The skill that involves receiving medical language is ________. - Answers reading medical words
The combining form ________ means "medicine." - Answers medic/o-
The medical word drug originated from the ________ language. - Answers Dutch
Which is the plural form for the Latin word testis? - Answers Testes
Which of the following pairs shows a MISSPELLED plural noun? - Answers bronchus, bronches
A suffix allows the combining form to join with other word parts. - Answers False.
To change a singular Latin noun (example: diagnosis) that ends in -is into its plural form, you
change the -is to -es. - Answers True
The word part sub- is a ________. - Answers prefix
Which of the following statements concerning prefixes is FALSE? - Answers All medical words
must have a prefix.
Not every medical word contains a combining form. - Answers True
A prefix can be as small as a single letter. - Answers True
All medical words contain a prefix. - Answers False
The suffix -gram means "________." - Answers picture; record
The prefixes anti- and dys- belong to a category that describes ________. - Answers degree or
quality
The combining form gastr/o- means "________." - Answers stomach
The combining form urin/o- means "________." - Answers urine; urinary system
Which of the following statements is TRUE? - Answers Enter/o- and intestin/o- both mean
"intestine."
The suffix -iatry means "________." - Answers medical treatment
The suffixes -ic and -al mean "________." - Answers pertaining to
The suffixes -ac, -al, and -ar mean "pertaining to." - Answers True
The front of the body is known as the anterior or ________ section. - Answers ventral
Which is a body cavity? - Answers Thoracic