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The root in the medical term pyrexia means


A) fever, heat
B) condition
C) sweating
D) pus
E) infection

F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

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Which of the following medical terms that means to bleed profusely is spelled correctly?


A) Hemorrhagge
B) Hemmorrhage
C) Hemorhhage
D) Hemmorhage
E) Hemorrhage

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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Which of the following is the correct way to deconstruct the medical term pyrexia?


A) -a, py-, rexi-
B) -ia, py-, rex
C) -rexia, py-
D) -ia, pyrex-
E) -xia, pyre

F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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The plural form of the singular term ovary is ________.


A) ovarys
B) ova
C) ovaries
D) ovarium
E) ovares

F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

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The prefix in the medical term hypertension means


A) fast
B) pressure
C) condition
D) Hypogastrik low, below normal
E) excessive, above normal

F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

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Choose the correct plural form of the singular term ganglion.


A) Ganglions
B) Gangliae
C) Gangles
D) Ganglia
E) Gangliora

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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In the medical term hypotension, identify the prefix and its meaning.


A) tension; tone
B) hypo; stress
C) hypo; less than normal
D) tension; less than normal
E) hypo; above normal

F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The combining form hem/o- means


A) red blood cells
B) bleeding
C) blood
D) liver
E) kidney

F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following is the correct way to deconstruct the medical term endocarditis?


A) -tis, endo-, cardi-
B) -itis, end-, -o-, card-
C) -is, end-, ocardit-
D) -itis, endocard-
E) -itis, endo-, card-

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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The suffix in the medical term hemorrhage means


A) clot
B) control, stop
C) surgical repair
D) bleeding
E) flow profusely

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Identify the suffix in the medical term endocarditis.


A) cardi
B) endo
C) itis
D) is
E) tis

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Choose the correctly spelled term that means higher than normal blood pressure.


A) Hypotension
B) Hypertention
C) Hypertenshion
D) Hypertension
E) Hipotension

F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The prefix in the medical term diagnosis means


A) through
B) knowledge of an abnormal condition
C) complete
D) across
E) body

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The root in the medical term colic is


A) ic
B) co
C) coli
D) col
E) colic

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The root in the medical term hypotension means


A) condition
B) low, below normal
C) pressure
D) excessive, above normal
E) tone

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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In the medical term costovertebral, the combining form cost/o means ________.


A) spine
B) rib
C) pertaining to
D) chest
E) kidney

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following medical terms contains a prefix?


A) Colicky
B) Endocarditis
C) Abdominal
D) Pyrexia
E) Urethra

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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In the medical term endocardium, the suffix means


A) partition
B) inner
C) condition
D) pertaining to
E) structure, tissue

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Choose the correct deconstruction of the medical term costovertebral.


A) -vertebral, cost/o-
B) -bral, cost-, overte
C) -al, cos-, toverbr-
D) -al, cost/o-, vertebr-

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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The correct spelling for the medical term that means pertaining to the abdomen is


A) abdomenous
B) abdomenal
C) abdominal
D) abdomenic
E) abdomineal

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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