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In the constructed term micro/scope, the suffix is ________.

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Match the combining form with the correct definition. -cardi/o

A) stone
B) heart
C) electricity
D) skin
E) tonsil
F) vessel
G) muscle
H) life
I) disease
J) stomach

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Which of the following medical terms is spelled correctly?

In the medical term laryngectomy, what is the word root?

Some medical terms are derived from the names of people. Such medical terms are called:

The combining form psych/o means " ________."

"Study of the skin" is the definition of which of the following medical terms?

Choose the suffix that means "surgical excision (removal) ."

In the constructed term electr/o/cardi/o/gram, the suffix is ________.

In the constructed term hem/o/philia, the combining form is ________.

An acronym is a two- or three-letter abbreviation for a word.

The definition of cardiology is "the study of the heart."

Identify the suffix in the term antibiotic.

Identify the suffix in the term hepatitis.

You are building a medical term using the root neur. Which of the following suffixes would require the use of a combining vowel?

Choose the suffix that means "surgical repair."

Which of the following two languages have the most impact on the formation and meanings of medical terms?

Because medical terminology is the universal language of medicine, its terms must be understood by speakers of many languages in many parts of the world, especially in our age of globalization.

In the constructed term hyster/ectomy, the suffix is ________.

In the term cardiology, the combining form is cardi/a and the suffix is -logy.