Week 1 (professionalism/medical terms)

Question 1

what languages are commonly used for medical terms?

Answer 1

greek and latin

Question 2

what kind of terms can be broken into word parts and given a working definition?

Answer 2

decodable terms

Question 3

end of term

Answer 3

suffix

Question 4

beginning of term

Answer 4

prefix

Question 5

what kind of terms must be memorized, as they don’t have a working definition?

Answer 5

nondecodable terms

Question 6

what kind of terms are named after a person?

Answer 6

eponym

Question 7

what does card stand for?

Answer 7

check, assign, reverse, define

Question 8

what does “a” become when plural?
example- scapula becomes

Answer 8

ae

Question 9

what kind of word is MRI

Answer 9

acronym

Question 10

what kind of word is Afib

Answer 10

abbreviation

Question 11

what is the purpose of the “O” in the word gastrOenteritis

Answer 11

combining vowel

Question 12

what does “is” become in the plural?
example- diagnosis becomes

Answer 12

es

Question 13

what does “um” become in the plural?
example- bacterium becomes

Answer 13

a

Question 14

what does “y” become in the plural?
example- therapy becomes

Answer 14

ies

Question 15

chondr_is an example of a what?

Answer 15

word root

Question 16

oste(o) is an example of a what?

Answer 16

combining form

Question 17

arthr(o)

Answer 17

joint

Question 18

carp(o)

Answer 18

wrist

Question 19

coron and cardi

Answer 19

heart, crown

Question 20

derm(o), dermat(o), and cutane(o)

Answer 20

skin

Question 21

gloss(o) and lingu(o)

Answer 21

tongue

Question 22

col(o) and colon(o)

Answer 22

colon (large intestine)

Question 23

abdomin(o)

Answer 23

abdomen

Question 24

lapar(o)

Answer 24

abdominal wall and cavity

Question 25

hem(o) and hemat(o)

Answer 25

blood

Question 26

mamm(o)

Answer 26

breast

Question 27

cephal(o)

Answer 27

head

Question 28

dente

Answer 28

tooth

Question 29

pne(o) and spir(o)

Answer 29

breathing

Question 30

cyst(o)

Answer 30

bladder

Question 31

rhin(o)

Answer 31

nose

Question 32

gastr(o)

Answer 32

stomach

Question 33

hepat

Answer 33

liver

Question 34

neur(o)

Answer 34

nerves

Question 35

trache(o)

Answer 35

trachea (windpipe)

Question 36

lipid(o)

Answer 36

fat

Question 37

chondr(o)

Answer 37

cartilage

Question 38

valvul(o)

Answer 38

valve

Question 39

duoden(o)

Answer 39

duodenum

Question 40

opthalm(o)

Answer 40

eye

Question 41

-logy

Answer 41

study of

Question 42

-trophy

Answer 42

wasting

Question 43

-pathy

Answer 43

disease

Question 44

-itis

Answer 44

inflammation

Question 45

-algia and -dynia

Answer 45

pain

Question 46

-ectomy

Answer 46

removal, excision

Question 47

-er

Answer 47

one who __

Question 48

-ist

Answer 48

one who specializes

Question 49

-tomy

Answer 49

cut

Question 50

-stomy

Answer 50

surgical opening

Question 51

-logist

Answer 51

one who specializes in the study of

Question 52

-iatry

Answer 52

process of treatment

Question 53

-iatrist

Answer 53

one who specializes in treatment

Question 54

-megaly

Answer 54

enlargement

Question 55

-osis

Answer 55

abnormal condition

Question 56

-cele

Answer 56

herniation

Question 57

-oma

Answer 57

tumor/mass

Question 58

-ia

Answer 58

condition

Question 59

-emia

Answer 59

blood condition