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LOM Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure Set 1
Language of Medicine, Davi-Ellen Chabner, Ninthe Edition Basic Word Structure
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08/10/2010

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Term
Ilium, Ileum, small
Definition
Ilium and Ileum are pronounced the same.  ______, though, is part of the hip bone and ______, is the third part of the ______ intestine
Term
urethra
Definition
tube that leads from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
Term
ureter
Definition
one of two tubes each leading from a single kidney and inserting into the urinary bladder
Term
cephalgia
Definition
medical term meaning headache
Term
ophthalmologist
Definition
eye doctor
Term
root
Definition
foundation of the word
Term
d
Definition

How many roots do all medical terms have?

a) none

b) one

c) two

d) one or more

Term
suffix
Definition
word ending
Term
True
Definition
T or F:  All medical terms have a root and a suffix
Term
-logy
Definition
Suffix meaning process of study
Term
hemat/o
Definition
combined form meaning blood
Term
combining vowel
Definition
Usually o, a vowel that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
Term
suffix, beginning
Definition
To read the meaning of a medical term, you start from the _________ and then go to the ______ of the term
Term
hematology
Definition
process of study of blood
Term
electrocardiogram
Definition
record of the electricity of the heart
Term
electr/o
Definition
combined form meaning electricity
Term
cardi/o
Definition
combined form meaning heart
Term
-gram
Definition
suffix meaning record
Term
gastritis
Definition
inflammation of the stomach
Term
gastr/o
Definition
combined form meaning stomach
Term
-itis
Definition
suffix meaning inflammation
Term
hepat/o
Definition
combined form meaning liver
Term
hepatitis
Definition
inflammation of the liver
Term
gastroenterology
Definition
process of study of the stomach and intestines
Term
enter/o
Definition
combined form meaning small intestines
Term
False
Definition
T or F: A combining vowel isn't dropped even before a suffix beginning with a vowel
Term
False
Definition
T or F:  A combining vowel is dropped when it is between two roots--and the second root starts with a vowel
Term
anatomic position
Definition
When there are two roots, what determines which goes before the other?
Term
combining form
Definition
root plus the combining vowel
Term
prefix
Definition
beginning of the term
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