Medical Word Parts Review
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What is the role of a prefix in a medical term?

  • Connects roots to suffixes and other roots (correct)
  • Alters or enhances the shape of a tissue
  • Is a word ending
  • Gives the essential meaning of the term
  • What is the meaning of the suffix -itis?

  • Cell
  • Inflammation (correct)
  • A procedure in which the shape of a tissue is altered or enhanced
  • Abnormal growths
  • What does the combining form represent in a medical term?

  • A procedure in which the shape of a tissue is altered or enhanced
  • The word ending
  • The combination of the root and the combining vowel (correct)
  • The essential meaning of the term
  • What does the root 'myel/o' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Bone marrow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the suffix -malacia indicate in medical terminology?

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

    What is the meaning of the suffix -plasty in medical terminology?

    <p>A procedure in which the shape of a tissue is altered or enhanced</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the softening of bones in medical terminology?

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

    What does the prefix 'chondr/o' represent in a medical term?

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

    In medical terminology, what is the meaning of the suffix -cyte?

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

    What does the combining form 'myel/o' refer to in medical terminology?

    <p>Bone marrow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year was Marie Curie born?

    <p>1867</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Marie Curie earn her master's degree and doctorate in physics?

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

    Who was Marie Curie married to?

    <p>Pierre Curie</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What element did Marie and Pierre Curie discover?

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

    When did Pierre Curie pass away?

    <p>1906</p> Signup and view all the answers

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