AltA Medical terminology final exam part 1

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To earn dual credit for Medical terminology you will need to complete 2 pronunciation assignments as well as the 2 part terminology exams (this is part 1). *In addition to other course requirements*
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In medical language, many words come from other languages, particularly Latin and ______________.

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When a Latin singular noun ends in -us, form the plural by changing -us to ____________.

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A prefix is an optional word part that is at the __________ of a word.

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A suffix is a word part that modifies or clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form and is ___________ of the word.

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The suffix -pathy means ______________.

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_____________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of a disease.

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Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?

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The combining form melan/o- means __________
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Tissue that is necrotic is __________
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A patient with polydactyly would have __________
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In dermabrasion, the combining form abras/o means __________
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One type of tinea is commonly known as __________
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__________ is a semisolid mixture of partially digested food, saliva, digestive enzymes, and fluids in the stomach.
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The combining form lingu/o- means "__________."
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The combining form hepat/o- means "__________."
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The medical word that means "pertaining to the stomach and intestines" uses which combining forms?

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With coordinated contractions of its wall, the esophagus moves food toward the stomach. This process is known as __________
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A condition of the gastrointestinal system that means difficult or painful eating or swallowing is __________
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You can find a lumen in the small and large intestines. What is a lumen?

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The adjective __________ means pertaining to the heart and the lungs.
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A combining form for lung is __________
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_________________ is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope.

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The meaning of the combining form spir/o- in the word spirometry is __________.
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The drugs that suppress the cough center in the brain are __________ drugs.
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Pneumonia is actually __________
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The __________ divides the heart into right and left sides.
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The irregularly shaped, central area in the thoracic cavity that lies between the lungs is the __________ .
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The definition of the combining form ven/o- is __________ .
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Contraction of the myocardium around the atria and ventricles is known as __________.
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The arrhythmia in which the heart beats too slowly is called __________.
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The combining form leuk/o- means __________.
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The combining for erythr/o- means __________.
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The combining form mon/o- means __________.
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The process of platelets sticking to a damaged blood vessel wall and forming clumps is known as platelet __________.
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The combining form cyt/o- means __________.
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A bacterial infection that spreads to the blood is called __________.
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What is the correct spelling for the tail bone?

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The suffix -graphy means __________.
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A fracture in which the bone edges break through the skin is known as __________.
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A bone density test is recommended in order to test for __________.
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Abduction is to ____________________.

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The beginning of a muscle, where it attaches to the stationary bone, is the __________.
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The prefix tri- as in triceps means __________.
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