Terminology Questions ACU PDF

Fill in the following blanks to complete the sentences correctly. 1.The four elements used to form words are. 2. A root is the main part or foundation of a word. In the words arthritis, arthroma, and arthroscope, the root is. Identify the following statements as true or false. If false, rewrite the...

Fill in the following blanks to complete the sentences correctly. 1.The four elements used to form words are. 2. A root is the main part or foundation of a word. In the words arthritis, arthroma, and arthroscope, the root is. Identify the following statements as true or false. If false, rewrite the statement correctly on the line provided. 3. A combining vowel is usually an e. True False ____________________________________________________________________ _________________ 4. A word root links a suffix that begins with a consonant. True False ____________________________________________________________________ _________________ 5. A combining form links multiple roots to each other. True False ____________________________________________________________________ _________________ 6. A combining form links a suffix that begins with a consonant. True False ____________________________________________________________________ _________________ 7.To define a medical word, first define the prefix. True False ____________________________________________________________________ _________________ 8. In the term intramuscular, intra is the prefix. True False ____________________________________________________________________ _________________ Underline the word root in each of following combining forms. 9. splen/o (spleen) 10. hyster/o (uterus) 11. enter/o (intestine) 12. neur/o (nerve) 13. ot/o (ear) 14. dermat/o (skin) 15. hydr/o (water) Underline the word roots in the following medical words. Medical Word Meaning 1. nephritis inflammation of the kidneys 2. arthrodesis fixation of a joint 3. dermatitis inflammation of the skin 4. dentist specialist in teeth 5. gastrectomy excision of the stomach 6. chondritis inflammation of cartilage 7. hepatoma tumor of the liver 8. muscular pertaining to muscles 9. gastria condition of the stomach 10. osteoma tumor of the bone Underline the combining forms below. 11. nephr kidney 12. hepat/o liver 13. arthr joint 14. oste/o/arthr bone, joint 15. cholangi/o bile vessel Incomplete Word Meaning 1. episi/o/t o m y incision of the perineum 2. col excision (of all or part)* of the colon 3. arthr/o/ surgical puncture of a joint (to remove fluid) 4. splen excision of the spleen 5. col/o/ forming an opening (mouth) into the colon 6. oste/o/ instrument to cut bone 7. tympan/o/ incision of the tympanic membrane 8. trache/o/ forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea 9. mast excision of a breast 10. lith/o/ incision to remove a stone or calculus 11. hemorrhoid excision of hemorrhoids Build a surgical word that means 12. forming an opening (mouth) into the colon: 13. excision of the colon: 14. instrument to cut bone: 15. surgical puncture of a joint: 16. incision to remove a stone: 17. excision of a breast: 18. incision of the tympanic membrane: 19. forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea: 20. excision of the spleen: arthr/o/ fixation or binding of a joint 2. rhin/o/ surgical repair of the nose 3. ten/o/ surgical repair of tendons 4. my/o/ suture of a muscle 5. mast/o/ fixation of a (pendulous)* breast 6. cyst/o/ suture of the bladder 7. oste/o/ surgical fracture of a bone 8. lith/o/ crushing of a stone 9. enter/o/ separation of intestinal (adhesions) 10. neur/o/ crushing a nerve Build a surgical word that means 11. surgical repair of the nose: 12. fixation of a joint: 13. suture of a muscle: 14. fixation of a (pendulous) breast: 15. suture of the bladder: 16. repair of tendons: 17. surgical fracture of a bone: 18. crushing stones: 19. separation of intestinal (adhesions): 20. crushing a nerve: