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Choose the combining form that means "heart."

A) cardi/o
B) hem/o
C) psych/o
D) dermat/o

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You are building a medical term using the root hepat.Which of the following suffixes would require you to use a combining vowel?

A) -ectomy
B) -ic
C) -logy
D) -itis

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In the constructed term endo/cardi/al,the suffix is ________.

Identify the suffix in the term hepatitis.

Identify the prefix in the term antibiotic.

The medical term LASIK,which stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis,is an example of a(n) :

The prefix meaning "against or opposite of" is ________.

Which of the following cannot come after a word root?

A word ________ is a word part that provides the primary meaning of a word.

The medical term hepatitis means "inflammation of the ________."

Choose the prefix that means "slow."

A(n)________ is added to a root to assist with pronunciation when combining with other word parts.(two words)

What is the definition of the medical term neonatal?

This type of word part is attached to the beginning of a word.

Because medical terminology is the universal language of medicine,its terms must be understood by speakers of many languages in many parts of the world,especially in our age of globalization.

This word part is used to assist with pronunciation when combining a root with a suffix or another root.

Identify the suffix in the term mastectomy.

Identify the combining form in the term mammogram.

Choose the suffix that means pertaining to.

gastr is a word root that means "stomach."