MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY REVIEW
NAME: Keisha Tackett
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1)
Match the following with the appropriate definition:
a.
Combining vowel__4
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b.
Prefix__3
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c.
Word root__1
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d.
Suffix__2
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1.
Foundation of the word.
2.
At the end of the word.
3.
At the beginning of the word.
4.
Links the word root to another root or suffix.
2)
Match the following terms with the appropriate definition:
a.
Laparoscope__2
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b.
Hysterectomy__4
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c.
Gynecologist__6
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d.
Mastectomy__5
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e.
Dysmenorrhea__7
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f.
Nullipara__8
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g.
Postpartum__1
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h.
Multigravida__3
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1.
After birth
2.
Instrument to view inside abdomen
3.
Multiple pregnancies
4.
Surgical removal of uterus
5.
Surgical removal of breast
6.
Specialist in female reproduction
7.
Painful menstruation
8.
No births
3)
Define the following terms:
a.
Andropathy: Diseases that only affect men.
b.
Orchitis: Inflmmation of one or both testicles.
c.
BPH: Enlarged prostate gland.
d.
Cryptorchidism: One or both testes fail to descend from abdomen to scrotum.
4)
Match the following combining forms with the appropriate definition:
a.
Adeno: _2
_
b.
Cardio: _3
_
c.
Cis: _9
_
d.
Dermato: _5_
e.
Gastro: _6
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f.
Hemato: _8
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g.
Nephro: _4
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h.
Neuro: _7 i.
Pulmono: _1
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1.
Lungs
2.
Gland
