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What is the purpose of combining vowels in medical terminology?
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?
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?
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?
What is the correct term for 'bile' in medical terminology?
Which element is used to refer to 'extremity' in medical terms?
Which element is used to refer to 'extremity' in medical terms?
Which surgical procedure involves the puncture and removal of fluid?
Which surgical procedure involves the puncture and removal of fluid?
Which of the following procedures involves the surgical fixation of an organ?
Which of the following procedures involves the surgical fixation of an organ?
Which medical term refers to the process of loosening or freeing?
Which medical term refers to the process of loosening or freeing?
Which procedure involves the surgical repair of a hernia?
Which procedure involves the surgical repair of a hernia?
What does the suffix 'scopy' indicate in medical terminology?
What does the suffix 'scopy' indicate in medical terminology?
Which procedure involves the creation of an artificial opening?
Which procedure involves the creation of an artificial opening?
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What's the purpose of combining vowels in medical terms?
What's the purpose of combining vowels in medical terms?
Combining vowels help pronounce terms smoothly when word roots are joined together.
What's the function of a combining form in medical terminology?
What's the function of a combining form in medical terminology?
Combining forms act as connectors, bridging word roots or suffixes.
What term originates from a place, person, or thing?
What term originates from a place, person, or thing?
Acrocyanosis originates from the Greek word 'akron' (extremity) and 'kyanos' (blue), describing a condition where the extremities turn blue.
What's the correct term for 'bile' in medical terminology?
What's the correct term for 'bile' in medical terminology?
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Which element refers to 'extremity' in medical terms?
Which element refers to 'extremity' in medical terms?
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What surgical procedure involves puncturing and removing fluid?
What surgical procedure involves puncturing and removing fluid?
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Which procedure involves the surgical fixation of an organ?
Which procedure involves the surgical fixation of an organ?
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Which medical term refers to the process of loosening or freeing?
Which medical term refers to the process of loosening or freeing?
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Which procedure involves surgical repair of a hernia?
Which procedure involves surgical repair of a hernia?
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What does the suffix 'scopy' indicate in medical terminology?
What does the suffix 'scopy' indicate in medical terminology?
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Which procedure involves the creation of an artificial opening?
Which procedure involves the creation of an artificial opening?
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