Surgery Medical Terminology Quiz
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What is the purpose of combining vowels in medical terminology?

  • To alter the meaning of the word
  • To connect two word roots
  • To help with pronunciation between word roots (correct)
  • To make the word more complex
  • What is the function of a combining form in medical terminology?

  • To connect the root to a prefix
  • To connect the root to a suffix
  • To change the root meaning
  • To serve as a link between roots and/or suffixes (correct)
  • Which term originates from a name of a place, person, or thing?

  • Collarbone
  • Psychology
  • Cholesterase
  • Acrocyanosis (correct)
  • What is the correct term for 'bile' in medical terminology?

    <p>Chol/e</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element is used to refer to 'extremity' in medical terms?

    <p>Acr/o</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which surgical procedure involves the puncture and removal of fluid?

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

    Which of the following procedures involves the surgical fixation of an organ?

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

    Which medical term refers to the process of loosening or freeing?

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

    Which procedure involves the surgical repair of a hernia?

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

    What does the suffix 'scopy' indicate in medical terminology?

    <p>Visual examination with a lighted instrument</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which procedure involves the creation of an artificial opening?

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

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