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Basic Elements

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7 questions

Note from the author:

Questions regarding suffixes and a few on word roots and combining forms for medical terminology class.

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Question 1

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If I say my patient has –algia (suffix) what do they have?

Question 2

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If I say my patient has –edema (suffix) what do they have?

Question 3

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Arthr/o is an example of a:

Suffix

Word root

Combining form

Prefix

Question 4

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-scope is a prefix

True

False

Question 5

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How do you compare the suffixes -scope vs -scopy?

Question 6

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Where can you find a suffix?

Question 7

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What is a word root?

it combines a word root with a vowel

it is at the end of a word

it is at the beginning of a word

it is the foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning