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Introduction to Medical Terminology
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1 .       Medical terms are made up of only prefixes and suffixes. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       The term prefix means to fix before or to fix to the beginning of a word. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       In the term kilogram, the suffix -gram means measure. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       A word root to which a vowel has been added to join the root to a second root or a suffix is called a combining form. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       The term suffix means to fasten on beneath or under. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       A suffix will not alter or modify the meaning of the word or create a new word. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       The suffix -ptysis means spitting. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       The prefix that means toward is ab. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       To form a plural ending of the medical word bursa, you change the a to ae and form the word bursae. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       Ova is the plural form of ovum. [Hint]

 
 






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