Exam 1: Roots and Combining Forms

A) Gastroenterology
B) Indoscopy
C) Hypothiroydism
D) Hpyerglicemia
E) Epidromal

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A) joint
B) blood
C) stomach
D) heart
E) arteries

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A) gastroenterology
B) cardiology
C) arthroplasty
D) dermatology
E) respiratory

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gastr- and stomach
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Arthr- and joint Explanation: Arthr- and derived from the Greek word for joint

A) Gastrik
B) Pneumothorax
C) Dermatitus
D) Uroligy
E) Resperatory

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A) A root with a combining vowel added to it is called a combining form.
B) The combining form can be attached to another root or combining form.
C) The combining form cannot precede a suffix.
D) In this text, the root is separated from the combining vowel by "/."
E) Identifying the root or combining form is a part of the medical term analysis process.

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A) The root is endo-, and it means inside or within.
B) The root is card-, and it means heart.
C) The root is -itis, and it means inflammation.
D) The root is endo-, and it means around.
E) The root is card-, and it means artery.

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A) Combining vowels can join a root to another root.
B) Examples of combining vowels are "o" and "a."
C) A combining vowel has no meaning of its own.
D) A combining vowel makes a word easier to pronounce.
E) The most commonly used combining vowel is "u" followed by "i."

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A) prefix
B) root
C) suffix
D) main word
E) combining vowel

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"O"
Explanation: "O" is the mo...

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A) To analyze a medical term, reread the term and practice pronunciation in syllables.
B) Breaking a medical term down into basic elements or forms is called defining the term.
C) Not every medical term will have all elements present at the same time.
D) The term endocarditis has two word elements.
E) The documentation that you write in a patient's record is for reference only.It is not a legal document.

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A) gynec-, -ology, and -gastric
B) -gastric, hypo-, and -scopy
C) gynec-, arthro-, and hypo-
D) gynec-, arthr-, and -gastr
E) -ology, -scopy, and hypo-

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A) Abdomin
B) Abdomen
C) Abdumin
D) Addumen
E) Adumen

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A) the prefix
B) combining form
C) the root word
D) the suffix
E) the Greek/Latin meaning of the term

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B

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A) arthr- and respir-
B) -scopy and -atory
C) -roscopy and -priatory
D) art- and res-
E) thro- and spira-

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A) the core of the word
B) found at the end of the word
C) the beginning of some words
D) the combining of the word
E) rarely used in the medical language

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