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What is the role of a prefix in a medical term?
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?
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?
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?
What does the root 'myel/o' refer to in medical terminology?
What does the suffix -malacia indicate in medical terminology?
What does the suffix -malacia indicate in medical terminology?
What is the meaning of the suffix -plasty in medical terminology?
What is the meaning of the suffix -plasty in medical terminology?
Which term refers to the softening of bones in medical terminology?
Which term refers to the softening of bones in medical terminology?
What does the prefix 'chondr/o' represent in a medical term?
What does the prefix 'chondr/o' represent in a medical term?
In medical terminology, what is the meaning of the suffix -cyte?
In medical terminology, what is the meaning of the suffix -cyte?
What does the combining form 'myel/o' refer to in medical terminology?
What does the combining form 'myel/o' refer to in medical terminology?
In which year was Marie Curie born?
In which year was Marie Curie born?
Where did Marie Curie earn her master's degree and doctorate in physics?
Where did Marie Curie earn her master's degree and doctorate in physics?
Who was Marie Curie married to?
Who was Marie Curie married to?
What element did Marie and Pierre Curie discover?
What element did Marie and Pierre Curie discover?
When did Pierre Curie pass away?
When did Pierre Curie pass away?
