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A word root in a medical term contains the essential meaning of the word and often refers to a body part or system.
True
All medical root words come from the Latin language.
False
A word root can stand alone in a medical term without needing a suffix added to it.
False
The correct pronunciation of medical words is not important in the field of healthcare.
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Constructed medical terms can include roots from languages such as Greek, Latin, Arabic, French, and English.
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The term 'Hypertrophy' means a decrease in size.
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The term 'pasteurize' refers to the process of cooling milk to a temperature that kills harmful microorganisms.
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The word 'pasteurize' is derived from the name of Louis Pasteur.
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To understand nonconstructed terms, it is not necessary to commit them to memory.
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All acronyms and abbreviations are derived from names of people.
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