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What is medical terminology composed of?
prefixes, suffixes, connecting vowels, root words
How is "PH" pronounced?
F
Spelling is more important than pronunciation. (True/False)
True
What does the term -malacia mean?
abnormal softening?
What is the medical terminology for rupture of the heart?
Cardiorrhexis
What does laryngology mean?
the study of the larynx
If you are diagnosed with Hypertension, you have __________ blood pressure.
increased, high, excessive, above
What is the medical term for tumor?
-oma
Which of the following is not a suffix?-itis, -sclerosis, Rhin/o, dys-
Rhin/o
What structures are the basic units of life?
cells
What types of cells pull muscles and tendons?
muscle cells
What are two examples of disease producing microorganism?
viruses and bacteria
Which two medical terms mean skin?
Derm/o Epitheli/o
The head is _____to the shoulders.
superior
What does posterior mean?
back of the body
What does the midsagittal plane separate?
left and right
