1. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley CHAPTER Medical Language Second Edition The Structure of Medical Language 1

2. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Classroom Response System

3. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley When a singular noun ends in –a, the plural is formed by changing the –a to: -i -a -ae -ide

4. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley When a singular noun ends in –a, the plural is formed by changing the –a to: -i -a -ae -ide

5. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Which of the following is an example of a combining form? Intra- -ectomy Ven/o- Poly-

6. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Which of the following is an example of a combining form? Intra- -ectomy Ven/o- Poly-

7. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley The medical word diverticulum is a Latin noun. You would make the plural form by changing the word ending -um to: -a -ices -us -ae

8. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley The medical word diverticulum is a Latin noun. You would make the plural form by changing the word ending -um to: -a -ices -us -ae

9. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley The parts of medical words can include: Combining forms Suffixes Prefixes All of the above

10. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley The parts of medical words can include: Combining forms Suffixes Prefixes All of the above

11. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley A suffix is found at the beginning of the medical word. True False

12. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley A suffix is found at the beginning of the medical word. True False

13. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley A prefix: Is always at the end of a medical word Is always at the beginning of a medical word Never ends in a vowel Never attaches to the beginning of a combining form

14. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley A prefix: Is always at the end of a medical word Is always at the beginning of a medical word Never ends in a vowel Never attaches to the beginning of a combining form

15. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley A suffix, by itself, cannot be the foundation of a medical word. True False

16. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley A suffix, by itself, cannot be the foundation of a medical word. True False

17. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley When a singular noun ends in –is, the plural is formed by changing the –is to: -i -es -ides -nges

18. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley When a greek singular noun ends in -is, the plural is formed by changing the –is to: -i -es -ides -nges

19. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley The suffixes -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, and -ous all mean: A process; being or having Pertaining to Diagnosis Action; condition

20. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley The suffixes -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, and -ous all mean: A process; being or having Pertaining to Diagnosis Action; condition

21. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Suffixes such as -iatry, -ist, and - logy describe: Medical specialties or specialists Procedures or instruments Diseases Colors

22. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Suffixes such as -iatry, -ist, and - logy describe: Medical specialties or specialists Procedures or instruments Diseases Colors

23. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Prefixes such as hyper- and poly- indicate: Time or speed A characteristic Amount or number Weight

24. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Prefixes such as hyper- and poly- indicate: Time or speed A characteristic Amount or number Weight

25. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley In the medical word hypothyroidism, the suffix -ism means: Condition, state, or thing Pertaining to Disease from a specific cause Medical treatment

26. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley In the medical word hypothyroidism, the suffix -ism means: Condition; state; thing Pertaining to Disease from a specific cause Medical treatment

27. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Which suffix means process of recording? -pathy -graphy -ation -iatry

28. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Which suffix means process of recording? -pathy -graphy -ation -iatry

29. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley When a singular noun ends in –us, the plural is formed by changing the –us to: -i -a -ae -ide

30. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley When a singular noun ends in –us, the plural is formed by changing the -us to: -i -a -ae -ide

31. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Medical words must be defined by analyzing them, beginning with the: Prefix Combining form Suffix Latin part of the word

32. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Medical words must be defined by analyzing them, beginning with the: Prefix Combining form Suffix Latin part of the word

33. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Which of the following is an example of a suffix? -ia post- dys- nas/o-

34. Copyright ©2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved. Medical Language, Second Edition Susan Turley Which of the following is an example of a suffix? -ia post- dys- nas/o-