra- (correct)
  • Auto-
  • Dys-
  • What does the prefix 'protprim' indicate?

  • Painful
  • Three
  • Stone
  • First (correct)
  • What does the root 'onc/o' refer to?

    <p>Cancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which suffix means 'stoppage'?

    <p>Stasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Leuko' is a prefix related to which bodily component?

    <p>Blood cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Mal-' as a prefix indicates:

    <p>Bad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Py/o' as a root refers to:

    <p>Poison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Chloro' as a prefix relates to what color?

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    What does the prefix 'xero-' mean?

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    Study Notes

    Word-Building System

    • Medical terminology is constructed through a system combining word roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
    • Essential word roots include:
      • Stomato (mouth)
      • Dento (teeth)
      • Gingiva (gums)
      • Glosso/linguo (tongue)
      • Nephro/reno (kidney)
      • Encephalo (brain)
      • Hepato (liver)
      • Gastro (stomach)
      • Entero (intestine)

    Compound Words

    • Compound medical words combine multiple word roots or a word root with a combining vowel.
    • Examples of compound words include:
      • Chicken + Pox = Chickenpox
      • Underage, shorthand, download, brainstem
    • Compound terms are formed using:
      • Word root + combining vowel + word root
      • Examples:
        • Gastr/o + scope = Gastroscope
        • Neur/o + surgery = Neurosurgery
        • Micr/o + meter = Micrometer
        • Hydr/o + phobia = Hydrophobia
        • Hydr/o + therapy = Hydrotherapy

    Prefixes and Suffixes

    • Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word.
    • Suffixes are appended to the end of a word.
    • Examples of suffixes:
      • Word root + Suffix = Noun (dent + ist = dentist)
      • Word root + Suffix = Adjective (Anem + ic = Anemic)

    Singular vs. Plural Forms

    • Singular forms include:
      • Sarcoma, Diagnosis, Phalanx, Coccus, Vertex, Cervix
    • Plural forms change to:
      • Sarcomata, Diagnoses, Phalanges, Cocci, Vertices, Cervices

    Prefixes for Position

    • Common prefixes indicating position include:
      • Circum- (around)
      • Peri- (around)
      • Meta- (beyond, after)
      • Retro- (behind)
      • Ultra- (beyond, in excess)
      • Meso- (middle)

    Body Planes

    • Body planes help describe anatomical positions:
      • Coronal Plane: Cuts body into anterior and posterior halves.
      • Sagittal Plane: Vertical division into equal right and left halves.

    Directional Terms

    • Medial: Toward the middle (medi/o)
    • Lateral: Towards the side (later/o)
    • Anterior: Front (anter/o)
    • Posterior: Back (poster/o)

    Combined Directional Terms

    • Anterolateral: Front and side.
    • Anteromedial: Front and middle.
    • Anterosuperior: Front and top.
    • Posterolateral: Back and side.
    • Posterexternal: Back and outside.
    • Posterinternal: Back and inside.

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    Test your knowledge of medical terminology by identifying word building systems, common prefixes and suffixes, compound medical words, and body planes. Learn about word roots of major organs in the human body and prefixes related to position, color, directions, and numerical terms.

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