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Build a medical term meaning "joint pain."

A) arthr (root) + -itis (suffix) = arthritis
B) oste/o (combining form) + arthr (root) + -itis (suffix) = osteoarthritis
C) ten/o (combining form) + -plasty (suffix) = tenoplasty
D) arthr (root) + -algia (suffix) = arthralgia

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Some medical terms contain more than one root. Here is an example. Cardi/o has a root that means "heart." My/o has a root that means "muscle." Add a suffix to complete the following constructed term so that it means "disease of the heart muscle." cardiomyo________

A) -logist
B) -itis
C) -pathy
D) -gram

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What medical term means "break in a bone"?

Choose the correct spelling for the suffix that means "surgical removal."

The space in the midline of the chest, between the lungs and behind the breastbone, contains the heart, the large blood vessels, and the thymus. The correct spelling for this space is:

It is often helpful for an orthopedist to use an instrument to take an actual look inside a joint. What is the instrument called, and what is the name of the procedure?

Elise is a paramedic. She is transporting a patient who just suffered a gunshot wound. Elise reports that she is bringing in a "Gunshot wound to RUQ." What does RUQ stand for, and to what does it refer?

A suffix is defined as:

The medical transcriptionist is typing up a dictated note about a heart patient. She hears a sentence that sounds like, "The patient had a cabbage 5 years ago." Because this does not make any sense, she asks for clarification. She discovers that the item that sounded like "cabbage" is an acronym for a heart surgery procedure. What is the correct acronym, and what does it mean?

The doctor orders fluid to be given directly into the vein. The fluid will go within the vein. Choose the correct spelling.

A man calls his wife and tells her he is at the dermatologist's office, and he is about to have a skin "biopsy." Why did he go to the dermatologist, and what is he about to have done?

Because all parts of the body require a constant supply of blood, a blockage of a blood vessel causes serious problems. What is the medical term that means "blockage," and what is a medical procedure that may be done to repair or open a blocked blood vessel?

Which prefix means "after"?

The combining form my/o means muscle. Adding a suffix modifies the meaning. Which constructed term is the most exact for "pain in a muscle"?

Everyone has heard of a heart attack. What is the correct abbreviation for the medical term for heart attack?

Which suffix means "inflammation"?

Encephalitis and dermatitis are two constructed terms. Each is made from the same two types of word parts. How could you best explain the difference between these two terms?

A word part placed before a root to modify its meaning is a(n) :

A combining vowel is often added to a word root. What is a combining vowel, and why would it be added to the word root?

What does the term quadriplegia mean?