Medical Terminology Chapter 2

Questions and Answers

What does the abbreviation stat mean?

Immediately

What does the suffix -pathy mean?

Disease

What does the prefix epi- mean?

Upon

What is a combining form?

Word root with the combining vowel attached Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -stasis mean?

Control Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Homostasis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following prefixes is matched correctly with its meaning?

peri / around Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following suffixes means 'inflammation'?

-itis Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form oste/o mean?

Bone Signup and view all the answers

What does the abbreviation b.i.d. mean?

Twice a day Signup and view all the answers

Which combining form refers to the brain?

encephal/o Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix retro- mean?

Behind Signup and view all the answers

When the combining form cyan/o is used, what does it mean?

The object is blue Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form audi/o mean?

Hearing Signup and view all the answers

What do the underlined portions of the words pneumoconiosis and pneumonoconiosis represent?

Combining form Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following suffixes means 'weakness'?

-asthenia Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for the word diagnosis?

Dx Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix intra- mean?

Within Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix ab- mean?

Away from Signup and view all the answers

What is a prefix?

A word structure at the beginning of a term that modifies the root Signup and view all the answers

What do Nephr/o and ren/o both refer to?

The kidney Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix peri- mean?

Surrounding Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -gravida refer to?

A pregnancy Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following abbreviations means 'four times a day'?

q.i.d. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following contains the central meaning of a word?

Root Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Medical Terminology Key Terms and Definitions

"Stat" is an abbreviation meaning immediately.
The suffix -pathy denotes a disease.
The prefix epi- translates to upon.
A combining form consists of a word root with a combining vowel attached, typically indicated by a separating vertical slash.
The suffix -stasis signifies control.
The word homostasis is misspelled; the correct term is homeostasis.
The prefix peri- is correctly defined as around.
The suffix -itis means inflammation.
The combining form oste/o refers to bone.
The abbreviation b.i.d. in prescriptions indicates to take medication twice a day.
The combining form encephal/o relates to the brain.
The prefix retro- means behind.
The combining form cyan/o implies that something is blue.
The combining form audi/o stands for hearing.
In pneumoconiosis and pneumonoconiosis, the underlined portions represent a combining form.
The suffix -asthenia indicates weakness; other related suffixes signify different meanings such as pain or incision.
The abbreviation for diagnosis is Dx.
The prefix intra- means within.
The prefix ab- denotes away from.
A prefix is a structure at the beginning of a term that modifies the root.
Both nephr/o and ren/o refer to the kidney.
The prefix peri- also signifies surrounding.
The suffix -gravida relates to a pregnancy.
The abbreviation q.i.d. means four times a day.
The root of a word contains its central meaning.

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