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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix -malacia indicate in medical terminology?

<p>Softening (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Osteomalacia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Cartilage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Cell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

In which year was Marie Curie born?

<p>1867 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Sorbonne (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was Marie Curie married to?

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

What element did Marie and Pierre Curie discover?

<p>Radium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Pierre Curie pass away?

<p>1906 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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