Module 1 Exam Flashcards
Most medical terms in current use are ___
Composed of Greek and Latin Word Parts
A Medical term that is an acronym is ___
Formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel
A medical term derived from the name of a person is __
An Eponym
Medical Term Subhepatic is ____
Composed of Greek and Latin word parts
Which of the following is a technology-based medical term?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical term AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is an example of ____
An acronym
Most medical terms built from word parts contain one or more ___
Word Roots
A prefix is a word part that ___
Attaches to the beginning of a word
The word part that is the core of the word is a ___
Word Root
A word root with the combining vowel attached and separated by a forward slash is a(n) ____
Combining form
When analyzing a medical term built from word parts, the combing vowel would be labeled as ___
CV
In the medical term Hepatitis, the word part hepat is a ___
Word Root
In the medical term intravenous, the word part Intra- is a ___
Prefix
In the medical term arthritis, the word part -itis is a ___
Suffix
In the medical term arthropathy, the word part Arthr/o is a __
Combining form
