Test Bank for Medical Terminology A Living Language 7th Edition by Fremgen
Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
1.1 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-.
Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
1) The combining form that means life is ________.
Answer: bi/o
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2) The combining form that means cancer is ________.
Answer: carcin/o
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3) The combining form that means heart is ________.
Answer: cardi/o
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4) The combining form that means chemical is ________.
Answer: chem/o
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5) The combining form that means to cut is ________.
Answer: cis/o
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6) The combining form that means skin is ________.
Answer: dermat/o
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7) The combining form that means small intestine is ________.
Answer: enter/o
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8) The combining form that means stomach is ________.
Answer: gastr/o
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9) The combining form that means female is ________.
Answer: gynec/o
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10) The combining form that means blood is ________.
Answer: hemat/o
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11) The combining form that means immunity is ________.
Answer: immun/o
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12) The combining form that means voice box is ________.
Answer: laryng/o
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13) The combining form that means kidney is ________.
Answer: nephr/o
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14) The combining form that means nerve is ________.
Answer: neur/o
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