chapter 1 introduction

Question 1

PRIMARY MEDICIAL TERMS

Answer 1

PRIMARY TERMS ENABLE YOU TO GIVE PRIORITY TO THE MOST IMPORTANT WORDS IN YOUR STUDY OF MEDICIAL TERMINOLOGY. THESE TERMS ARE SHOWN IN BLACK BOLDFAFCE

Question 2

WORD PARTS ARE THE KEY

Answer 2

AN INTRODCTION TO WORD PARTS AND HOW THEY ARE USED TO CREATE COMPLEX MEDICIAL TERMS

Question 3

WORD ROOTS

Answer 3

THE WORD PARTS THAT USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS INDICATE THE PART OFT THE BODY INVOLVED

Question 4

COMBINING FORMS

Answer 4

A WORD ROOT THAT HAS A VOWEL, USUALLY THE LETTER O, OUT ON THE END BEFORE THE ADDITION OF ANOTHER WORD ROOT OR SUFFIX

Question 5

COMBINING VOWELS

Answer 5

LETTERS ADDED TO A WORD ROOT TO CREATE3 A COMBINING FORM

Question 6

SUFFIXES

Answer 6

THE WORD PART ATTACHED AT THE END OF WORD THAT USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS INDICATES THE PROCEURE CONDITION DISTORDER OR DISEASE

Question 7

PREFIXES

Answer 7

THE WORD PART ATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD THAT USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS INDICATES LOCATION TIME NUMBER OR STATUS

Question 8

DETERMINING MEANINGS ON THE BASIS OF WORD PARTS USING A MEDICAL DICTIONARY OR ONLINE RESOURCE PRONICIATION

Answer 8

GUIDEINES TO HELP MAKE LOOKING UP TERMS OLINE OR IN A MEDICIAL DICTIONARY EASIER
LEARN HOW TO PRONOUNCE WORDS CORRECTLY USING THE SOUNDS LIKE PRONUNCIATION SYSTEM

Question 9

SPELLING IS ALAWAYS IMPORTANT SINGULAR AND PLURAL ENDINGS BASIC MEDICAL TERMS LOOK ALIKE SOUND ALIKE TERMS ARE WORD PARTS USING ABBREVIATIONS

Answer 9

A SINGLE SPELLING ERROR CAN CHANGE THE ENTIRE MEANING OF TERM.
UNSUAL SINGULAR AND PLURAL ENDINGS USED IN MEDICIAL TERMS
TERMS USED TO DESCIBE DISEASE CONDITIONS
CLARIFICATION F CONFUSING TERMS AND WORD PARTS THAT LOOK OR SOUND SIMILAR
CAUTION OS ALWAYS IMPROTANT WHEN USING ABBRECATIONS