Test Bank for Medical Terminology: A Living Language 8th Edition
by Bonnie F. Fremgen Suzanne S Frucht
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ISBN 9780138029999
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
1.1 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form
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style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart
is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form,
meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All
answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen
after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-.
Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The
computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
1) The combining form that means life is .
Correct Answer: bi/o
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2) The combining form that means cancer is .
Correct Answer: carcin/o
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3) The combining form that means heart is .
Correct Answer: cardi/o
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4) The combining form that means chemical is .
Correct Answer: chem/o
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5) The combining form that means to cut is .
Correct Answer: cis/o
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6) The combining form that means skin is .
Correct Answer: dermat/o
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7) The combining form that means small intestine is .
Correct Answer: enter/o
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8) The combining form that means stomach is .
Correct Answer: gastr/o
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9) The combining form that means female is .
Correct Answer: gynec/o
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10) The combining form that means blood is .
Correct Answer: hemat/o
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