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SKILLSUSA MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
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Question : The suffix that refers to vomiting is
CORRECT ANSWER : -emesis
Question : The prefix pachy means
CORRECT ANSWER: thick
Question : The word form spir/o refers to
CORRECT ANSWER : breathing
Question : The word form atop/o means
CORRECT ANSWER : strange, out of place
Question : The prefix that refers to sweet is
CORRECT ANSWER : gluc-
Question : The suffix for destruction or breakdown is
CORRECT ANSWER : -lysis
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Question : The word form meaning plaque or fatty substance is
CORRECT ANSWER : ather/o
Question : The prefix aut/o means
CORRECT ANSWER : self
Question : The suffix -arche means
CORRECT ANSWER : beginning
Question : The word form cost/o refers to the
CORRECT ANSWER : rib
Question : The suffix -dynia refers to
CORRECT ANSWER : pain
Question : The suffix duct/o means
CORRECT ANSWER : carry
Question : The word form suppur/o means
CORRECT ANSWER: to form pus
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Question : The word form for death is
CORRECT ANSWER : thanat/o
Question : The suffix ptosis refers to
CORRECT ANSWER : drooping or sagging
Question : A word form that refers to a tumor is
CORRECT ANSWER : onco
Question : The prefix pro- means
CORRECT ANSWER : before
Question : The word form for horny, cornea, or a corn is
CORRECT ANSWER : kerato
Question : The word form plakia refers to
CORRECT ANSWER : flat layer or scale
Question : Which combining form means white?
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CORRECT ANSWER : leuk/o
Question : The term cardiorrhexis means
CORRECT ANSWER : rupture of the heart
Question : Which term describes a torn, ragged wound?
CORRECT ANSWER : laceration
Question : Which term means the tissue death of an artery or
arteries?