Chap 1

Question 1

What is a TERM?

Answer 1

A term is a word of which the meaning is restricted or limited to only one specific concept.

Question 2

What does ACARDIA mean in medical terms?

Answer 2

The literal absence of a heart.

Question 3

What are the parts that make up medical terms?

Answer 3

Combining forms, prefixes and suffixes.

Question 4

What does cv stand for?

Answer 4

Combining vowel.

Question 5

What is the method/layout for analysing medical terms?

Answer 5

Combining forms are written in caps.
Prefixes, suffixes and combining vowels are written in lowercase.
Slashes (/) are used between different term parts.