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A word part meaning large, abnormal size, or long. - ANSWER-macro The medical term meaning an inflammation of the stomach is _____. - ANSWER-gastritis The medical term for surgical repair of a muscle is _____. - ANSWER-myoplasty The ______ region is located above the stomach. - ANSWER-epiga...

What is a word root? - ANSWER-The foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning. Most word roots are derived from Greek or Latin language. What is a suffix? - ANSWER-Word element placed at the end of a word that changes a meaning of the word. What is a prefix? - ANSWER-Word ele...

Heart (card/o, cardi/o) - ANSWER-receives blood from the veins and pumps blood into the arteries (is a hollow, muscular organ located in the thoracic cavity between the lungs) Blood vessels (angi/o, vas/o) - ANSWER-transport blood to and from all areas of the body Arteries (arteri/o) - ANSWER-...

-logist - ANSWER-One who studies; specialist -logy - ANSWER-Study or science of -er, -ist - ANSWER-One who -iatrician - ANSWER-Practitioner -iatrics, iatry - ANSWER-Medical profession or treatment -ac, -al, -ic - ANSWER-Pertaining to -logic, -logical - ANSWER-Pertaining to the stud...

Medical term made up of multiple word parts that are combined to form new words. - ANSWER-Constructed terms Medical terms that are derived from the names of people - ANSWER-Nonconstructed terms Made up of word parts, of root words, prefixes, suffixes - ANSWER-Medical terms A word part that ...

_________itis = inflammation of the labia oris. A) Cheir- B) Gloss- C) Stomat- D) Cheil- - ANSWER-D) Cheil- A combining form for 'Cecum': A) Typhl/o B) Proct/o C) Cyst/o D) Doch/o - ANSWER-A) Typhl/o A rotation of a tooth in the direction of the tongue: A) Buccoversion B) Buc...

What is the abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the toe, which is commonly referred to as a bunion? - ANSWER-hallux valgus What is the point of attachment of the muscle to the bone that is less movable? - ANSWER-origin Select the term that identifies a cystic tumor that develops o...

Myel/o - ANSWER-- Spinal cord or bone marrow Oste/o - ANSWER-- Bone My/o - ANSWER-Muscle Neur/o - ANSWER-Nerve Arthr/o - ANSWER-Joints Cyan/o - ANSWER-Blue ex: Cyanosis Erythr/o - ANSWER-Red ex: erthocytes Leuk/o - ANSWER-white ex: leukocytes Melan/o - ANSWER-Black ex: me...

Poly- is a prefix meaning much or many. What is the meaning of polydipsia? - ANSWER-much thirst The suffix -oma means: - ANSWER-tumor. If the combining form neur/o means nerve, then neurocyte is a nerve: - ANSWER-cell Which term means pertaining to one side? - ANSWER-unilateral In the te...

The largest region of the brain is the: cerebellum medulla oblongata brain stem cerebrum - ANSWER-cerebrum The term "psychology" literally means: the process of studying the bumps on the head the process or procedure of the science or study of thoughts the process or procedure of t...

Pulmonary - ANSWER-Pertaining to the lungs Pulmonology - ANSWER-Study of the lungs or the medical specialty of disorders Pulmonologist - ANSWER-Specialist in treating disorders of the lungs Pneumonia/ Pneumonitis - ANSWER-Inflammation of the lung parenchyma/tissue Respiration - ANSWER-Pr...

-algia - ANSWER-pain,painful condition dys- - ANSWER-bad, difficult or painful -ectomy - ANSWER-surgical removal, cutting out hyper- - ANSWER-excessive, increased hypo- - ANSWER-deficient, decreased _itis - ANSWER-inflammation -osis - ANSWER-abnormal condition, disease -ostomy -...

-ac - ANSWER-pertaining to -al - ANSWER-pertaining to -algia - ANSWER-pain -ar, -ary - ANSWER-pertaining to -ase - ANSWER-enzyme -logy - ANSWER-study of -dipsia - ANSWER-thirst -graphy, -graph - ANSWER-instrument for recording -gram - ANSWER-record -genic - ANSWER-producin...