Medical Terminology Flashcards
the distal portion of the small intestine is called the ileum
True
The medical term for German Measles is rubella
True
Bacilli are rod shaped bacteria
True
A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia
false
hypertension is also referred to as high blood pressure
true
OU refers to the right eye
false
another name for a heart attach is myocardial infarction
true
an erythrocyte is an example of poikilocytosis
false
an example of anisocytosis is a microcyte
true
gestation is another term for dysmenorrheal
false
the beginning of a word is known as the prefix
true
a suffix is the ending of a word
true
the combining form is the root of the word
false
the most common combining vowel is “o”
true
if two combininb forms are present the least importnt comes first
true