INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

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100

 The -ist in the word neurologist is a:

a. prefix

b. root

c. suffix

d. combining form

e. conjunction

c. suffix

200

Several of the radiological imaging studies required D.S. to lie on her back for 45 minutes.

This position is referred to as:

a. supine

b. prone

c. lateral recumbent

d. lithotomy

e. Trendelenburg

a. supine

300

The pn in Pneumogen is pronounced as:

a. p

b. pa

c. n

d. up

e. f

c. n

400

Meaning of the word part endo-

in; within

500

Meaning of the word part homeo-

same, unchanging

2

100

Endo- in endoscopic is a:

a. root

b. suffix

c. combining form

d. prefix

e. derivation

d. prefix

200

The products Renovite and Nephrostat are named for their action on the:

a. lung

b. nerves

c. liver

d. heart

e. kidney

e. kidney

300

Use the index to find the chapter that contains information on imaging techniques

Chapter 7

400

Another word part with the same meaning as endo- is: 

Intra-

500

The abbreviation CT in CT scan means: 

computed tomography

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100

MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. This term represents a(n):

a. combining form

b. acronym

c. prefix

d. suffix

e. abbreviation

b. acronym

200

D.S. needed plastic surgery on her nose to repair the postfracture deformity. This procedure

is called a(n):

a. septoscope

b. rhinoplasty

c. neurectomy

d. cardioplasty

e. rhinitis

b. rhinoplasty

300

Roots that mean blood: 

hem/o, hemat/o

400

Meaning of the roots in otorhinolaryngology.

ot/o ______

rhino ______

laryng/o ______

ear

nose

larynx

500

When the word larynx has a suffix added, the x is changed to a 

g