HSC 203 PRETESTS EXAM WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTION
In the word "chronic," the letters ch are pronounced as they are in the word:
crust
To change the meaning of a word in medical terminology, add either or both of the following:
prefix/suffix
The word "postoperative" is made up of a root word with a
prefix
Using the prefix anti- with the word acid results in this word
antacid
o/intestinal is the combining form of the word.
gastrointestinal
An unmarked vowel at the end of a syllable is
long
The word part "cardi/o" is a
root word
Combining hepat/o with itis results in this word
hepatitis
A suffix is
the end of the word
In the word "erythrocyte" the word part "cyte" is a
suffix
ectomy means:
excisons
ot/o refers to
ears
cutane/o refers to
skin
cerebr/o means
brain
, oste/o refers to:
bones
rrhexis means:
rupture
cele means:
hernia
vas/o refers to
vascular system
plasty means
surgical repair
opia means
vision
To abduct is to
draw away from a given position
The interosseus membrane is located
between bones
A pathogen is
a disease causing organism
The prefix retro- refers to
behind or backward
Dyslexia will affect an individual's function by
making reading difficult
The term thermoregulation refers to
the maintenance of body temperature
Mycology is a branch of science that deals with
the study of fungi
Blast/o refers to
un developed components of an organism
SOLUTION
In the word "chronic," the letters ch are pronounced as they are in the word:
crust
To change the meaning of a word in medical terminology, add either or both of the following:
prefix/suffix
The word "postoperative" is made up of a root word with a
prefix
Using the prefix anti- with the word acid results in this word
antacid
o/intestinal is the combining form of the word.
gastrointestinal
An unmarked vowel at the end of a syllable is
long
The word part "cardi/o" is a
root word
Combining hepat/o with itis results in this word
hepatitis
A suffix is
the end of the word
In the word "erythrocyte" the word part "cyte" is a
suffix
ectomy means:
excisons
ot/o refers to
ears
cutane/o refers to
skin
cerebr/o means
brain
, oste/o refers to:
bones
rrhexis means:
rupture
cele means:
hernia
vas/o refers to
vascular system
plasty means
surgical repair
opia means
vision
To abduct is to
draw away from a given position
The interosseus membrane is located
between bones
A pathogen is
a disease causing organism
The prefix retro- refers to
behind or backward
Dyslexia will affect an individual's function by
making reading difficult
The term thermoregulation refers to
the maintenance of body temperature
Mycology is a branch of science that deals with
the study of fungi
Blast/o refers to
un developed components of an organism
