Medical Terms & Terminology

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Which of the following is known as the foundation of a word? Prefix, Suffix, Combining Form, Root Word

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Root Word

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What is the root word meaning skin? Options: hepat/o, nephr/o, derm/o, cephal/o

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derm/o

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What is the root word meaning head, skull, brain?

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cephal/o

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"nona" refers to which of the following number prefixes? Options: nine, one, four, seven

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nine

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The prefix hyper- means what?

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excessive

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The prefix epi- means what?

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upon

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What is the color prefix for yellow? Options: cyan-, erythr-, jaund-, ambi-

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jaund-

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Which of the following suffixes means repair? -plasty, -scope, -ectomy, -otomy

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-plasty

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Which of the following suffixes means study of? -therapy, -logy, -itis, -osis

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-logy

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What does the anatomy term buccal mean?

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cheek