Medical Terminology Concepts
A root with a vowel added to aid in pronunciation is called
What is a combining form?
a word prefix appears ...
What is at the beginning of a word?
Word part that comes after a root
What is a suffix?
Describing in detail an event or situation
What is reporting?
names of the three planes of the body
What are the frontal (coronal), sagittal, and transverse (horizontal) plane?
fundamental unit of a word
What is the root?
uni definition
What is to form into one part?
suffix for alcoholism
What is ism?
deceit, trickery for profit
What is fraud?
names of the three planes of the body
What is frontal (coronal), sagittal, and transverse (horizontal) plane?
pronunciation of euphoria
What is euphoria?
antenatal synonym
What is prenatal?
what is the suffix meaning specialty in psychiatry
What is iatry?
failing to give the proper or required care and attention to somebody
abnormal smallness of the head
What is microcephaly?
languages that form most medical words
What is Greek and Latin?
exotoxin antonym
What is endotoxin?
the adjective suffix meaning pertaining to in vascular
What is ar?
a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report
What is slander?
thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by
What is the diaphragm?
The suffix in gastroscopy means
What is the examination of?
prefixes in order of increasing numbers tri, uni, tetra, bi
What is uni, bi, tri, tetra?
the singular form of alveoli
What is alveolus?
an individual's capacity and right to self-govern, make informed decisions
What is autonomy?
on back, head of bed raised about 18 inches, knees elevated
What is the Fowler position?